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>> FLYING OVER A BUNCH OF
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MARIJUANA PLANTS.
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>> THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRIPLE
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FRONT YEAR BETWEEN PARAGUAY,
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BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA.
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THE SCALE IS PRETTY DIFFICULT TO
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WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND.
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>> A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT
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THINGS ARE BEING SAID BUT NOBODY
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IS LISTENING.
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I'M GOING TO MAKE IT MORE FUN.
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>> TIKTOK HAS GIVEN PEOPLE A
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CHANCE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE
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COMMUNITY.
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BUT THE COMPANY HAS ALSO BEEN
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GIVING OFF SOME BIG BROTHER
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VIBES.
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>> THEY'VE DELIGHTED SO MUCH OF
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MY TIKTOK POSTS.
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I DON'T THINK THEY ARE GOING TO
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LET US KEEP DOING THIS.
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>> THESE GUYS ARE LEADING US TO
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A GUARD POST RIGHT BY THE RIVER.
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THEY ARE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO
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WEAR BUG SPRAY BECAUSE THE
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SMUGGLERS WILL SMELL IT AND
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DETECT THEM.
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THEY STAY HERE QUIETLY WITH
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INFERRED CAMERAS.
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>> THIS IS THE TRIPLE FRONT
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YEAR, THE THREE-WAY BORDER
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BETWEEN PARAGUAY, ARGENTINA AND
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BRAZIL.
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TONS OF CO-CONTAIN AND MARIJUANA
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FLOW THROUGH HERE EVERY YEAR.
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THAT'S WHY THE ARGENTINA NAVY
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PATROLS THIS AREA AROUND THE
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CLOCK.
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>> YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF
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PEOPLE THROUGH THE THERMAL
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CAMERA BUT THEY ARE NOT MOVING.
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IT COULD BE SMUGGLERS, OR
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FISHERMEN OUT HERE.
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ALL THEY CAN DO IS SIT HERE
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HOURS AND HOURS AND HOPE THE
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SMUGGLERS USE THIS PARTICULAR
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SPOT TO UNLOAD ON THE ARGENTINA
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SIDE.
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BUT FOR ALL THEY TRY, THEY DON'T
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USUALLY CATCH ANY SMUGGLERS.
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THAT'S BECAUSE THE AUTHORITIES
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HERE ARE AT A SERIOUS
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DISADVANTAGE.
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UNLIKE CRIMINALS, THEY HAVE TO
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RESPECT INTERNATIONAL BORDERS.
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>> THIS IS AN ARGENTINA NAVY
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PATROL BOAT.
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THEY ARE PATROLLING UP AND DOWN
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THE RIVER LOOKING OUT FOR PEOPLE
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TRYING TO CROSS FROM ONE BANK TO
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ANOTHER.
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YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS
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HERE, JUST CROSSING IS ILLEGAL.
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IF THEY DO SEE SOMEONE PREPARED
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TO CROSS, THEY CAN'T DO
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ANYTHING, BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DO
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THAT, THEY HAVE TO CROSS INTO
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ANOTHER COUNTRY'S TERRITORY.
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NO ONE COUNTRY CAN PATROL A
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PLACE THREE COUNTRIES MEET.
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IT BECOMES A SORT OF LAWLESS NO
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MAN'S LAND EASILY EXPLOITED BY
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TRAFFICKERS.
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>> THE TRIPLE FRONT YEAR WAS
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ONCE LITTLE MORE THAN A BACK
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WATER BUT NOW ONE OF THE MOST
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IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE WORLD
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WHEN IT COMES TO THE DRUG TRADE.
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THE REASON, THEY USE PARAGUAY TO
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PRODUCE AND TRANSPORT HUGS
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AMOUNTS OF DRUGS TO BRAZIL AND
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ARGENTINA WHERE THEY GO TO
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MARKETS FAR BEYOND.
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THESE ROUTES ACCOUNT FOR AN
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IMPORTANT SHIFT IN THE MARKET OF
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DRUGS.
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BRAZIL USED TO BE MERELY A
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CONSUMER BUT POWERFUL GANGS HAVE
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TURNED IT INTO A MAJOR EXPORT.
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AUTHORITIES SEIZE MORE THAN 150
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TONS OF COCAINE AND MARIJUANA.
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THAT'S A TINY FRACTION OF WHAT
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FLOWS THROUGH.
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THIS IS A CHECK POINT RUN BY THE
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ARGENTINA BORDER POLICE.
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ONE OF THE FEW YOU WILL FIND.
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EVEN STILL, THE SMUGGLERS FIND
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WAYS AROUND.
