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Burgess Owens: “Marxism is based on chaos and fear.”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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What do you think about this, Congressman, and how do other members of Congress view this sort of back and forth between governors and the president? Well, understand our country is based on predictability, on law and order. Marxism is based on chaos and fear. And is this what we're seeing? We see a very weak governor who does not care about the people. (01:00–01:03)

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Asserts that Marxism is fundamentally based on chaos and fear.

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