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Barack Obama: “I think we're past the point where systematically we're…”

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Former President Obama Praises Resistance to Trump

Published | Video Starts at 1:13:39

We'Re going back to, you know, it's like Handmaid's Tale. Well, no, it's not that. You know, yeah, men can still. Be sometimes stupid. But. They love their daughters. And I think we're past the point where systematically we're going to deprive women of their rights. So I am hopeful, as long as young people don't succumb to cynicism or despair. Because if they believe in their future, they will lift us all up. All right. (1:13:39–1:13:43)

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Asserts that society is past the point of systematically depriving women of their rights.

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