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Stacey Abrams: “They grew up under a pandemic where instead of us coming…”

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

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One-on-One with Stacey Abrams | Cap Times Idea Fest 2025

Published | Video Starts at 26:56

But they also need to understand what democracy was supposed to deliver for them. These are kids who grew up with active shooter drills, who They grew up under a pandemic where instead of us coming together as a nation to protect their lives, we argued over the inconvenience of wearing masks. They grew up being told that their lives were sacrificial because we didn't want to remove some abstract notion of a second amendment. (26:56–27:09)

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Asserts that during the pandemic, there was national disagreement over mask-wearing instead of unified protection efforts.

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