Watch the full speech video — this is a wake-up call from Rxan Smith to the entire nation. I’m reading the final, reworded monologue live: raw, conversational, and loaded with the rhetorical fire you asked for. No notes. No cuts. Just truth, heart, and a blueprint to break the box, break the chains, and reclaim your unalienable right to pursue joy.
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Transcript available below the video — but listen first. The pauses, the “you know?” moments, the “who’s with me?” — that’s where the magic lives. This isn’t a TED Talk. It’s a battle cry disguised as a commencement speech.
We go from failing big to giving back, from kneeling in gratitude to demanding a fairer system, sparked I finally seeing some of the trending news today showing something different than the distraction: From Starbucks baristas striking on Red Cup Day to Mayor Mamdani and Mayor Wilson flipping NYC and Seattle — all while the Epstein-Trump distraction machine tries to drown it out. Tune out. All Americans should hear this. This is just the beginning and I’m going to have a four-part series on this next week.
2025 is the year we graduate from the outrage echo chamber.
Watch. Share. Then act.
“We were born to dream big — but dreams without goals are just dreams, and they ultimately fuel disappointment.
There are hundreds of influencers we follow — spewing quotes, memes, and hot takes on politics and society — who are the living epitome of a dream without a goal.
They rage. They repost. They never rebuild.
That’s not activism. That’s anesthesia.
Step out of the echo. Turn your dream into a plan.
2025 is the year we set the goal, to collect on the promise — not just the post.”