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FOR ONE THING, THEY ARE NOT
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STOPPING
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STOPPING TRUCKS WITH ARGENTINA
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PLATES LIKE THIS ONE.
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WHEN THEY DO SEIZE DRUGS, THEY
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RUN OUT OF PLACES TO PUT THEM.
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>> ONE RECENT SEIZURE WAS SO
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LARGE, THEY HAD TO REPURPOSE
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A SEMI TO STORE IT.
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FLURK.
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>> THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE
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LAWLESSNESS OF THE TRIPLE FRONT
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YEAR LIES IN PARAGUAY.
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EVEN BY LATIN AMERICAN
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STANDARDS, PARAGUAY IS A
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PROFOUNDLY ILLEGAL COUNTRY GOING
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BACK TO THE DICTATORSHIP.
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THE TINY RULING CLASS HAS A
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HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT WITH DRUG
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TRAFFICKING AND MONEY
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LAUNDERING.
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GLOBALIZATION OPENED THE BORDERS
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TO FREE TRADE IN THE 90s AND THE
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UNDERBELLY, TRANSNATIONAL
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ORGANIZED CRIME.
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POWERFUL GANGS FROM BRAZIL
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OPERATE FREELY ACROSS THE
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BORDER.
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THE BIGGEST OF THEM.
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THE FIRST COMMAND OF THE CAPITAL
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OR THE PCC PATROLS THE CITY.
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VERY FEW PEOPLE THERE ARE
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WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE
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GANGS.
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ONE OF THEM, AN INVESTIGATIVE
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REPORTER WHO HAS BEEN ON THE
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DRUG BEAT FOR DECADES.
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HE LIVES UNDER 24-HOUR
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PROTECTION FROM A HEAVILY ARMED
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POLICE DETAIL.
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>> I LOVE IT.
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>> TRAFFICKERS USE THE CITY TO
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FUNL CO-CONTAIN FROM COLUMBIA,
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PERU AND BOLIVIA.
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FROM THERE, IT IS SHIPPED TO
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AFRICA AND THEN TRAVELS THROUGH
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THE EUROPEAN MARKET.
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THIS PLACE THAT SEEMS LIKE A
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SLEEPY CITY, HIDES A MORE
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SYNISTER REALITY.
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THE PCC RULES THE BORDER LANDS
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THROUGH A COMBINATION OF
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POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND TERROR.
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MUCH OF THEIR RECRUITING HAPPENS
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IN PRISONS.
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IN THE MOST RECENT DISPLAY OF
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JUST HOW MUCH POWER THEY HAVE,
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THE GANG PULLED OFF A
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SPECTACULAR PRISON BREAK
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INVOLVING DOZENS OF INMATES.
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THIS IS THE PRISON MORE THAN 70
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PEOPLE ESCAPED FROM IN JANUARY.
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THAT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY
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BRAZILIAN GANGS PREFER TO
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OPERATE HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO
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WEAK AND CORRUPTIBLE THAT THE
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PCC WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER AN
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ENTIRE WING OF THE JAIL TO DIG
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TUNNELS AND WHY 70 OF THEM WERE
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ABLE TO JUST WALK OUT.
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>> THIS OFFICER WORK IS WORKING
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ON VEST BASING THE PRISON BREAK.
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>> HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE
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THAN 70 PEOPLE TO ESCAPE FROM A
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PRISON?
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>> HOW DEEP IS THE CORRUPTION
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PROBLEM IN THE PRISONS?
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>> SINCE PARAGUAY CAN'T CONTROL
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WHAT HAPPENS IN ITS PRISONS OR
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ACROSS ITS BORDERS, IT SENDS IN
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POLICE TO FIND PLANTATIONS TO
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CUT DOWN THE PLANTS ONE BY ONE.
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MOST OF THE LAND IN PARAGUAY IS
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OWNED BY A FEW FAMILIES.
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THEY OWN SO MUCH LAND THAT
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PEOPLE CAN SNEAK ON AND GROW
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ENORMOUS EXPANSES OF WEED.
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>> WE ARE ON A MASSIVE PIECE OF
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LAND OWNED BY ONE OF THE
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RICHEST, MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN
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PARAGUAY.
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WE ARE ON A SOY FIELD.
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THAT IS THE HELICOPTER THAT IS
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GOING TO TAKE US TO A MARIJUANA
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FIELD GROWING INSIDE A FOREST
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INSIDE THIS PERSON'S LAND.
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THE LAND OWNERS ALERTED THE
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AUTHORITIES IN THIS CASE.
