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Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman said at one point during his political career that he holds a "Black Lives Matter kind of worldview" and appeared to insist that crime rates in major cities are tied to how much they "don't embrace" the movement, calling the notion "common sense."

Fetterman's remarks, offered during an interview with The Pitt News in August 2016, came during his tenure as Braddock mayor after he failed to garner his party's nomination for the Senate earlier that year.

"Let me take issue with the anti-establishment," Fetterman said. "I never positioned myself as anti-establishment. In fact, I was the only elected official in my race, I point out. Katie McGinty never held elected office and [Joe] Sestaks only elected office was a term, I believe, in Congress before he started running. So this idea that I was anti-establishment I just ran on what I felt were important, common sense issues whether that was a living wage, marijuana legalization, a Black Lives Matter kind of worldview, but also a community policing."

Fetterman, who said at the time that he did not consider his position on various issues to be "radical," claimed it's "common sense" that cities that "don't embrace" the Black Lives Matter movement have higher crime rates.

DEM SENATE CANDIDATE JOHN FETTERMAN DEFENDS PULLING GUN ON UNARMED BLACK JOGGER IN 2013

John Fetterman speaks during a pro-choice rally at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. (Michelle Gustafson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"All these different issues that I ran on never felt like they were radical or very leftist, they just felt like common sense to me. Its like, what happens if you dont embrace Black Lives Matter? Well, you look at what happens in Baltimore, at what happens in Chicago. I mean, thats common sense."

Fetterman garnered criticism late last month after he claimed that ID shouldnt be required to vote because "poorer" people and "people of color" are "less likely to have their ID."

The now-viral clip of Fetterman, which came from a 2021 interview between him and liberal pundit Brian Tyler Cohen, featured the candidates perspective on why requiring universal voter ID in Pennsylvania is a bad idea. In it, he said, "In my own state they are going to pass, attempt to pass, a constitutional amendment making sure that universal voting ID for every time you vote, not just when you sign up to vote, but every time you vote."

FETTERMAN TORCHED FOR SAYING POORER PEOPLE, MINORIOTIES LESS LIKELY TO HAVE ID TO VOTE: COMPLETELY RACIST

Fetterman explained the alleged dark motive behind this amendment, stating it will be passed"because they understand that at any given time theres tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians who typically are on the poorer side and are people of color that are less likely to have their ID at any one given time."

The Democratic Senate nominee has also faced criticism over a resurfaced 2013 incident in which he pulled a shotgun on an unarmed Black jogger whom he suspected of involvement in a nearby shooting. Fetterman has since said his actions were wrong, but initially defended himself by saying he heard the sound of automatic gunfire and rushed to confront the man he suspected of being responsible. Fetterman held the man, then-28-year-old Christopher Miyares, at gunpoint. Police who arrived at the scene searched Miyares and found that he was unarmed.

Fetterman, who has served as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor since 2019, campaigned on Monday alongside three West Philadelphia council members who have publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement and backed calls to "defund the police."

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican Senate nominee for Pennsylvania, and John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate, will face off in the Nov. 8 general election. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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"Three outstanding Councilmembers who are with me in my fight to turn out every vote here in Philly Support local Black-owned businesses," Fetterman said of the council members in a tweet.

Fetterman will face off in the November general election against Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz in an effort to become Pennsylvania's next U.S. senator.

Fox News' Gabriel Hays and Thomas Barrabi contributed to this article.

Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.

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The worlds outcry following the televised murder of George Floyd in the United States offered an opportunity for a fundamental reset in the over-policing of black communities. The marches and protests, and demands for change, across the summer of 2020 in the United Kingdom evidenced in some respects that change was possible. We were all united against racism; serving officers in the Metropolitan Police Service even took the knee as a sign of solidarity.

The then prime minister Boris Johnson promised an urgent examination of the state of racism in the UK, culminating in an action plan that took the form of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) report, which came to the much-criticised conclusion that institutional racism was not borne out by the evidence. This plan has to be viewed in the context of new laws that confirm a disturbing trend towards the reduction of civic space and a retreat from principles of equality and non-discrimination. Over the last few months, the government have passed legislation that effectively curtailsthe right to protest, allows for the arbitrary deprivation of peoples citizenship, and facilitatesblatant corruption in public office. The Nationality and Borders Act 2022, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, and the Elections Act 2022, confer extraordinary powers to the state, but not as far as I can see carte blanche authority to the police in their apparent campaign against black communities.

