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Dave McCormick: “Social media has magnified or amplified the problem [of…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Senators McCormick & Fetterman on America's 250th: Patriotism Is Not Partisan

Published | Video Starts at 10:39

And so I am forever looking for means to Put us back together as a society. Speak to me about your reaction. I absolutely feel the thing you're putting your finger on is a real problem. I think Social media has magnified or amplified the problem [of societal disconnect]. And it goes back to De Tocqueville, who talked about these communities and these organizations that bring people together. And that was the uniqueness of America, was the tightness of these communities. (10:39–10:45)

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