We can find people on the internet who agree with our ideas, no matter how crazy. Democracies do not work if we are not operating on some level based on reason and fact and logic - and not just passion. We're going to have to find ways to push back on propaganda and listen to those we don't agree with.

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Speaking after receiving a German media prize award in Baden-Baden, Germany on May 25, 2017. Source: Kirschbaum, Erik (25 May 2017). "In Berlin, Obama speaks out against hiding behind walls". Reuters via nasdaq.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

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