Summary

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a packed Arizona rally, accusing them of harming working-class Americans and promoting oligarchy.

Sanders denounced corporate CEOs as “major criminals” exploiting workers, while Ocasio-Cortez called for stronger Democratic leadership.

Rallygoers urged Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after he supported a Republican funding bill.

The rally, part of Sanders’ “Stop Oligarchy” tour, follows criticism of the Democratic Party’s weak response to Trump’s agenda and features further events in Colorado and Arizona.

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    2 days ago

    I’d love leaderless movements to have a better track record than they do, but the reality is that I think they fail much more often than they succeed in this country.

    People can’t just quit their jobs and occupy wall street forever.

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        As an unconnected individual with a middling net worth, you are powerless in this system. Whole movements of people are powerless. The only way this could possibly work is with the numbers and probably a leader organizing it.

        • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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          What are you talking about? We modernize what our forefathers did. Open a cryptowallet and ask France for help. The organizing is there if you are looking.