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Stacey Abrams: “You have to fight back against the military occupation of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:37

Authoritarianism does not end with election. So as much as we are going to focus on the 2026 elections, that's one piece of it. But that's not the only part of it. You have to fight back against the military occupation of our cities and our towns. We have to deliver services. Because one of the ways you defeat authoritarianism is for people to believe there's something Better on the other side. (05:37–05:44)

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Asserts that there is a military occupation in U.S. cities and towns that needs to be resisted.

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