Morgan Freeman on race...and his birthday

INDIVIDUAL HUMAN. >> SO WHEN -- THE WHOLE THING, THE PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATS ARE TALKING ABOUT INCOME AND EQUALITY. AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE RICHEST 85 PEOPLE ON THE PLANET, IT IS INCOME AND EQUALITY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE NEWS NOW, IS THAT A GOOD IDEA -- >> IF IS A GREAT IDEA. THE GREATEST IDEA. WE HAVE MUCH MORE VIBRANT SOCIETY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE SUCH A VAST KASS EM BETWEEN THE HAVE AND HAVE-NOTs. WE HAVE THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE PEOPLE WHO BUY EVERYTHING, THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE PRODUCTS THAT THE RICH ARE CREATING, IF THEY ARE CREATING ANYTHING OTHER THAN WEALTH, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. >> IT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHINESE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW. CHANGING THEIR WHOLE OUTLOOK BECAUSE THEY NEED CONSUMERS. AND WITHOUT A MIDDLE CLASS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE CONSUMERS. YOU WON'T HAVE AT THE LEVEL THAT WE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE IT. >> SO CAN I GO BACK TO, BECAUSE I THOUGHT WHAT YOU SAID WAS FASCINATING. BECAUSE YOU CALLED IT BULL WHEN YOU SAID PEOPLE CAN'T PULL THEMSELVES UP. DO YOU THINK RACE PLAYS A PART OF WEALTH DISTRIBUTION OR A MIND-SET -- >> TODAY? >> YEAH. >> NO. >> YOU DON'T? >> NO, I DON'T. YOU AND I, WE'RE PROOF. WHY WOULD RACE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. PUT YOUR MIND TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND GO FOR THAT. IT IS KIND OF LIKE RELIGION TO ME. IT IS A GOOD EXCUSE FOR NOT GETTING THERE. >> THIS WILL PROBABLY GET ME M TROUBLE, BUT I SAID TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES RECENTLY, I KNOW THAT IT'S AN ISSUE. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYDAY ON TELEVISION I'M TALKING ABOUT RACE. BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE CYCLE IN THE NEWS, BUT SOMETIMES I GET SO TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT IT. I WANT TO GO, THIS IS OVER. CAN WE MOVE ON. >> AND IF YOU TALK ABOUT IF, IT EXISTS. >> RIGHT. >> IT IS NOT LIKE IT EXISTS AND WE REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT IT. BUT MAKING IT A BIGGER ISSUE THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. >> I UNDERSTAND YOU RECENTLY HAD A BIRTHDAY. YOU'RE 27? >> NO, NO. 37. >> 37. WE HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU. >> OH GEEZ. >> THERE YOU GO. >> THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

Channel: CNN

Views: 1,291,787

Rating: 4.8907962 out of 5

Keywords: CNN, News, CNN TV, CNN Newsroom, CNN Tonight, Morgan Freeman (Theater Actor), morgan freeman interview, race in america, racism, race, black in america, don lemon

Id: kOiQgleiRtU

Length: 2min 23sec (143 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 03 2014

Reddit Comments

[u/strong_schlong]

Not to be racist or anything, but Morgan Freeman seems like a pretty good guy.

[u/[deleted]]

It's fantastic because Morgan Freeman isn't beholden to anyone anymore. He doesn't need to voice a certain set of views because he is Morgan Freeman, which is awesome. Likewise, he doesn't need to racebait or perpetuate the myth that being black will automatically make the universe want to fuck you over with voodoo magic. He can tell the honest truth.

[u/[deleted]]

What does Ja think?

[u/Realsan]

What qualifications does Morgan Freeman have to be on the news giving expertise on income inequality?

CNN just wants the eyeballs.