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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.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 week ago (3 children)

AOC. She entered Congress in 2018 and was inspired by Sanders and shares his philosophy. She is the next iteration of him for sure.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The rest of the squad too, to varying degrees. He's also been stumping for and both officially and unofficially advising many state and local level progressive hopefuls.

And that's not even counting how many he's simply inspired to run for office or otherwise help improve things with his "Not me, us" campaigns that almost succeeded in overturning the relentless propaganda machine of what's probably the richest political party in the world when not counting one party states.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The rest of the squad too, to varying degrees. He’s also been stumping for and both officially and unofficially advising many state and local level progressive hopefuls.

I think that centrist Democrats were so on board with Netanyahu's genocide in exchange for AIPAC heavily funding opponents to progressives, and members of the squad in particular.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Nah, "centrist" (actually center right to right wing) politicians were already all in on zionism.

Their AIPAC owner donors going after the progressive rivals that expose how fundamentally dishonest and corrupt they are was just an extra bonus for them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It'd be helpful for AOC to walk this back now that Harris is gone. And not repeat it if she wants to be president someday: https://electronicintifada.net/content/aoc-votes-back-israel-lobbys-bogus-anti-semitism-definition/50066

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doubt. But time will tell, I'd like to be surprised once again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Yea she seems like she shares similar views. I hope to see more progressive politicians in my lifetime that actually inspire and force change. The future looks very bleak for progressivism in the US right now though.