“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordNovember 15, 2011
When a political system demonizes any class of human beings for any reason, this is the risk.
Said by
Howard Berman
California
Source
congress.gov

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Berman warns about the dangers of political systems that dehumanize groups.

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