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And i think the most important thing we can do is set aside the impression that anyone story gives, and focus on the pattern. and the pattern here is that we are at a turning point in american history. and if we dont stand up, vote, call these people out in every turn, we could lose things that we thought would never, ever be at risk, including the right to vote, the right wing, the rule of law on the united states, and the kind of democracy that we grew up, believing it was our birthright. >> m...

Yet, here is where we find ourselves. i think unfortunately, the sad reality that for the republican party, as a party, not every single person, but as an apparatus, it is decided to say, one power over the country. and that that has requires us to ask, how do you make sure theres some safeguards, when people are in control of these institutions? >> all right maya, panel, please stick around. weve got a lot more to discuss. coming up, were gonna discuss president obama joining the fight against ...

Problem sooner he referenced the 2016 election as a major turning point, but it actually goes back longer than that. i mean in my opinion it goes back to thousand 11 when you had trump spreading the -- conspiracy, is that not so? >> it goes back further than that. it goes back to the clinton administration when technology companies were given a set of rights that absolve them of responsibility for being the media companies that they were, and then four year, after year, after year as they gain p...

Tension to. our panel is back with us. maya, correct me if youre wrong those are my thoughts, im a firm believer that we have a disinformation pandemic around the world, your reaction to obamas speech? >> while a, im glad he was fairly unvarnished, im glad that he actually used language that mimicked steve bannons, because its an intentional strategy, sadly, and unfortunately for our democracy. and yeah, look we can always talk about when and how, or whether he couldve, shouldve done it sooner b...