George MonbiotA billionaire can get what they want with one donation to a political party. The rest of us must fight for years to get even the most basic rights recognised. Money destroys democracy, more than any other cause. The first step towards a better world is to stop the rich buying political outcomes.
Gert V 🇵🇸@georgemonbiot.bsky.social The Biden president didn't think so, even though he pretended to be a Democrat.
Nicole ParsonsNonsense.
Biden did a lot towards eroding Trump's fossil fuel funded fascism. It's why billionaires freaked out & funded MAGA.
Biden was thwarted by corrupt Senators like McConnell, Manchin & Sinema.
Tax treaties
https://fortune.com/2026/01/05/global-corporate-minimum-tax-15-percent-trump-bessent-yellen-oecd/
Green energy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/climate/schumer-democrats-clean-energy.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/kristen-clarke-biden-civil-rights-lawyer-naacp
AnneTheWriterOkay. But we still need to overturn #CitizensUnited and take away the ABILITY for billionaires to donate large amounts in the first place.
That needs to be the primary goal. And I don't think most politicians-- in either party, including #EstablishmentDemocrats -- will ever be willing to do so.
Backing politicians because they push back a bit against #IncomeDisparity is fine; but by itself, it is merely a small temporary victory, and is doomed to be a neverending uphill battle.
#OverturnCitizensUnited #Oligarchy #Technogarchy #Democrats #Progressives #ProgressiveDemocrats #WealthGap #Billionaires #BillionaireTax #TaxTheRich
@AnneTheWriter1 @gert @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Citizens United - top priority
It's weird though. Americans seem unbothered by the fact that foreign billionaires are buying their elections
Petr Aven, Vadim Moshkovich, & Alwaleed bin Talal gave Elon Musk the money to meddle in US elections
Putin has openly said he spent $300 million to buy Brexit & get Trump elected
Billions are being funneled into GOP coffers from straw donors hidden in PAC's, DAF's, corporations, hedge funds
HakeemG@AnneTheWriter1 @Npars01 @gert @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
You don't think establishment Democrats will vote to overturn Citizens United based upon what evidence? Let's be clear about who has failed this country based upon the evidence.
A full 12% of Bernie Sanders supporters voted for Trump, without them, Hillary would have become president and appointed three non corrupt Supreme Court justices. I would argue there is much more evidence the Bernie crowd is the issue.
@gert @AnneTheWriter1 @Npars01 @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Less evil than who, Bernie? Yes.
Hillary had a long history of voting for things that helped the poor and marginalized people of America. Going all the way back to her days as first lady when she championed health insurance for poor kids.