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“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders said.

“First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

“Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?” Sanders asked.

“Will they understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans are experiencing? Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful Oligarchy which has so much economic and political power? Probably not.”

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[-] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 hour ago

Lmao you just know that last sentence in the article was inserted in there by a salty editor

[-] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 54 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

We don't deserve Bernie. He's to pure to be infected by being president. With that said, I'd give my left nut to see Bernie in the oval office

The typo is staying just to annoy you grammar nazis. I know the difference in to, too, two. You can suck our collective too nuts

[-] NeilBru@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

If it meant my testicle for un-gerrymandering the voting districts, ranked-choice voting, and abolishing "first-past-the-post", you can call me the one nut wonder, brother.

[-] LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

I'll pitch in my right for a full pair

[-] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

Deal. Now we just gotta talk to Bernie and present our collective nuts

[-] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The Democratic Engagement to Elect Sanders. DEES nuts, we could even call it!

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

"collective nuts" Ha!

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

He's to pure

He's too* pure

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 123 points 10 hours ago

I would vote for Bernie in a heartbeat.

He seems to always be on the right side of history, he understands the root causes of our national crises, and he has solutions.

Problem: Two-party system, voter apathy.

Solution: Ranked choice voting, remove electoral college (popular vote interstate compact).

Problem: Bought elections.

Solution: Repeal Citizens United.

Problem: Federal deficit spending.

Solution: Reform government contracts with private corpos so we're not getting gouged. Repurpose military budget. Tax the rich.

Problem: Ignorant and misinformed voting population.

Solution: More school funding, pay teachers more.

Problem: All surplus value is siphoned away from the working class.

Solution: Tax incentives for employee-owned companies. More support for unions.

Problem: Consumer price gouging.

Solution: Break up monopolies, punish anti-competitive behavior.

Problem: Irresponsible banking.

Solution: Un-repeal Glass-Steagall.

Problem: Expensive healthcare.

Solution: Universal healthcare. Don't even try to tell me we can't afford it.

[-] ZMoney@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Repeal Taft-Hartley and pass the PRO Act while we're at it

[-] RatzChatsubo@lemm.ee 10 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Hey I just wanted to say that this is a great post. It really shows how little Hilary, Biden, and now Harris brought to the table

It's crazy how the DNC only wants to appeal to moderates, and Republicans cross the aisle, after witnessing how Trump performs

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago

None of that stuff is going to happen, unfortunately, not while the Rs control everything. And it's not official but it looks like they're going to win the house too. So they're going to run buckshot on this country with no one to stop them. They'll control all 3 branches.

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 38 points 7 hours ago

None of it happened while Ds had any modicum of control either. Bernie represents what the democratic party should be, not what it is and has been. They pivoted hard to the status quo and we are footing the bill.

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

I honestly feel like this must be how partys flip. The Democrats are the Republicans of the seventies, the new conservative party.

Now, I'll be the first to admit that the Republican party hasn't exactly moved left, and is the biggest hole in my theory. Who knows maybe this populism will pave a path forward for them.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

The Republican party has moved left in rhetoric. The promise to fix everything and put America first. Create all the jobs. The best economy!

The will not do it. But that is irrelevant.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago

not while the Rs control everything

Uh, Bernie was blocked by the democrats, not the republicans.

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 17 points 9 hours ago

Seems that the “big money interests” would be at odds with helping the working class.

[-] runiq@feddit.org 50 points 11 hours ago

You guys need a labor party

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