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On the recordMay 14, 2019
this is an extraordinarily difficult subject to broach in broader conversation. It raises questions of what is White supremacy, what is anti-Semitism, what is anti-Black racism, what is Islamaphobia.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Acknowledging the complexity of discussing various forms of hate and discrimination.

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