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Graham Platner: “An armed working class is a requirement for economic…”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 23:36

Like the, the world of wealth disparity has become so intense that there are just so many people now who are sitting on so much money who do not work. … An armed working class is a requirement for economic justice. … of the country. In the state of Maine, almost everybody's working class. Everybody works, everybody works, everybody struggles, everybody has, like, if the hospital closes and that really impacts you, you're probably a working class person. (23:36–23:44)

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