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    "American gerontocracy is exceptional for being freely elected"
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  "textContent": "“Gerontocracy has always thrived in undemocratic places — Communist people’s republics, Gulf monarchies — where only death could pry power from the ruling elders. American gerontocracy is exceptional for being freely elected.”",
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