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IN OTHER CASES, THEY WORK HAND
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IN HAND WITH THE GROWERS.
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WEED IS STILL ILLEGAL HERE AND A
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HUGE BUSINESS.
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PARAGUAY IS THE NUMBER ONE
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GROWER ON THE CONTINENT.
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MOSTLY FOR EXPORT.
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>> WE ARE OVERT TONS OF MARIJUAA
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PLANTS.
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>> THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE
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EIGHT DAYS AND HAVEN'T EVEN CUT
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DOWN HALF OF WHAT THEY FOUND.
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WHAT THEY FOUND HERE IS A TINY
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FRACTION OF THE 20 TO 30,000
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HECTARS THEY FOUND.
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THIS IS BASICALLY A FUTILE
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EXERCISE.
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PARAGUAY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
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MARIJUANA PRODUCERS IN THE
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WORLD.
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THE SCALE IS DIFFICULT TO WRAP
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YOUR HEAD AROUND.
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EACH ONE OF THESE ROUGHLY
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SOCCER-SIZED PARCELS OF
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MARIJUANA PLANTS GROWS ROUGHLY
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$1.5 MILLION
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$1.5 MILLION IN BRAZIL WHERE
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MOST OF THIS IS GOING.
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IT IS BRAZILIAN GANGS USING
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PARAGUAY TERRITORY AS A GIANT
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GROW HOUSE.
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>> THOSE CRIMINAL GROUPS ARE
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LOCATED IN BRAZIL'S BIGGEST
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CITIES.
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IT IS HERE THAT THEY'VE EVOLVED
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FROM LOCAL PRISON GANGS INTO SOW
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SIFT INDICATED TRANSNATIONAL
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BUSINESSES CAPABLE OF HANDLING
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BUSINESSES ACROSS BORDERS.
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>> A COMMON REFRAIN FOR
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CRIMINALS EVERYWHERE.
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A REALITY THAT GOVERNMENTS HAVE
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COME TO BASICALLY ACCEPT.
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NO MATTER WHICH SIDE OF THE
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THREE BORDERS YOU ARE ON, THE
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DRUG WAR LOOKS THE SAME.
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THE STATE WOULD RATHER COEXIST
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WITH ORGANIZED CRIME THAN
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ADDRESS THE ROOT CONDITIONS, THE
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INEQUALITY AND CORRUPTION THAT
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ALLOW IT TO THRIVE.
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>> SINCE THE PANDEMIC HIT, A LOT
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OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLING
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TO ADJUST TO ONLINE LIFE.
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MOST PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT
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SPACE, THEIR VIRTUAL LIVES AND
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IRL LIVES WERE ALREADY PRETTY
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WELL INTEGRATED.
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>> ALMOST GOT IT.
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YOU GOT TO COMMIT.
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>> A MESSAGE FOR ALL THE
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ENVIRONMENTALISTS OUT THERE, SO
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THEY ARE MAKING A TIKTOK.
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>> YOU ARE HAPPY WITH THAT ONE?
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>> EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY.
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>> CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVEISM OR
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ARE YOU JUST A FASCIST.
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>> TIKTOK LAUNCHED IN 2018 BUT
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BLUE UP THE NEXT YEAR.
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IT IS ESTIMATED THERE ARE AT
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LEAST 800 MILLION ACTIVE MONTHLY
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USERS.
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MOST IN INDIA BUT ALSO GETTING
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TRACTION IN THE U.S.
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NOT JUST KIDS.
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YOU ARE LIABLE TO SEE SOCCER
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MOMS, COPS.
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PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE USING IT.
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STILL MOSTLY KNOWN FOR DANCE
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TRENDS AND FAMILY FRIENDLY
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MEMES.
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BUT SOME USE IT A LITTLE
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DIFFERENTLY.
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THEIR VIDEOS FOCUS ON BREAKING
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DOWN THE POLITICS ON THINGS LIKE
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RACE AND GENDER WITH SOME IN
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YOUR FACE HUMOR.
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>> A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS ARE
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BEING SAID BUT NO ONE IS
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LISTENING BECAUSE YOU ARE
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TALKING IN 20-POINT TWITTER
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THREADS.
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I'M GOING DO IT AND MAKE IT MORE
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FUN AND EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.
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>> I CAN SEE PART OF YOUR AIM IS
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EDUCATION.
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YOU ARE DOING IT ON AN APP WHERE
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CRINGY PRETOOENS MAKE CRINGY
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VIDEOS.
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>> YEP.
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>> THAT'S RIGHT.
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THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT APP IS FOR
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I'M AWARE.
