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James Talarico: “This political discourse in our country is controlled by…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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1 Texas Democrat vs 20 Undecided Voters | Surrounded

Published | Video Starts at 1:20:23

So I disagree that it's not entirely top, bottom. I think it's a good portion of it plays into left and right. So here's what I want to point out. This political discourse in our country is controlled by those billionaires. Increasingly, these for profit social media platforms, these predatory algorithms, they elevate the most extreme voices on all sides to provoke our outrage. Right? Because that gets more clicks and that makes them more money. (1:20:23–1:20:29)

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Asserts that billionaires control political discourse in the U.S.

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