Summary
Senator Bernie Sanders warns that Trump’s administration is turning away from America’s 250-year democratic tradition and embracing authoritarianism.
Trump recently voted against a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, siding with authoritarian regimes rather than traditional US allies.
Sanders highlights Trump’s alignment with Putin, whom he describes as having “crushed Russia’s movement towards democracy” and committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Beyond Ukraine, Sanders criticizes Trump’s statements about annexing territories and forcing Palestinians from Gaza.
He frames this as a crucial historical turning point where Americans must defend democracy against a retreat into “oligarchy, authoritarianism, colonialism.”
This is a turning point – a moment of enormous consequence in world history. Do we go forward toward a more democratic, just and humane world? Or do we retreat back into oligarchy, authoritarianism, colonialism and the rejection of international law?
As Americans, we cannot stay quiet as Trump abandons centuries of our commitment to democracy. Together, we must fight for our long-held values and work with people around the world who share them.
This is what people need to be saying to the “others”. Regardless of your political beliefs, you either stand with people who want to continue in a democracy, or you’re against them. Forget all the bullshit they are trying to distract you with, and focus on this one simple thing, because you’re about to lose all of it and didn’t lift a finger.
An important message indeed, but I can’t help but feel it’s delivered too late.
It’s not the first time this has been said to the american people. But it needs to be repeated until enough listen. If it can be spoken about publicly it’s not too late.
Comments on Lemmy are so defeatist. This feels like the most depressing place on the internet sometimes
it needs to be repeated until enough listen
exactly. the fascists put in the hard propaganda work for the past 40 years. yesterday is gone but today, and every future day, is the second best time to pull up and push back.
Remove the references to trump and this has been Bernie’s message for a long time.
Those that listen to him got it in plenty of time.
The problem is, the mentally blind people that voted for this administration weren’t ever going to hear that message, much less comprehend it.
What democratic values? The US has been an oligarchy from the beginning, it’s just mask off now.
Too late.
