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Stacey Abrams on GOP Shutdowns. Starve the System — Then Call It Broken.
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11:33Now PlayingStacey Abrams on GOP Shutdowns. Starve the System — Then Call It Broken.
At the “No Kings” rally in Atlanta, Ga., Stacey Abrams dismantles the GOP’s strategy of manufactured chaos. She exposes how government shutdowns aren’t accidents — they’re weapons. Abrams shows that starving public systems and then blaming them for failure is an intentional effort to erode democracy. Her words cut through the noise and reveal the truth: dysfunction is the plan, not the problem.
🔥 “Authoritarianism is not a moment — it’s a method.” — Stacey Abrams
🔥 “The shutdown is the strategy — starve the system so you can call it broken.” — Stacey Abrams
🔥 “They don’t hate DEI — they hate accountability.” — Stacey Abrams
🔥 “Fascism doesn’t arrive in a uniform — it shows up in a suit with a budget cut.” — Stacey Abrams
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