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Bernie Sanders Warns of US Government of, by, and for the 'Billionaire Class' (www.commondreams.org)

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Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered an impassioned floor speech decrying "America's dangerous movement toward oligarchy, authoritarianism, and kleptocracy."

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[–] d33pblu3g3n3@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

If Americans listened to Sanders, maybe they would still have a democracy.

But, judging by their vote, they don't want to anyway. The millions and millions of future or temporarily embarrassed billionaires in the US need to protect their interests.