Cohen gave a speech at the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington.
Sacha Baron Cohen is a three-time Academy Award nominee, the recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s International Leadership Award, an actor, writer and anti-racist advocate. His undergraduate thesis, which was researched at the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, focused on cooperation between Black and Jewish communities during the civil rights movement. He is a founding member of Stop Hate for Profit.
The power of our unity is exactly why those who stand in the way of equality and freedom seek to divide us. They appeal to the worst instincts of humanity, which often simmer just below the surface. I’ve seen it in my own work. Those young men made a choice. They chose to believe some of the oldest and most vile lies that are at the root of all hate. And so it pains me that we have to say it yet again. The idea that people of color are inferior is a lie. The idea that Jews are dangerous and all-powerful is a lie. The idea that women are not equal to men is a lie. The idea that queer people are a threat to our children is a lie.
To every person online, when someone tries to blame the problems of the world on vulnerable groups, don’t believe it. Don’t click on the conspiracy. Don’t “like” the lie. Learn the facts. “Education”—as Nelson Mandela said—“is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
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