They want folks to feel like they're just going to do whatever they want, come what may, no matter how much pushback and how much outcry there is. And that's just not true. Even right now … They backed off cutting veterans' benefits and freezing funding for after school programs due to public outcry. … they backed off. The people have power right now. Don't indulge the illusion of powerlessness. I think some folks have become a little bit addicted to despair, Heather, over the last year. (13:51–14:02)
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Asserts that public outcry led to the reversal of decisions on veterans' benefits and after school program funding.
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