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Barack Obama: “Bruce is right. You end up having on the one hand change happening very rapidly, too rapidly for a big portion of the…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2021
Bruce is right. You end up having on the one hand change happening very rapidly, too rapidly for a big portion of the population. For another portion of the population, it`s like, how long are we going to keep having to defer this dream?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama agrees with Springsteen about the rapid changes in society and the need to engage disaffected people.

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