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BUTS THAT WHY THIS IS THE
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PERFECT PLACE TO DO IT.
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NOBODY IS EXPECTING THIS.
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>> ON FACEBOOK ON TWITTER, GOING
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VIRAL MEANS GETTING YOUR
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FOLLOWERS TO SHARE YOUR POST WHO
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WILL SHARE WITH THEIR FOLLOWERS
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AND ON.
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TIKTOK IS DIFFERENT, THE KEY TO
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GOING VIRAL HERE IS TO DO
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WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET ON THE
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FOR YOU PAGE WHICH THE COMPANY
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SAYS IS AUTOMATICALLY OCCURATED.
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IT FUNLS AN ENDLESS STREAM OF
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VIDEOS.
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BUT CREATORS AREN'T TRYING TO
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GET IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, THEY
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ARE TRYING TO GET IN FRONT OF A
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TARGET AUDIENCE.
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>> THEY'VE BEEN RESEARCHING
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ONLINE CULTURE THE LAST DECADE.
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>> ON TIKTOK, WE SEE YOUNG
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PEOPLE TALK ABOUT POLITICS
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THROUGH A PERSONAL LENS.
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IT IS A PLATFORM THAT FEELS
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REALLY COMFORTABLE FOR YOUNG
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PEOPLE.
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>> WHAT IS YOUR RESEARCH
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FINDING?
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>> ON THE FACE OF IT, VIDEOS
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MIGHT SEEM LIKE SILLY FUN BUT
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THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT.
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SOMEONE MIGHT LIP SYNC TRUMP'S
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WE NEED TO BUILD A WALL SPEECH
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BUT IN THE COMMENT, THEY MIGHT
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HAVE SOME REALLY INTERESTING
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COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT THE
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IMPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION.
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HEAVY STUFF THAT CAN LEAD TO
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SOLIDARITY, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
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THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR
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MINORITIES FEELING VULNERABLE IN
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THIS POLITICAL MOMENT.
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>> YOU ARE ARABIC?
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I LOVE HUMUS.
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>> DE-ANNA HAS OVER 16 OF 2,000
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FOLLOWERS AND OVER 5 MILLION
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LIKES.
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SHE MAKES TIKTOKS ABOUT WHAT IT
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IS LIKE TO BE ARAB AND FIRST
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GENERATION IMMIGRANT IN AMERICA.
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>> SO I USUALLY REST IT ON THIS
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THING.
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OKAY.
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>> I'M GOOD.
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>> I JUST ATE.
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
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>> SORRY.
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SORRY.
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>> HAVING A HUGE FOLLOWING COMES
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WITH A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY.
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>> I HAVE THIS PLATFORM AND I'M
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GOING TO USE IT TO REPRESENT
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THAT OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN
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PEOPLE.
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IN THE U.S., IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
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HUSH ABOUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN
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AND WHAT YOUR COUNTRY IS GOING
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THROUGH.
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>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING ARE
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NOT ARAB.
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YOU MAY BE THE ONLY ARAB PERSON
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THEY SEE ON ANY SCREEN THIS YEAR
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AND THEY ARE WATCHING AND
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LAUGHING.
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HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
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>> IT SUCKS BECAUSE YOU KNOW SO
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OFTEN, IT IS LIKE ARAB,
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TERRORISTS.
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THAT'S THE JOKE.
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ARE YOU ASKING IF PEOPLE ARE
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LAUGHING AT MY CULTURE?
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>> DO YOU EVER WORRY ABOUT THAT?
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>> NO.
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IF YOU ARE LAUGHING AT SOMEBODY
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ELSE'S CULTURE, THAT'S IGNORANT.
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YOU'VE GOT TO WORK ON THAT.
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IF I WORRY ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE, I
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WOULDN'T MAKE THE VIDEOS THAT
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WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER YOUNGER
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KIDS TO STAY GROUNDED IN THEIR
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ROOTS.
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>> TIKTOK IS GIVING CREATORS A
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PLACE TO CONNECT AND SHARE
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CULTURES BUT THE APP IS ALSO
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MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE NERVOUS.
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TIKTOK AND ITS PARENT COMPANY
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BYTE DANCE ARE UNDER
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INVESTIGATION BY MULTIPLE U.S.
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AGENCIES OVER USER SURVEILLANCE.
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A FELLOW AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL
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FOCUSING ON CYBER SECURITY AND
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GOVERNMENT POLICY.
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>> FROM A CYBER SECURITY
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STANDPOINT, WHAT ARE THE
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CONCERNS ABOUT TIKTOK?
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>> THE FIRST IS DATA SECURITY.
