cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27001446
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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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sanders is going to be the one to slow walk us into the next fascist presidential term.
i wish i knew that he was a democratic shill before donating to him.
Don’t we all!
Many people that I share (on here, and I have communities for some of them) were big supporters and volunteers for Bernie’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns.
That is why we must continue to learn and speak with people with diverse ideas and those who push dissent.
They help us question our own bias and self-built echo chambers.
I think… And I’m still learning… Left, right, center, if we keep doing what those we criticize do, in mirror image, we will keep up the downward spiral. The abyss extends above us, just as it does below. That means understanding that there is a very fine line between defense and aggression, retribution and rehabilitation.
And re -education done punitively is still just retribution.
We need to look at left, right and center ideas, implementations and their respective successes and failures, then find ways to improve. That means when rehabilitation and re-education become punitive, those responsible immediately get re-educated and re-habilitated, and it always begins with ourselves holding ourselves accountable. A tall order. Weakness is seeking to control others. Strength is controlling ourselves.
That said, we have a lot of individual and collective work to do, before we are ready for anarchy. I would advocate for socialism that is gentle to the people, rigid for enterprise and government apparatus. And even that may be deeply flawed.