Bernie Sanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue | Common Dreams
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"My friends, you don’t have to be a PhD in political science to understand that this is not democracy. This is not one person, one vote. This is not all of us coming together to decide our future. This is oligarchy."

Summary

Senator Bernie Sanders is intensifying his fight against U.S. oligarchy, targeting wealthy individuals like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Sanders argues that these billionaires manipulate the global economy, influence elections, and control the government, hindering democracy and exacerbating global inequality.

He believes this issue is crucial, impacting various aspects of society, including climate change, healthcare, worker protections, and poverty.

    • 4grams@lemmy.world
      251·
      4 days ago

      He does, but people don’t want to hear the obvious, that it’s class warfare, and we’re losing BIGLY.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
      223·
      4 days ago

      Is it me or do centrists hate hearing about their success in blocking any attempts to address the problems Sanders keeps mentioning?