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Sean Duffy: “When they were afraid, they behaved like sheep. And very few…”

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Sean Duffy & Rachel Campos-Duffy: Blue States Are Not Ready

Published February 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:48

And if I look at Covid, I would say it appears. I never thought Americans were sheep. But Americans are humans. And as humans, it's interesting. When they were afraid, they behaved like sheep. And very few of them pushed back and rebelled against the tyranny of COVID. Which for me says, when this comes, I don't know that we have a group of people that stand up and say, no, no, no, we're not, we're not going to take that. (24:48–24:58)

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