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Marco Rubio declares West is ‘at an inflection point’ in Acropolis of Athens speech, warns Europe must ‘confront dangers’

Rubio urged European nations to join with the US in "confronting the threats of our age" during an impassioned speech in Athens Wednesday.

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Marco Rubio, Son of Cuban Immigrants, Praises Western SuperioritySecretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a hypernationalistic speech at the Acropolis in Athens Wednesday in which he lauded the supposed superiority of Western civilization while stoking more fears about immigration. “The heroes of the West are those who choose to remain faithful to their duty precisely when it is most difficult and painful to do so,”…

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