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Uncle Joe

(63,502 posts)
Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:30 PM Oct 19

Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud



Senator Bernie Sanders joins Trevor to discuss what the heck is going on in America right now (hint: it’s oligarchy).

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0:00-Intro
04:03 – “The system is broken” (and why that half-truth works)
06:40 – One billionaire vs. the bottom 52%
10:10 – Oligarchy explained: ownership, media, elections
17:13 – 50 years of productivity, lower real wages
22:02 – AI super PACs: “We’ll destroy you before you run”
23:50 – 50,000 volunteers vs. billionaire money (Mamdani)
36:04 – Healthcare in the polls vs the votes
38:06 - When college was tuition-free (yes, really)
41:04 – Demagoguery 101: blame the powerless
57:44 – Worker-owned companies that actually work
1:02:04 – Public funding = salary cap for politics
1:12:25 – AI endgame that forgets buyers exist
1:21:48 – A message to angry young men
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Who Owns America? Bernie Sanders Says the Quiet Part Out Loud (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 19 OP
That was a really good interview... 2naSalit Oct 20 #1
Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Oct 20 #2

2naSalit

(98,397 posts)
1. That was a really good interview...
Mon Oct 20, 2025, 01:36 PM
Oct 20

Totally worth taking the 90 some minutes to watch or listen. They cover a lot of ground.

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