Bernie Sanders launches high-profile offensive against ‘the oligarchy’
Bernie Sanders launches high-profile offensive against ‘the oligarchy’
Summary
Sen. Bernie Sanders is touring Iowa and Nebraska to rally against “the oligarchy,” aiming to energize progressives rather than launch a 2028 presidential bid.
At 83, he seeks to shape the Democratic Party’s future, arguing it lost in 2024 by neglecting working-class voters.
He hopes to influence budget battles and the 2026 midterms, targeting GOP lawmakers in battleground districts.
With Democrats lacking clear leadership, Sanders’ prominence and focus on economic inequality could define the party’s direction in the Trump-Musk era.
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The sudden rush of tankies in the comments indicates to me that this is a strong enough move to make some oligarchs worried.
I'll never understand the tankies label
The way I think of it is as follows: if you like the idea of socialism or communism, and you think the only way to get there is to have an authoritative leader "clean house" before they for some reason or another decide to give the power back to the people, then you are a tankie.
In my opinion, an authoritative leader will never give up power back to the people willingly. Or if an authoritative gets in charge, it will never dismantle systems like capitalism because capitalists give authoritative people power.
Another good hint is if they really like the idea of murdering billionaires even if there are less violent solutions to it. I'm not saying that there are currently less violent solutions. I'm just saying they will never go out of their way for less violent solutions. As if they like the idea of murder a lot.
sad cringe slander
because it's stupid
I'd say unnecessary. Unless you're using it as a slur
the fake progressives 100% use this as a slur.
Your mom married her cousin
Is a tankie someone who blindly supports the military indistrial complex? Or is it someone who loves tank sized SUVs?
They're blind apologists for the various left regimes that have identified themselves as leftist, anti-imperialist, anti-western, sometimes even including North Korea and Cambodia under Pol Pot. Often they align themselves with right-wing governments like modern Russia and Iran, because they're against the geopolitical west.
The term was coined after the USSR rolled tanks into Hungary in the 50's to squash pro (Socialist) democracy protests. Some leftists stuck with the Soviets as they matched into Hungary and Praugue, and others spoke out against what they saw as tyrannical repression of democracy.
tankie is one who says all the mass murders, genocide, rape et all communists have done historically didnt exist\was okay.
have done historically didnt exist\was okay.
More like "didn't exist, but was okay even if it did" lol.
Yes
is a strong enough move LOL I wonder what "high-profile offensive" means? More empty virtue signalling. Yes, complain about the tankies and support this worthless larper. I'm sure the oligarch will be sooo scared of Bernie's harsh objections, condemnations and intentions.