MicroWaveFeb 15, 2025

Bernie Sanders launches tour "to fight oligarchy": Here's where he's going

https://lemmy.world/post/25620212

Bernie Sanders launches tour "to fight oligarchy": Here's where he's going - Lemmy.World

Summary Bernie Sanders announced a national tour to challenge billionaire influence in politics, specifically targeting Elon Musk’s growing role in Trump’s administration. Sanders, 83, quipped that he’s “not in the habit of thanking Elon Musk” but acknowledged Musk has exemplified how billionaires dominate politics, media, and the economy. Sanders also highlighted wealth inequality, noting Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos hold more wealth than half of Americans. His tour begins February 21 in Nebraska.

Show threadkryptonianCodeMonkeyFeb 15, 2025
I love Bernie and I admire his tenacity even at 83. But it is not nearly enough by a mile and we should not be relying on 83 year old to generate paradigm shifts. Please, for the love of God, other decent people with influence. Step up.
Show threadotter

Please Ok, good opener, I’m listening

for the love of God Eh. Fuck that asshole sideways.

other decent people We’re back on, yeah!

with influence. Ah. That’s a no-go, sorry. Especially not in this fascist-breeding-pit climate…

Step up.

Hunh. Might be why the only guy stepping up is Bernie. He’s so old, he’s in Death’s phone contacts under “guy @ work”. 🙃

Feb 15, 2025 at 10:32pmWeb
Show threadtburkholFeb 16, 2025

Democratic Socialists had a pretty serious recruiting campaign for the 2018 midterms. Cold-called potential candidates, offered training for both speechifying and organizing. Put up actual progressive candidates against incumbent dems in carefully chosen districts. That’s where “The Squad” came from.

Then they just kind of disappeared.

My point is that there are people out there willing to step up, but probably not thinking that they could be a “real” candidate and win, put up with the hassle and harrasment. People who would answer if called, but aren’t ready to jump in unasked. Bernie’s asking.

Show threadotterFeb 17, 2025
“Disappeared”? The Squad was literally targeted by the same fascists (and those fired before them) dismantling our nation this very moment until their efforts were off the first few pages — and thus relegated to those who actually read (the Venn of that group and fans of The Squad is almost a single circle). FWIW, “disappeared” is exactly what the opposition prefers us to believe. Don’t.
Show threadtburkholFeb 17, 2025
Of the 5 current US reps with DSA history, DSA only endorsed 1 in 2024. They don’t even support AOC anymore. Maybe they’ve just refocused their efforts on state level races - which are definitely more ‘winnable’ and definitely an important part of building a pipeline to national office - but far less visible to people who don’t live in any targeted districts. To my view, they’re not the national joke that the Green party is, but they’re much harder to see than they were six years ago.
Show threadotterFeb 19, 2025

Fuck the Democrats™, in office or otherwise; they’re not your friends or neighbors, and have shown they’re capable of nothing more than jerking the ripcord when the Turd Reich yells “Pull!”

How many clays get launched before we legit recognize this isn’t just for practice? Sub-question: how many rounds would you guess before your “turn” down the slide, into the sky and their iron sights, fellow pigeon(s)?

✊🏼 The revolution may not be televised, but if anyone out there is waiting to catch the reaction vids first before forming an opinion? You’re not in traffic, you are the traffic. Pick a lane.