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Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders is intensifying his fight against U.S. oligarchy, targeting wealthy individuals like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Sanders argues that these billionaires manipulate the global economy, influence elections, and control the government, hindering democracy and exacerbating global inequality.

He believes this issue is crucial, impacting various aspects of society, including climate change, healthcare, worker protections, and poverty.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Clearly defeating oligarchy isnt his most urgant issue considering he could have made a workers party in 2016, 2020, and 2024 yet every time he backed the Democrat candidate. He willingly gave up the fight and deserves no pity or attention.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (8 children)

oh yeah. losing elections would have changed things greatly. no third party is going to pull enough from the two current parties,

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The Dems lost anyway... If Bernie had started a party that did okay this time, it would do even better next time... Until it's the Dems who are the "3rd party" and can either fall inline or get fucked

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

yeah or the reality we face today. the fact that republicans win at all indicates the problem. Yeah democrats are not what we would exactly want but republicans have gotten crazy comic villian level of bad and they still get in. If republicans were losing pretty much every election there would be a chance of a third party gaining traction but as it stands its a non starter.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He needs to organize taking over the DNC and replacing the shills with real people. 3rd party can't work unless the system is changed first.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Sorry my misunderstanding. I would say if you are able to do what you need within 100 yards then you don't need to get to within 50 yards.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the sense that it's part of how we handle climate change, and part of how we handle covid + other diseases + future pandemics properly, yes.

Yes it's very important to get your leg unstuck but yes your house is still on fire even if you do.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Idk I think it makes perfect sense. Think of the oligarchs as someone actively firebombing the house in your analogy. It's not just about getting the leg unstuck but stopping the ones causing the biggest issue

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I mean yes. Is it me or does Bernie like to state the obvious sometimes?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Too bad Bernie is a democrat. He will never be president.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He'd make a pretty weird libertarian.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

American "Libertarians" have ruined the word. He'd make a swell libertarian socialist.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Oh now it is.

Thanks Bernie.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Can this fossil just retire already?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The same oligarchy he calls his good friends? Where was this version of Bernie the last 4 years? Sheepdog gonna sheepdog

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Narrator: They didn't.

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