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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “I really appreciated your poignant written remarks about how democracy is simultaneously the only legitimate authority…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2022
I really appreciated your poignant written remarks about how democracy is simultaneously the only legitimate authority capable of helping the surveillance capitalism but also a prime target.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez acknowledges the dual role of democracy in addressing and being threatened by surveillance capitalism.

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