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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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[–] Skiluros@sh.itjust.works 194 points 7 months ago (17 children)

As someone not from the US (but who has lived/worked/studied in the US), Sanders seems like the only member of the US upper house that is willing to speak honestly and engage in haram speech that goes against local provincial orthodoxy.

I was particularly intrigued by an article that claimed that Sanders was the only "outsider" in the US upper house and that all other senators were more or less on friendly terms (with the implication being that their polemics are a ruse). Unfortunately I can't find the article.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 108 points 7 months ago

Sanders seems like the only member of the US upper house that is willing to speak honestly and engage in haram speech that goes against local provincial orthodoxy.

He is, and he's loved by millions of Americans for it, and also hated by essentially the entire political establishment for it.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 31 points 7 months ago

all other senators were more or less on friendly terms

This is true for the parties as a whole. They are far too comfortable trading positions of power between themselves because they're all interested in keeping themselves in the ranks of the privileged. Neither party is willing to make any serious changes that would risk upsetting the balance for the greater good. They don't want change. Not actual meaningful change.

They have their elections and one party rules for a while before switching to the other, but the poor remain poor and the powerless remain powerless. Meanwhile they keep (or expand) their wealth and influence.

They may oppose each other in some ideologies, but make no mistake that they're on the same side when it comes to their own privilege.

Bernie is on the outside of this, which is why they will keep him down at all costs. He's a threat to their power structure.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

all other senators were more or less on friendly terms

Except for Ted Cruz. Everyone hates Ted Cruz.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 135 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I love Bernie, but it's hard not to just feel utterly hopeless when you see how Elon basically bought the government and we see the other oligarchs flying down to mar-a-swampo to kiss donvict's ring.

Putin's oligarchy is here.

[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It is amazing how quickly the elite is closing ranks around the Trump government this time around. This includes essentially all major media, billionaires and even some Democrats. Completely different from the first term when we immediately saw a major resistance movement.

Realistically he will end the Ukraine war (since Ukraine has to cede land without US support), and it’s likely that investment will skyrocket (as tariffs make it too costly to import). The same will happen to inflation and inequality (but we won’t see that in the media). Let’s not even think about minorities and women. My worst fear of competently-looking facism may well be on the way.

[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tariffs will not significantly increase domestic investment. The US is at its maximum employment and that’s without deporting people. Who will even work in those factories?

Not to mention American labor means that products made here are at least double the price. So no it’s smarter to just raise your prices 20-30% than build a factory that will also have raw material costs 20-30% higher anyways.

[–] spector@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

There's some fictional reality where young people yearn for the factories. Ignoring the second half of the story where that actual generation dreamed of a world where their children didn't have toil in manufacturing.

Also ignoring the fact that wages have been going up for lowest earners.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Ukraine has to cede land without US support

Seems like that's going to be the best-case scenario for Ukraine. Worst case is the US starts supporting Putin instead.

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Guess we know what to do now. Shoot his jet down

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 74 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It seems to me he should continue to work with labor and student unions to organize a general strike for explicit, specific goals by a given deadline. The best tool the working class has to take power back from oligarchs is to coordinate stop working at the same time until demands are met, and it requires politicians and labor leaders like Sanders and Sean Fain to build and coordinate alliances across the workforce.

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[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 65 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, Bernie just said Depose.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Looks like it's up to us to Defend

[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I can’t Deny that. but, how do we get within 50 yards?

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] ramsorge@discuss.online 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That’s asking for a lot.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Not really. 300yds is expected for any GI.

If not 300, go for 150, or 200, or 100yds.

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[–] PixellatedDave@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (6 children)

50 yards isn't far. Neither is 100 yards.

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[–] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago

You don't defeat oligarchs by protesting alone. You also don't break their power hold by forcing them into concessions. The position of oligarch must be eliminated entirely, and anyone with links to the position they held is either removed from the planet, or imprisoned where they never have human contact to try and manipulate their way out.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 29 points 6 months ago

Jon Stewart & Bernie Sanders on Rebuilding Trust & Efficacy in the Government | The Weekly Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4vtiiIo_Bc

[–] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

“Awesome. What’s on tv tonight?” -America

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes Bernie is wrong (rarely) but he's always honest.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago (9 children)
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm a two-time Bernie for President alum and believe without hesitation that he would have been a transformative president for America and the world.

Honestly I can only name two things on which Bernie and I disagree, and it's unsurprising because they are two things on which a lot of people disagree and highly nuanced, and it's heavy policy wonk differences on gun safety and certain middle east policy. I don't want to go into them in detail here. They're both issues on which our views have changed over time.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Right again.

[–] PixellatedDave@lemmy.world 7 points 6 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.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 6 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.

[–] Qwazpoi@lemmy.world 4 points 6 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

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