Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not.
Since Donald Trump’s election, his opposition party hasn’t acted much like one. The same cannot be said of Bernie Sanders, who hit the road this weekend in red states in an effort to stoke pushback to Trump’s slash-and-burn plutocratic governance.
If the Democratic party actually gave a fuck about the country we'd have just finished Bernie's second term in office.
Paralysis is not what the dems are. Complicit is the word.
Controlled opposition of criminally corrupt oligarchy doing exactly what they're paid to do.
I feel like it’s Bernie rolling solo as our last hope. Seriously, what is everyone else doing? Bernie is on YouTube and out giving speeches. Where are the other politicians????
Trading individual stocks with insider information.
Many do too, albeit they aren't celebrities and are less visible, but Bernie is on another level.
Maybe Bernie should just start running for president now. Fuck it. Trump already established that precedent. I'm serious. We should run Bernie. He can even outright say that he's going to run the presidency largely via delegation, and that he will rarely if ever leave his home in Vermont. I for one would be much happier having the US run by the friendly progressive Grandpa in Vermont than Lord Voldemort and Kaptain Ketamine in DC. And he could delegate most of his duties to trusted lieutenants, just as Trump is doing now. Trump is largely disengaged from the day-to-day running of the White House, and Bernie could be as well if he wanted. The presidency is famously a hard job, but it's also one of those jobs that's kind of only as hard as you want it to be. Hell, if he felt the need to cede core planning to someone, he could cede it to his VP, AOC or someone else. I know Bernie isn't really up for a full presidential term, but the presidency is ultimately a job you can do if you are literally senile. We know that from the Reagan years at least.
That's the difference between being controlled by the oligarchs and not being controlled by the oligarchs.
Man, I'd kill for a progressive wave in the midterm primaries. Make folks like Bernie and AOC the default in the party and we'll be ready for a comeback.
Democrats Appear Paralyzed by Corporate Overlords
Fixed that for you.
Paralysed because they thought they also were the oligarchy but now the jig is up
They are not paralyzed, their silence has been paid for
But, but, they’re the Good Guys™®©!
Jacobin. Funny, because Bernie appears paralyzed in that photo, if Bernie sanders comes up with one plan of action that doesn't include talking Republicans into submission, I'd be happy to hear it.
*edit: it's simply incredible watching the lefties like Bernie, AOC, Omar, Tlaib, and there rest of the fucking SQUAD , who supported the "genocide joe" "from the river to the sea" marches on television news every night for months, that freaked out the democratic base, and suppressed the democratic youth vote, giving the election to trump with a 2.3% margin, now start wanting to pump out stories from fucking JACOBIN about how they've got some excellent ideas on how to fix shit, after losing the whole world to fascists. Fuck otta here. I'll be seeing you in the rubble, while we fight over tinned beans and rainwater.
Dudes rollin' through the country giving speeches to thousands. It looks like he not only has a plan but is taking action. There were only 2500 or so people there on J6. What would happen if there were more?
Bro straight up wants to throw down over tinned beans and rainwater.
It’s super easy to talk trash and criticize while offering zero solutions yourself. Bernie shifted the national discourse to the left and has a moral compass, whether or not you agree with him on all issues. He’s doing what he can to better the country. The left needs to coalesce and figure out real world ways to better it. I read lots of voices online in leftist spaces who talk disparagingly of Bernie and others, all while offering literally no solutions themselves. I’m sincerely hoping people on the left can unite for a positive and real world change. We need to go beyond “Bernie sucks” to tangible ways we can better this country and world. If you have a real idea, share it.
