Apparently the only democrat with a plan.
Him, AOC and Jasmine Crockett seem to be the only ones fighting right now. We definitely know now too that Al Greene is ready!!
The man has never not cared, and he has never liked corporate.
There’s no motive in this apart from trying to get out and help America at this point, he’s not even running again.
I’m waiting for this “Oligarchy” to be replaced with the actual problem word which is “capitalism” (and really imperialism). I love Bernie and understand why he uses this word. But we need to stop pretending that the US has not always been an oligarchy.
It confuses people into thinking that we need to “return” to a previous stage of capitalist exploitation. Instead of making them understand that we need to abandon it altogether.
The audience he is speaking to is entirely different than those that will read this comment. So I understand his language. But I think the current generation should understand that his use of Oligarchy is strategic. He is using language that is not tainted by red scare propaganda that still exists in many of your parents.
Bernie is fighting against the capitalist class and using the terminology that he sees fit. But that doesn’t mean we need to in our conversations. The problem is capitalism.
I agree, but I think he is doing his best to make his message accessible to the masses. Bernie is able to reach the ears and minds of some of the densest far right not jobs. In this regard, I think focusing on the oligarchy is a necessary first step.
Oligarchy is a symptom.
My dad, who is a fiscal conservative, says that we’ll come out of this socialist. I think what he just means is that we’ll have universal healthcare and other social safety nets. But it’s interesting to hear someone who is a fiscal conservative and grew up during the Cold War say they think America will become socialist.
