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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We need to put some more, I think, barbed wire around our…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod

Published | Video Starts at 1:20:30

And they were norms that were respected for a long time. And I think it's time for us to revisit what statutory protections can be put in place and what, you know, We need to put some more, I think, barbed wire around our institutions that are powering American progress. When we talk about power powers as a nation, a lot of times people focus on military power, but technological power, cultural power that emerges from free speech and a vibrant society of healthy discourse are just as much a part of the picture. (1:20:30–1:20:41)

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Asserts the need for stronger protections for institutions that drive American progress.

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