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Gerry Connolly: “It is very hard for us I think culturally to understand, outside of brainwashing, how can a culture, how can a village…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2015
It is very hard for us I think culturally to understand, outside of brainwashing, how can a culture, how can a village, how can large numbers of people being recruited elsewhere be so susceptible to such a barbaric, suppressive message and culture.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly questions the cultural susceptibility to extremist ideologies.

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