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Bernie Sanders, the god who failed

By Washington Examiner
Published April 9, 2020 4:00am ET
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Bernie Sanders, the god who failed
Before ending his second run for president on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders was a beacon of false hope to those who lack any memory of socialism’s immense human cost. He helped people believe, for a time, that there is a simple answer to all of life’s problems and that it resides in a powerful central […]

Before ending his second run for president on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders was a beacon of false hope to those who lack any memory of socialism’s immense human cost.

He helped people believe, for a time, that there is a simple answer to all of life’s problems and that it resides in a powerful central government.

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