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On the recordMarch 4, 2021
Today around the world, demagogues appealed to our worst instincts, conspiracy theories once confined to the fringe are going mainstream, hate crimes are surging as murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
Source
msnbc.com

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Cohen discusses the rise of demagogues and hate crimes facilitated by social media.

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