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guillaumeb

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Wed May 31, 2017, 09:02 PM May 2017

Come Together and Fight the Oligarchy, Declares Sanders in Stirring Commencement

From the article:

"Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered the commencement address at Brooklyn College on Tuesday and told graduating students that entering an "oligarchic" society, like one the United States is fast becoming, will demand vigilance and perseverance on their parts but that it was because of determined young people that he has "enormous confidence" in the country's ultimate future.
Sanders recounted learning about "oligarchic societies" when he was a high school student in Brooklyn. Described to him as "small developing countries" in which the "economic and political life of the nation were controlled by a handful of very wealthy people," Sanders admitted it "never occurred to me as a kid in Brooklyn that the United States of America, our great nation, could move in that direction." But, he added, "that is precisely... what is happening today."

And more:

"And in order to disrupt and combat such a system, Sanders said that throwing up your hands and giving up was simply not a viable option."

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/30/come-together-and-fight-oligarchy-declares-sanders-stirring-commencement

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