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Bernie Sanders: “We have made some progress in this country in recent years…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Joe Rogan and Bernie Sanders Discuss Economic Inequality, Automation, and Political Corruption

Published | Video Starts at 1:21:35

It was the weirdest thing of having a door that did not open because you were in a jail cell. It was like a weird thing. But anyway, you know, the idea. You know, that's … We have made some progress in this country in recent years [in racial relations]. … So there's a lot that as a nation, we should be proud of in progress that we've made. You know, when I was a kid growing up, I am sure there were many kids who were gay. (1:21:35–1:21:39)

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Asserts that there has been progress in racial relations in the U.S. in recent years.

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