Bernie SNAPS At His Own Supporters
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This YouTube video analyzes Bernie Sanders’s “Fight the Oligarchy” tour, highlighting his criticisms of the wealthy and powerful influencing politics. Key points include:

  • The Tour’s Purpose: Sanders is targeting districts Biden won in 2020 but Democrats lost in 2024, aiming to regain support within the Democratic party.
  • Sanders’s Rhetoric: He strongly criticizes billionaire influence and calls for a working-class agenda, drawing large crowds at his rallies.
  • AOC’s Involvement: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is joining Sanders on the tour.
  • Criticism of Sanders: The video criticizes Sanders for not explicitly condemning the Democratic party’s ties to the oligarchy, given his past endorsements of figures like Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris, who have accepted contributions from wealthy donors.
  • The Gaza Conflict: The video discusses Sanders’s reluctance to label the situation in Gaza a genocide, despite acknowledging the horrific events. The YouTuber argues this demonstrates Sanders’s tendency to avoid strong stances on controversial issues.
  • The Incident with Supporters: The video’s main focus is on a recent incident where Sanders abruptly dismissed his own supporters who politely inquired about the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. The YouTuber interprets this as evidence of Sanders’s true nature and his unwillingness to take strong action against injustices, even when directly confronted by his own supporters. The video includes footage of the encounter and the subsequent arrest of Khalil, highlighting the alleged lack of resistance during the arrest.
  • Conclusion: The YouTuber concludes that Sanders’s actions demonstrate a pattern of avoiding strong stances and ultimately serving to maintain the status quo rather than enacting significant change. The video suggests Sanders is more focused on maintaining the Democratic party’s power base than on truly challenging the oligarchy.

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  • Maeve@kbin.earth
    1·
    24 hours ago

    Until all of us, if every creed and none, every political leaning and none, learn to look in the mirror and do the painful, gross, stinky shadow work of recognizing what we see in others as aspects of us we hide from ourselves and work to correct that and heal our wounds, rather than wounding others, it will continue to get worse, until we annihilate ourselves and a bunch of other species.

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      23 hours ago

      Yes, we always need to work on ourselves and never stop learning and fighting our own biases, especially when talking to people that don’t think like we do.

      Thanks for those words and for the reminder!

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
        1·
        22 hours ago

        Thanks so much. It was more in general to all of us, rather than you, specifically. Your comment just gave opening for the reply. I do so much appreciate the tiresome thankless work you do, and the slings and arrows that accompany it. You have inspired and succored my own inspiration, when it flags. Onward! ✊*