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Adam Kinzinger: “It is a real possibility -- ... when we begin to separate into cultural identities, when we begin to basically give up…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2022
It is a real possibility -- ... when we begin to separate into cultural identities, when we begin to basically give up everything we believe so we can be part of a group. And then when you have leaders that come and abuse that faithfulness of that group to violent ends as we saw on January 6, we would be naive to think it`s not possible here. Our basic survival is at stake.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois
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msnbc.com

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Adam Kinzinger expresses concern about the potential for civil war in the United States due to cultural divisions and the abuse of group loyalty by leaders.

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