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77 - Recession? Biden, & The Post-Bernie Left w/ Matt Christman

Left Reckoning

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The People Voted for Burney, Not Brandon

If burney had somehow won the presidenc in 20 20, we would not be in a situation now. The people voted for him through the lens of like of movement as opposed to those who voted for him because he's a brand that they're engaging with. There is no organic processes that are going to spring up social movements the lateas they did in the thirties. We live in this hypermediated consumer age where the presidency is like the axle around which are political identities a revolt. And so someone being able to act from a position of power, rather than just like being in the senate and then watching on t v and reacting to it,. would have kicked started a process

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