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Stacey Abrams: “In the United States, that means going after DEI, and that…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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And folks who listen to the show regularly know I, I talk about the 10 steps to authoritarianism and autocracy. Well, step seven is that you scapegoat the vulnerable. And In the United States, that means going after DEI, and that includes communities of color, that includes immigrants, and that includes the disabled. One of the reasons they have been so quietly effective at dismantling the protections provided by the ADA is that when the president of the United States issued an executive … (27:58–28:07)

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Asserts that DEI, communities of color, immigrants, and the disabled are targeted in the U.S.

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