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Uncle Joe

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3. Oligarchs, corporate conglomerates and their corporate media were or should've been more aware of what *rump was than
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 01:16 PM
Aug 10

anyone. The Press after all is supposed to be the vaunted "fourth estate;" the watchdogs for democracy and they have the resources to do so.

They deliberately deceived the American People by promoting an oligarch as a "populist" because they knew the nation was more than ready for serious fundamental reform. That while it might provide universal health care, free higher education, a livable wage and a host of other much needed reforms would cost their owners higher taxes.

They were successful because there wasn't enough perceived daylight between the major parties nominee's positions on the critical issues that have been affecting their lives for over a quarter century.

I believe everyone on the left including the candidates knew exactly what *rump was, but not the average American, and that's who Bernie was speaking to 2016 and is speaking to in West Virginia and North Carolina on the "fighting oligarchy tour" now.

Trying to meet this "absolute disaster" along with the political party that enabled, and still enable him in some mythical middle was the fundamental flaw which brought *rump to power.



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