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Reflections on the Election and the Impact on Immigrants and Religion
TLDR The hosts of Reply All talk to random strangers about their reactions to the election, including a black woman whose Trump-supporting grandmother believes God chose Trump to win. They also discuss the impact of the Trump administration on immigrants, religion, and the hope for change under President-elect Joe Biden.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The host reflects on the moment of fear during Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' victory speech when a confetti cannon was mistaken for a gunshot.
05:27
The hosts of Reply All spend the week talking to random strangers about their reactions to the election, and while they didn't hear from anyone who believes in election conspiracy theories, they did speak to a black woman whose staunch Trump-supporting grandmother believes that God chose Trump to win.
10:25
A woman recounts a conversation with her 90-year-old grandmother who believes that being against Trump means being against God, but they quickly move on to discussing recipes and soup.
15:09
Under the Trump administration, immigrants applying for visas had to provide their social media handles, including Reddit usernames, which caused stress and uncertainty about what would be deemed acceptable, but now with Biden in office, there is a sense of relief and hope for immigrants like Park.
20:16
A dentist in South Carolina discusses his experience voting for the first time and his hope for change in the future, as well as his conversations with friends in his barbershop about conspiracy theories and voting for Trump.
24:48
People discuss the influence of religion and the belief that anything coming from the government or a white man should not be trusted, leading some to support Trump as an anti-establishment figure, despite his controversial statements and actions.
29:29
A youth pastor discusses how the Trump administration has affected the way they work and do their job at a church.
36:00
A youth pastor discusses how conspiracy theories, including QAnon, have infiltrated the modern American church and how they are trying to combat it.
40:31
Riley, an undocumented immigrant from the Philippines, discusses the challenges of not being able to work in her field due to her immigration status and the lies she tells to hide the truth from others.
46:00
Riley hopes for an expansion of DACA under President-elect Joe Biden to provide a path out of being undocumented, and also expresses a desire to be useful and do the job she went to school for.
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