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A word for young leftists

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Carl Beijer
Mar 16, 2016
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The much-noted age divide among Democrats suggests a bright future for the American left – but it also suggests that tonight’s losses for Bernie Sanders will come as the first real political defeat many young voters have ever experienced.

I don’t think it should be understated how personally traumatic this can be. When you live in a democracy, you are co…

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