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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago

If only there was some sort of unusually popular politician in an upstart position who could have done something substantial to fight against this problem outright, let's say perhaps 5-10 years ago.