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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) suggested in a series of tweets Wednesday evening that people harbor white supremacist views without realizing it, as they are “often subconscious” and remain “dormant” in us.

The freshman lawmaker explained how she views both white supremacy and white supremacists and suggested that many hold these views without realizing it.

“There is a difference between white supremacists & white supremacy. White supremacy is like a virus,” she began.

“Supremacists are those who have been completely overcome by the disease, but supremacy – the virus – exists on a larger scale beyond just the infected. It also lays dormant,” she explained, adding that it is “often subconscious” as well: