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Ayanna Pressley: “They want to control what books we read, what is in our…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Rep. Pressley Rebukes Trump's Fascist Takeover of Museums, Attempts to Erase our Shared History

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

It is not just the Nazis. There have been plenty of other neo fascist or fascist regimes that have attempted to do that. Thank you, Dr. Yad. This is Anti Freedom Agenda. They want to control what books we read, what is in our museums, what we do with our bodies. Attack the free press, degrade free speech. It's an anti freedom agenda. Dr. Blight, what warning signs do you look for when society starts drifting towards fascism and authoritarianism? (02:21–02:28)

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Asserts that there is an agenda to control books, museums, and personal autonomy.

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