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Van Jones: You have to take stuff like this very, very seriously. Because when you normalize hatred, when you normalize contempt…

On the recordMay 20, 2024
You have to take stuff like this very, very seriously. Because when you normalize hatred, when you normalize contempt for democracy, when you normalize playing footsie with extremist elements, dangerous elements, violent elements, that sets the stage for worse things later.
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Van Jones

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Van Jones warns about the dangers of normalizing extremist rhetoric and behavior in politics.

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