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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED
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THAT TIKTOK IS LOCATED IN CHINA.
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ALL IT TAKE IS BE JIJING SENDINA
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CAR DOWN THE STREET KNOCKING ON
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TIKTOK'S DOOR AND DEMANDING THE
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INFORMATION.
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THE SECOND CONCERN IS AROUND
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CENSORSHIP.
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>> IT IS NOT JUST CHINESE BASED.
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>> YOU THINK ABOUT FACEBOOK AND
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CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA, THAT WAS
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EXPLOSIVE.
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IF YOU ARE GOING TO POINT THE
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FINGER AT CHINA, A LOT OF P
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EMWILL POINT AT THE U.S. AND SAY
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LOOK AT HOW THE NSA HAS TAPPED
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IN TO SPY ON PEOPLE.
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>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THE
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AFRGS
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AVERAGE TIKTOK USER?
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>> THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THE
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BROADER USE OF APPS WE USE.
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THERE IS USE OF TIKTOK, THERE
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HAVE BEEN CONCERNS RAISED WITH
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OTHER PLATFORMS.
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THIS IS A CHANCE TO EDUCATE
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YOURSELF AND HAVE THAT
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CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR
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NOT WE AS SOCIETY SHOULD BE
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USING APPS THAT DON'T HAVE ANY
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PRIVACY OR SAFE GUARDS IN PLACE.
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>> TIKTOK DID NOT IMMEDIATELY
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RESPOND THOUGH THE COMPANY HAS
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SAID ITS TOP BRIE ORITY IS,
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QUOTE, EARNING THE TRUST OF
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USERS AND THAT IT DOESN'T SHA
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INFORMATION WITH CHINA.
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THEY DID ADMIT THEY HAVE BEEN
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HIDING VIDEOS MADE BY DISABLED,
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QUEER AND FAT PEOPLE.
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THEY SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO
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PROTECT JULY
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PROTECT VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
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THEY WON'T TAKE DOWN VIDEOS
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CLASSIFIED AS, QUOTE, COUNTER
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SPEECH.
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THAT IS STILL VAGUE.
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FOR MOST YOUNG PEOPLE, THE IDEA
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OF A COMPANY OR GOVERNMENT
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KEEPING TABS ON YOU ISN'T
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PARTICULARLY NEW.
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WHAT DOES FEEL NEW ARE THE WAYS
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PEOPLE ARE FINDING TO SHARE
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THEIR PERSPECTIVES.
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>> A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO
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LIVES ON A NAVAJO RESERVATION
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JUST OUTSIDE THE UTAH STATE
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LINE.
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>> I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
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MEETING.
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I'M THROWING IN MY CHIPS ♪
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I TEND TO PUSH MY LUCK.
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>> MY DAD WAS SLEEPING.
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IT WAS ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
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I DID MY NIGHT ROUTINE.
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IT WAS LIKE 2,000 LIKES AND 20
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COMMENTS.
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I WAS LIKE WHAT?
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I FORGOT I MADE A TIKTOK.
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THAT RACKED UP 100,000 LIKES AND
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SHE PICKED UP A TON OF FOLLOWERS
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LIKE WHY SHE WANTED TO LIVE IN A
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PLACE WITH NO ELECTRICITY OR
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RUNNING WATER.
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>> THAT SURPRISED ME THE MOST.
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THIS IS OUR LAND.
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OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT FOR IT.
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THIS IS WHAT WE CALL HOME.
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>> WHO DO YOU MAKE TIKTOKS FOR?
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>> FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO SEE HOW
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NATIVE NAVAJO LIVE.
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>> SEEING LIVE FROM SOMEONE WHO
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LIVES THERE IS RARE AND ITS
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GOTTEN HER A FAN BASE BUT THAT'S
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NOT HER GOAL.
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HOLIDAY IS JUST FOCUSING ON
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THAT.
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>> A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE
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SOMETHING AND IT DOES WELL, THEY
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JUST WANT TO CHASE THAT AND GET
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WHATEVER I CAN DO TO GET MORE
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LIKES AND MORE SHARES OR
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COMMENTS.
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>> I'M NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.
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I'M HAPPY WHERE MY TIKTOK IS.
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>> I THINK YOU ARE THE FIRST
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TEENAGER I'VE TALKED TO WHO IS
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NOT CHASING CLOUT.
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>> HAPPY WHERE I'M AT.
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MY GENERATION HAS A BRIGHT
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FUTURE.
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I JUST WANT TO CHANGE THE
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PERSPECTIVE OF THAT.
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I JUST WANT TO CHANGE THE
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