Bernie Sanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue | Common Dreams
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"My friends, you don’t have to be a PhD in political science to understand that this is not democracy. This is not one person, one vote. This is not all of us coming together to decide our future. This is oligarchy."

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.

  • @AWistfulNihilist
    19•2 months ago

    Ahh, that’s a strawman. The person you are replying to never made that argument, you created that argument in your head because it was easier to defeat with this piece of information.

    • @teodor_from_achewood
      -13•2 months ago

      Sorry for disrupting your circlejerk!

      Here, let me get into the mood:

      The only thing we need to do is make Bernie president, then we’ll never have to think about politics ever again!

      • @AWistfulNihilist
        10•2 months ago

        Yeah… that’s just another strawman, dude. Come on.

          • @[email protected]
            4•2 months ago

            Fuck, Teddy, at this point you’re just strutting around on the board cooing and knocking over pieces.

          • @bitjunkie
            1•2 months ago

            And because you demonstrably don’t understand the definition