Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., told a crowd of thousands at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday that the U.S. was facing a moment of “extraordinary danger” as he criticized the political, economic and social policies of Donald Trump.
Sanders, who also dropped by the music festival Coachella over the weekend, has been criss-crossing the U.S. to speak out against the new Republican administration.
“We are living in a moment of extraordinary danger,” he said, “and how we respond to this moment will not only impact our lives but will impact the lives of our kids and future generations.”
The enemy of progress is division. Holding idealised views of how political parties should be is disingenuous virtue signalling and disregards how politics work(s)ed in America with AIPAC, corporate lobbying and a two party system of First Past The Post elections. You are right to want further change, but right now this divisive rhetoric only serves the ruling class. Democrats are always targeted for their failings and support for the party is often split because of it, while republicans disregard all criticism and stay united through their hatred and obfuscation of the truth. You can be right without also serving the purposes of your enemy. If they prevail, when they finally crush every last one of us because there was no united opposition. It does not matter how correct you are my friend, being right won’t matter. “I told you so” means nothing in Hell.
This isn’t virtue signaling or moral high grounding.
It’s pointing out facts. The fact is the leaders of the democratic party are the most divisive of all, claiming to espouse progressive policies yet always blaming the most ardent supporters of those policies when they lose elections.
Why are people seeking refuge in a party that silences the voices of the people most in need. This is the whole point. There will be no appeal to their power. They enjoy the divide because it keeps them in power.
Bernie Sanders just had someone thrown out and arrested for raising a “Free Palestine” flag at his latest rally while the whole auditorium was chanting “Free Palestine.”
The false claims of anti-semitism/national security that Trump is using to deport people started underneath the democrats with their support.
Because the other option is the destruction of Western intellectualism, death camps, the genocide of the working class and White Supremacy. It’s quite simple really.
This is an example of being obtuse.
One party wants you to shut up so the other can run wild over you.
The duopoly ladies and gentlemen.
Take note, this is why America need massive education reform and funding for a comprehensive federal department of education. Reading comprehension is suffering.
Yes, and you have been the shining example. Thank you for your cooperation.
As a European, thank you. Remember to sound the words out one syllable at a time when you get stuck. <3
I was wondering why you had no clue what you were talking about. You’re experience of America is totally online and not working with the public and citizens everyday as I do.
How much time and money and energy did you donate to Bernie? Because I did a considerable amount of each and many people who did with me share the same insights.
So thanks for the great story.
No, it isn’t actually but when you’ve never lived outside your state, I guess it’s hard to imagine someone who’s lived on multiple continents.