Instead, members of the police seem to be demanding this for themselves.

Chris Kabas fatal shooting another incident in the UKs list of George Floyd moments has led to the suspension of the officer responsible for the killing from frontline duties, and to yet another IOPC investigation. As a result of the suspension, some officers are reportedly threatening to withdraw their labour. To put it another way: unless they are given the green light to shoot unarmed Black men, and allowed to do so with no accountability, trained firearms officers are threatening to quiet quit. Such threats discredit the very officers who took the knee two short summers ago, undermine the already flawed CRED report, and signal if we were ever in doubt that in sections of the police service, Black Lives do not Matter.

I for one would welcome this threatened exodus of trained firearms officers; it may save a young black mans life.

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CNNs chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour suggested Friday that King Charles III must address Britain's "colonial legacy."

Amanpour was live in London analyzing Charles IIIs first public address as king and the conversation came around to how "different demographics" were listening to it for different reasons.

"I really do believe that we have to have this conversation right now, even at this moment," she said of British colonialism and pointed to the king's remarks.

"And look, what he said, In the 70 years of her being on the throne, many cultures and faiths have flourished in these past seven decades," she paraphrased.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S COFFIN ARRIVES IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND

Britain's King Charles III before Privy Council members in the Throne Room during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where he was formally proclaimed monarch. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Amanpour appeared to suggest that this flourishing was overblown, "particularly in the wake of Black Lives Matter and particularly in the protests that erupted all over the world after what happened in Minnesota, here as well, in France and other parts of these nations that had colonial servants, lets face it."

She recounted further that Britain, specifically, has a controversial imperial history, saying, "People were in service to this empire. The wealth of this empire was derived on the back of the people of their empire."

"What were saying is that there is the generation of multicultural and diverse Britons who want this answered, who want to see their monarch finally talk about what it means and, you know, potentially the idea of reparations, definitely justice, right? Justice," she said, warning that the citizenry of Britain has diversified and is looking to the King to address modern cultural issues with new policies.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2022/05/30: A Union Jack with a celebration of The Queen (from John Lewis and Waitrose) is displayed on the Piccadilly Lights in Piccadilly Circus for the Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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She added further that "Prince William whos the heir and the next king, he talked about it, having been criticized for a trip he made in the Caribbean - again, colonial legacy - that we must have this discussion, and it must be up to those countries. But it also has to be had in this country [England] as well."

During his first televised address as king after he inherited the crown from the late Queen Elizabeth II, Charles III addressed the increasingly diverse state of the U.K.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history. (Alastair Grant - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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"In the course of the last seventy years we have seen our society become one of many cultures and many faiths. The institutions of the State have changed in turn," he noted. "But, through all changes and challenges, our nation and the wider family of Realms of whose talents, traditions and achievements I am so inexpressibly proud have prospered and flourished. Our values have remained, and must remain, constant."

Alexander Hall is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.

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Lord Woolley said his previous conversation with King Charles amid Black Lives Matter protest has been positive as he revealed the monarch and Lord Woolley had an adult conversation. The peer said King Charles genuinely questioned him on how the Royal Family and institutions can give power and sense of belonging to the youths who protested the longest in the British history. He revealed that ahead of their meeting, King Charles asked him to meet in person, showing great genuineness and interest in establishing a conversation where he could look you in the eye and sense whether he can trust you.

Lord Woolley told LBC: The question of race and particularly race inequalities is a s systemic challenge, but my dealings with the King has been very positive.

After the Black Lives Matter protest, he asked me to come to his house to talk about how we can give support to the youths who protested the longest and biggest protest in British history.

He revealed: He said how can we give them power? How can we give them a sense of belonging?

I thought that was an adult conversation to have.

I think he saw the tens of thousands of people that took to the streets, it was unprecedented.

Weve never seen anything like that and it struck a chord with him when he apparently heard me speak and say that that was the time for leaders to come to the fall, stand up and be counted and do their bits.

Referring to the conversation King Charles and Lord Woolley had, he added: It was in lockdown, we were just coming out on and I thought we would meed on Zoom, but he said lets meet face to face.

I think thats how he operates, he likes to look you in the eye, he likes to sense whether he can trust you and whether he can work with you.

