…it is not good enough just to be critical of Trump and his destructive policies.
(Thought that was a good addition from the article, left out of the subtitle.)
Here are just a few of the issues that must be addressed:
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We must create a vibrant democracy by ending Citizens United and preventing billionaires from buying elections.
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Whether the Democratic establishment likes it or not, we must guarantee healthcare as a human right through Medicare for All.
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We must build millions of affordable homes and apartments and give our younger generation the opportunity to own a home of their own.
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We must make public colleges, universities, trade schools and medical schools tuition-free and have the best childcare and public school system in the entire world.
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We must expand social security and bring back traditional pension plans so that every senior in this country can retire with dignity.
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We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage and guarantee every worker the right to join a union.
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We must demand that the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations in America pay their fair share in taxes.
No one is getting a single one of those bullet points out of Democrats
They damn sure aren’t getting a shred of one out of Jill Stein.
That’s cool but how are you going to do it?
I don’t know. Some of these points seem like discussion enders for many people. I suppose all I can think about is what I will do.
That’s a great list and all, but this is the guy who urged revolution and then turned tale and ran away three times and three times told us to vote for people who would never give us even a fraction of one of these things on this list. I was all in for him, but he let us down bad.
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The wealthy are not playing for the same team.
They don’t care if the country goes to shit they can just leave and find somewhere else nice to be. They would sell the country for a dollar and just go to Switzerland or whatever.
lol, you dont know swiss people. if they would come here, openly fuck around with elections, our direct democracy or state and personal rights, they would have a bad time. no matter the money.
PLEASE come and fuck with US! It would actually be interesting! Preferable, even. XD
I wish they would
The wealthy can’t really leave America. Their wealth is based on the American empire projecting force at home and abroad. They need the military banks and police intact if they want any money
So many “no shit” policies that we should have already been doing for decades, stymied as per usual by monied interests. Disgusting.
Both parties only do what their masters tell them to do. It isn’t their fault, man. They are helpless. It’s the systems fault. /s (just so no one gets confused)
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At this point America has terminal cancer in every single major organ. The only cure from here is to cut it all out and replace it with someone fresh or a near fatal dose of chemo to wipe it all out. Anything less will just delay the inevitable death.
Meh, good luck to Bernie and similar minded Americans.
But as a Canadian, I ain’t going to America again, and I’m doing everything I can to get off of American products.
Like the news in America is currently going on about Trump’s comments about nationalizing elections, and how people are afraid he may try to meddle in their elections. As though he hadn’t tried to lead a violent insurrection when he lost last time around. Most of them seem to want to watch it all burn, and are willing to follow a convicted felon, alleged child rapist, and “prolific” pant shitter to see it happen. They’re willing to shrug off Musk’s Nazi salutes, and the epstein stuff is just a side-show without any real accountability for anyone involved. They’re openly attacking other western democracies and attempting to undermine THEIR OWN ALLIES national security, while making absolutely bullshit claims about their neighbours causing “national security emergencies” by having trade deficits. It’s utterly fucking absurd.
It should be really simple. You don’t attack your allies. But Americans are too stupid to even figure that one out it seems. So idk, I think Bernie may be dreaming of an America that doesn’t exist anymore. But best of luck to em.
Bernie. Honestly. The US is fucked. You know it always been fucked. It’s waaaaaay past the point of no return.
Cool so Dems are going to stop suing viable 3rd parties off the ballots, eliminate the billionaire class and disband?
Because that’s about the only way THAT is going to happen.
Bernie isn’t actually a Democrat. He’s independent.
I don’t know.
Real hard to de-radicalize millions of conservatives and make sure the next generation are ALL educated enough not to become conservatives.
I know this will get some reactions, but IMO conservatives change much easier than progressives, particularly leftists.
Conservatives have no consistent values, no coherent mental value system, they are reactionary and will shift gears like the wind changes. A good, charismatic leader can easily set a new tone for a whole nation that calms down a large percentage of them, as I’ve seen a few times in my decades. They don’t have to even agree with the new leadership, they just have to feel like it’s their time to sit in the time-out box and they will remain quiet and grumble to themselves about imagined slights. They are children and have the attention spans of children.
I’m more concerned about the many, many progressives and leftists who are thirsty for retribution, because everything is remembered, a score has been kept and it drives a need for validation, for even a shred of recognition of the harm that the conservative movement has done over the years. These aren’t un-relatable feelings, but it’s going to start pushing the pendulum again, add to that the large number of sabotaging forces who work tirelessly to amplify the worst takes on both sides, fanning flames, trying to stoke contention.
Well, we are certainly gaining enough downhill momentum to get us back up somewhere.
Feeling the need to explain how free fall works right now.
Fair point.
‘If you only vote harder for my good friends the status quo oligarchs that helped get us into this mess we can reverse Americas decline’
Bernie is doing what Bernie has always done, sheepdog for fascism.
Correct. Though I would more correctly say “Dems do what Dems have always done in the 21st century, guard dog for Fascism”.
Thank you for letting me know you feel this way.
Ah, I see Blue MAGA has arrived. Nice. Hey fellas.
Did you just call yourself “blue maga”? Weird, you’re supposed to be blindly calling people with valid opinions that, to shame them out of thinking clearly.
It bothers me that your reading comprehension skills are so bad.
Some of you kids shoulda definitely have been left behind.
Yeah third party voters generally have trouble understanding basic concepts
Is this that projecting that Dems do so well?
If every 3rd party voter had voted for Kamala you’d have still lost.
Against a 41x felon and pedo.
How fucked up is that when your position sucks so bad NOTHING can prop it up?
And people wonder why I voted for a black woman for president in that election.
Oh, the one who DIDN’T support a genocide. I know how that part tends to confuse Blue MAGA when I tell them.
Oh man such mind-blowing points…lol
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