Summary

Bernie Sanders criticizes the Democratic Party for neglecting the working class, leading to their recent election losses.

He highlights issues like economic inequality, job displacement, healthcare costs, and foreign policy as key concerns for the American people.

Sanders questions whether the Democratic leadership will address these issues or remain beholden to big money interests.

  • knightly the Sneptaur
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    12 days ago

    What goalposts?

    America has a capitalist monoparty that only pretends to be two parties so as to maintain the illusion of choice.

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        12 days ago

        There’s a reason why the Democrat superdelegates refused to nominate the most popular American politician in 2015.

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          12 days ago

          What does that have to do with anything? He’s a member of the right-wing monoparty, isn’t he? You can’t be an independent if there are no parties to be independent from.

          Why is Bernie Sanders such an ultra-capitalist far-right Republican? I would like an explanation for this because I didn’t realize he was, but your own logic says he is.

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            12 days ago

            What does that have to do with anything?

            It disproves your BS.

            He’s a member of the right-wing monoparty, isn’t he?

            He was an independent, switching his allegiance to the monoparty didn’t help him win any federal elections.

            You can’t be an independent if there are no parties to be independent from.

            You seem to have very suddenly switched from accepting the reality of the American monoparty to suggesting that no parties exist at all. Are you sure you’re arguing in good faith?

            Why is Bernie Sanders such an ultra-capitalist far-right Republican?

            He isn’t, that’s why he’s not president right now.

            I would like an explanation for this because I didn’t realize he was, but your own logic says he is.

            You’ve never discussed my logic, you jumped straight from “American political parties only pretend to be separate entities” to “America’s most famous center-left social democrat is actually a right-wing ultraconservative” as if making the latter claim would disprove the former.

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                11 days ago

                Inseperability. Codependence. A lack of notable distinction.

                Y’know, like how our “two” major parties are the opposite faces of the same capitalist coin.

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                  11 days ago

                  Oh I see, Bernie Sanders was only an ultra-capitalist far-right Republican during the years he was in the Democratic Party, like when he ran for president.

                  Boy, we sure dodged a bullet there.