The 83-year-old progressive icon took the stage ahead of indie pop artist Clairo’s performance to deliver a fiery speech, where he raged against President Donald Trump, corporate greed and the billionaire class.
The 83-year-old progressive icon took the stage ahead of indie pop artist Clairo’s performance to deliver a fiery speech, where he raged against President Donald Trump, corporate greed and the billionaire class.
Go listen to the man speak as well as looking at his voting history going back decades as well as his stance on things. Quite well documented.
Can you pinpoint one meaningful achievement he accomplished during his long career, aside from backtracking on his support for military intervention around the world when it was politically convenient to do so?
Members of Congress don’t typically have monumental achievements you can point to. Bernie’s primary job is working in committee, meaning he wrangles the other senators into actually getting work done.
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bernard_sanders/400357
And of course he represents his constituents when he votes on bills.
Let me rephrase. What meaningful change or difference was made thanks to his advocacy and work throughout his years as a politician to make him suitable at 83 to become the face of resistance against fascism and hailed as a hero?
Regarding the bills and stances he took on previous US military interventions, it’s hard for me to see how he could be against the current status quo. I recognize he’s a progressive in the US political landscape but is this politicians truly the face that can take on MAGA and the oligarchs? Does he truly have what it takes?
He is the only one in Congress taking these positions, therefore he is being supported.
If you’re expecting a single superhero to swoop in and fix all our problems, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. Change of achieved in groups. Take responsibility for your own actions. What have you done to take on MAGA and the oligarchs?
Probably endlessly critique Kamala, then didn’t vote against fascism, and then as fascism takes over, critique Bernie.