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Bernie Sanders Warns of US Government of, by, and for the 'Billionaire Class'
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this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2025
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First, this is better than most of the other Democrats and messaging IS important. Calling it out and giving people terms does have some benefits.
But we desperately need leaders, not just analysis and condemnation. Organize marches. He's got the sway to get people somewhere on a specific day, and the country is primed for action more than any other time. So far the only things Trump has really shown weakness on have been the things that make rich people concerned (federal funding halt, trade wars). Make them worried that the other stuff will also be economically disruptive. Make there be consequences to the chaos so maybe they'll try to get him to pump the breaks.
Yes, however at the moment it's such an exhausting thought to even say why bother? We're not even a month into the current regime and people where so concerned with letting someone else take a turn at supporting Israel that we couldn't collectively get our asses in gear to prevent this from happening just a few months ago. We had the chance with an actual vote then to say this shouldn't happen, and it was well known exactly this was the plan, what difference does it make to yell at them now?
Because the fight is never over, and it's more important now than ever, and we need these people to lead and influence politics rather than just sit back and hope that a movement spontaneously erupts to do their job for them. And if they can't, we need them gone so someone else can rise up who can meet the moment.