What's missing in the global debate over refugees | Yasin Kakande

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Roni Weisman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Shlomo Adam
00:17
I am an immigrant from Uganda living in the United States
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ืื ื™ ืžื”ื’ืจ ืžืื•ื’ื ื“ื” ื”ื—ื™ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘
00:21
while waiting for my asylum application
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ืžืžืชื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืงืฉืช ื”ืžืงืœื˜ ืฉืœื™
00:23
to go through.
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ืชืชืงื‘ืœ.
00:25
Migrants do not enjoy much freedom of movement
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ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืื™ื ื ื ื”ื ื™ื ืžื—ื•ืคืฉ ืชื ื•ืขื” ืจื‘
00:29
in our world today.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”.
00:30
This certainly applies to those who are desperate enough
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ื–ื” ืœืœื-ืกืคืง ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืืœื” ืฉื”ื ื ื•ืืฉื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง
00:33
to navigate choppy and stormy seas in boats.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ื•ื•ื˜ ื‘ืกื™ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื™ื ืกื•ืขืจ ื•ืงื•ืคืฆื ื™.
00:37
These are the risks my cousins from West Africa and North Africa face
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ืืœื” ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™-ื”ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืžืขืจื‘ ื•ืžืฆืคื•ืŸ ืืคืจื™ืงื”
00:42
while trying to cross over to Europe.
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื—ืฆื•ืช ืืช ื”ื™ื ืืœ ืื™ืจื•ืคื”.
00:44
Indeed, it is a rare but fortunate opportunity
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื ื“ื™ืจื” ื•ื‘ืจืช-ืžื–ืœ
00:48
for a migrant to address a gathering like this.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžื”ื’ืจ ืœืฉืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ื ื•ืก ื›ืžื• ื–ื”.
00:52
But this also signifies what often is missing
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื’ื ืžืกืžืœ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื—ืกืจ
00:55
in the global debate over refugees,
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ื‘ื•ื•ื™ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ื,
00:58
migrants and immigrants,
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ื”ื ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ื•ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื,
01:00
voices of the disenfranchised.
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ืงื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื—ืกืจื™ ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช.
01:03
Citizens of many host countries,
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ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืืจื—ื•ืช,
01:05
even those that previously welcomed newcomers,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืืœื” ืฉืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ ืงื™ื“ืžื• ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ืืช ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
01:08
are uneasy about the rising numbers of individuals
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ื—ืฉื™ื ืื™-ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžืกืคืจื ื”ื’ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื
01:11
coming into their countries.
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ื”ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœืืจืฆื.
01:13
The immediate criticism is that the newcomers upend the stability
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ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื”ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืžืขืจืขืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช
01:17
of social welfare and employment in their countries.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื•ื”ืชืขืกื•ืงื” ื‘ืืจืฆื.
01:21
Uncertain and skeptical citizens look towards politicians
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ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืฉืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ื“ืขืชื ื•ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ืกืคืงื ื™ื ืคื•ื ื™ื ืืœ ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื
01:24
who are competing against each other to see who can claim the prize
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ืฉืžืชื—ืจื™ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื™ ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืืจ
01:29
of the loudest voice of populism and nationalism.
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ืฉืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืฉืžื™ืข ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื”ืจื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืคื•ืคื•ืœื™ื–ื ื•ืœืื•ืžื™ื•ืช.
01:33
It is a contest of who is the toughest on migrants,
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ื–ื• ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืžื™ ื”ื•ื ื”ืงืฉื•ื— ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื,
01:38
the most willing to impose travel bans
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ืžื™ื”ื• ื–ื” ืฉื ื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื˜ื™ืœ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืžืกืข
01:40
and the most eager to propose projects in building walls.
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ื•ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื—ื•ืžื•ืช.
01:44
All these restrictions simply address symptoms of the problem,
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืชืกืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”,
01:48
not the causes.
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ื•ืœื ืœืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
01:49
Why are they coming?
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ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ื ื‘ืื™ื?
01:52
Migrants can share perspectives,
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ื”ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ื ืงื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืœื”ื,
01:53
if only politicians would be willing to listen.
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ืื ืจืง ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘.
01:57
In Dubai, I chronicled injustices and inequalities inflicted regularly
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ื‘ื“ื•ื‘ืื™, ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืขืชื•ืŸ ืขืœ ืžืขืฉื™ ื—ื•ืกืจ-ืฆื“ืง ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ-ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ืคืขืœื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข
02:01
on the migrant labor force.
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ืขืœ ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ืžืžื”ื’ืจื™ื.