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The death of Queen Elizabeth II mostly evoked fond memories in South Asia, where we still think of the English as jolly good fellows who taught us the pleasures of cucumber sandwiches and buttered scones, the crack of willow on leather and the romance of the rails. Of course, there is an uneasy understanding that the railways were developed to open up hinterlands and speed up troop movementsthe need was keenly felt after 1857rather than to help the natives holiday. But never mind, the English and their royals were all right, even if they did pinch the Kohinoor and now charge exorbitant sums to let you see it in the Tower of London.

But times are changing rapidly, and the old admonition against speaking ill of the dead is out of datethat, too, was a British import, derived via the Enlightenment from Chilon of Sparta (6th century BC). Bashing Nehru is a profitable industry, and other worthies of the period are not immune. Earlier, UK dignitaries visiting India only feared demands for an apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Now that its been Indianised into an entertainment venue with a laser show, attention has shifted to the Kohinoor, which is of more material value. The Shri Jagannath Sena of Odisha wants the hot rock returned to the Lord of the World and has asked the President, who will attend the Queens funeral, to do the needful.

Queen Elizabeth II assumed the throne in 1952, in another period of rapid change. Ten days before she became Queen, Black Saturday rioters burned down the business district of Cairo, particularly targeting British businesses. Nine months later, the Crown declared martial law in Kenya and viciously suppressed the Mau Mau rising, in which at least 11,000 were killed. Ironically, that was precisely where the Queen was honeymooning in a treehouseamidst a large company including Jim Corbettwhen she received news of her fathers death, and the princess who climbed a tree famously came back down a queen. In Asia, the Jewel in the Crown went native, with Jawaharlal Nehru heading the first elected government in May. When Elizabeth took the throne, it was sunset in the empire on which the sun had never set. Its shrinkage has continued, and today, the UK is neither united nor a real kingdom. She kept up appearances in an institution that has been irrelevant for 75 years but memories of occasional brutality and systematic extraction, especially in Africa, remain.

Some African interests have reacted sharply to the Queens death. The South African party, Economic Freedom Fighters, said it does not mourn the Queen because she never acknowledged or apologised for the empires atrocities. Indeed, the argument that the Queen was restricted to a ceremonial role by the institutional protocol is a poor excuse. Institutions are made up of people who have agency and choice. The voice of Elizabeth would have drowned out that of the establishment had she chosen to settle historical accounts. But out of respect, most of the former colonies let it pass.

Over a century ago, the Irish trade unionist James Connolly pointed out that deference to royalty interferes with mental hygiene: The mind accustomed to political kings can easily be reconciled to social kingscapitalist kings of the workshop, the mill, the railway, the ships and the docks. Thus, coronation and kings visits [George V was swimming into Connollys ken at the time] are by our astute never sleeping masters made into huge Imperialist propagandist campaigns in favour of political and social schemes against democracy.

Black Lives Matter has made the UK itself aware of its historical lack of democratic values. In 2020, protesters in Bristol dumped the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in the drink. There is uneasiness about the dirty money from slavery and conquest in the very foundations of Britains institutions. The East India Company was the worlds first transnational narcotics cartel, forcing peasants in Bihar and UP to grow poppy and attacking China to create a market for opium. The Doctrine of Lapse used against Indian states like Awadh and Jhansi was blatant trespass. And the Queens prime minister Winston Churchill is understood to have precipitated the Bengal Famine of 1943. By modern conceptions of rights, these were criminal projects, and the Queens death brought them up again.

But it also resurrected a delightful tradition: telling the bees. The day after she died, John Chapple, 79, the beekeeper of Buckingham Palace, bound the beehives with black ribbons and told their inhabitants that their mistress was dead, that King Charles III was their new master. They should be nice to him and not buzz off because you cant live life king-size without a spot of honey on your breakfast toast.

Telling the bees is an ancient Celtic tradition, from when bees were believed to flit between worlds. But maybe its only because until colonialism began in earnest, Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Mauryan court, was perhaps the only European to have encountered sugarcane. Until the slave-powered Caribbean cane plantations were set up in Britain, sweetness meant honey. No wonder Melissa (honeybee in Greek) remains a popular name.

The UK press dismissed telling the bees as superstition. They had earlier ridiculed Prince Charles for conversing with plants and trees, which kept him somewhat sane. But when it was discovered that plants could communicate, they declared that he was ahead of his time.

Bees also have a languagean aerial dance which workers perform to point their colleagues to a good patch of flowers by describing the angle at which the sun strikes the eye. Maybe the Queens bees understood what the beekeeper told them. Maybe they danced in reply. If not, perhaps King Charles III would be happy to talk to them about it.

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