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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 59 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't condone murder, but when political movements don't seem to be going where we need to go, people make their own paths.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] BrotherL0v3@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Exactly! They want to call elected officials pushing for single payer healthcare radical. Folks like Luigi remind them what actually radical looks like.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 29 points 7 months ago

That is the right thing for him to say.

People like Luigi make people like Sanders look like moderates, and that's how change is achieved.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 22 points 7 months ago

Gee, Bernie, it's so nice that we've had universal healthcare for decades now, and all those lives improved or saved since it went into effect via peaceful political means

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

We tried the soap box, ballot box, and jury box already. A lot. The ammo box has generated far more conversation then all of them combined.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 12 points 7 months ago

I love Bernie, but he has to say this. More has happened by Hero Luigi's actions than decades of political movements.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like Bernie, but I still remember his political movement: stepping aside for Hillary. I wonder how different our timeline would be, if that had not happened. Maybe he just doesn't know when to fight.

[–] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He lost the primary, what did you expect him to do?

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I watched that primary, I wouldn't say he lost, he was just taken away as an option by those backing Hillary. He could have run as an independent, but he was more civil than everyone else running.

That primary is a prime example of the disconnect of the democratic party from their supporters.

[–] MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com 0 points 7 months ago

I watched that primary while donating and volunteering for his campaign, and he unequivocally lost. Inventing fictional scenarios where he did not lose sounds fun, though!

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago

What exactly IS a political movement? How does one go about this? Can the rich destroy this movement? If so, then it's not the way.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but how's that been working for you!

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Why not both?

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago
[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

People keep trying that as well, to no effect

[–] WanakaTree@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I missed the first comma at first, reading it as

Sanders Says Political Movement Not Murder

And was shocked since I thought Bernie was saying Luigi did nothing wrong for a moment

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago
[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 7 months ago

Bearnie is the right person to bring medical change. He made great strides in his home state too