02:03
As a result, pressures from the governments
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืœื—ืฆื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืคืขืœื• ืข"ื™ ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช
02:06
of the respective countries
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ
02:08
led to me being forced out of my career as a journalist in the Middle East.
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืจื—ืงืชื™ ืžื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื›ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ.
02:13
I was deported to Uganda,
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ื”ื•ื’ืœื™ืชื™ ืœืื•ื’ื ื“ื”,
02:15
where economic deprivation puts everyone at the risk of starvation.
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ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ืืœ ืกืฃ ืจืขื‘.
02:19
I fled Uganda to come to the United States
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ื‘ืจื—ืชื™ ืžืื•ื’ื ื“ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
02:22
in the hope of sustaining a voice for my brothers and sisters
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืœืฉืืช ืืช ืงื•ืœื ืฉืœ ืื—ื™ ื•ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™
02:26
who experience a more serious plight as migrants.
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ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ื ืžืฆื‘ ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื.
02:30
My father told me he was not happy about me writing a book
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ืื‘ื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืจื•ืฆื” ืžื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืกืคืจ
02:34
that risked deportation and unemployment.
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ืฉืžืกื›ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื”ื’ืœื™ื™ื” ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ืชืขืกื•ืงื”.
02:38
He had been diabetic for many years when I still worked in Dubai,
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ื”ื•ื ืกื‘ืœ ืžืกื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ื›ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ื“ื•ื‘ืื™
02:41
and my salary was always sufficient to pay for his treatments.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื›ื•ืจืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืกืคื™ืงื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืœืฉืœื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื•.
02:45
After I was expelled,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื’ื•ืจืฉืชื™,
02:47
I could not afford to sustain his treatment,
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืฉืœื•,
02:50
and even in the last days of his life,
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื•,
02:53
I could not afford to take him to a hospital.
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉืคื•ื–ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช-ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
02:56
As I carried his body in my hands to lay it in the ground
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืฉืืชื™ ืืช ื’ื•ืคืชื• ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืื“ืžื”
03:00
in June of last year,
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”,
03:02
I realized I had paid a profound price
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืฉื™ืœืžืชื™ ืžื—ื™ืจ ืขื ืง
03:05
for amplifying my voice.
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ืืช ืงื•ืœื™.
03:09
The act of speaking up against injustices that are multilayered is never easy,
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ืœื ืงืœ ืœืžื—ื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ืžืงืจื™ ื—ื•ืกืจ-ืฆื“ืง ื‘ืจื‘ื“ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื,
03:16
because the problems require more than just rhetoric.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื“ื•ืจืฉื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืจืง ืจื˜ื•ืจื™ืงื”.
03:20
So long as gold mines, oilfields and large farms in Africa continue to be owned
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ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ืžื›ืจื•ืช ื–ื”ื‘, ืฉื“ื•ืช ื ืคื˜
ื•ื—ื•ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืช
03:26
by foreign investors
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ืฉืœ ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื ื–ืจื™ื
03:28
and those vital resources are shipped to the West,
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ื•ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ืืœื” ื ืฉืœื—ื™ื ืœืžืขืจื‘,
03:32
the stream of African migrants will flow continuously.
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ื™ืžืฉื™ืš ื”ื–ืจื ืฉืœ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฆื•ืฃ.
03:37
There are no restrictions that could ever be so rigorous
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื” ืžื—ืžื™ืจื•ืช
03:42
to stop the wave of migration that has determined our human history.
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ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืชืคืกืงื ื” ืืช ื”ื”ื’ื™ืจื” ืฉื”ื’ื“ื™ืจื” ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
03:47
Before border controls can be tightened
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืชื”ื•ื“ืง ื”ืฉืžื™ืจื” ื‘ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช
03:50
and new visa restrictions imposed,
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ื•ืชื•ื˜ืœื ื” ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืืฉืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
03:53
countries that have long received migrants
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ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืžื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘
03:56
should engage in a more open discussion.
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืคืชื•ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:59
That is the only practical start for reconciling, finally,
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืžืขืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉืชื‘ื™ื ืกื•ืฃ
04:05
a legacy of exploitation,
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ืœืžื•ืจืฉืช ืฉืœ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœ,
04:08
slavery,
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ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช,
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colonialism
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ืงื•ืœื•ื ื™ืืœื™ื–ื
04:11
and imperialism,
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ื•ืื™ืžืคืจื™ืืœื™ื–ื,
04:13
so that together, we can move forward in creating a more just global economy
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ื—ื“, ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื›ืœื›ืœื” ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช ืฆื•ื“ืงืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:19
in the 21st century --
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ื‘ืžืื” ื”-21 --
04:22
one that benefits all.
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ื›ื–ืืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื• ืžืžื ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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