(The Center Square) – Women who fled socialist regimes are pushing back on the Democratic Socialists of America, a group gaining momentum within the national Democratic Party.
The powerful two-minute, 39-second message known as “Take Me Back!” debuted two weeks ago and uses artificial intelligence in its generation of taking the audience to a future intended to show the implications of policies championed by Democratic Socialists of America candidates. Produced by Independent Women’s Voice, it ends with a woman’s scream to get back to the present day and a message, “Beware of the gap between promises and reality.”
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