As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches 'National Tour to Fight Oligarchy'

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As Republicans target vital public services to offset a massive deficit caused by tax cuts for the rich, Bernie Sanders is taking action. His "National Tour to Fight Oligarchy" aims to empower Americans against the rise of authoritarianism and kleptocracy. #FightOligarchy

As Republicans target vital public services to offset a massive deficit caused by tax cuts for the rich, Bernie Sanders is taking action. His "National Tour to Fight Oligarchy" aims to empower Americans against the rise of authoritarianism and kleptocracy. #FightOligarchy

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I wish I lived in the alternate universe where Burnie was president.
- I'm just sad that we never got to see Bernie debate Trump.
- Burnie Burns? Weird choice but I admit it'd be an upgrade

This is the organization we need to fight this bullshit. I'm glad someone is taking the mantle. We have to rally with him and ask our favorite activism groups to get in line with him. This can be the unification we need.

Join the Bernie Militia.

Carrying the nation on his back

Shouldn’t this guy be sitting in the Senate voting NO to all the crap that’s going on, rather than “going on tour”?

Bernie Sanders took office in the Senate the same year the iPhone was first released. At the end of the day, he hasn't accomplished his goals. At some point we need to move on to new leadership.
- 🙄
- Your assertion is that a single member of the house of representatives should be able to accomplish their goals or they're not a good leader?
  I'll be the one to break it to you: the guy doesn't have that much power.
- There is no leadership besides Bernie
- He can be part of the new leadership. He's been a loyal part of this fight for his entire life as far as I can tell.
  But I agree we need leadership. I don't think I'm a good option but, maybe?
- Ah yes. The blue maga grifter troll mentally that got us here.

The entire circus is a masterclass in maintaining the illusion of resistance. Sanders’ roadshow against oligarchs? Admirable theater, but let’s not pretend it’ll dent the armor of a system where both parties kneel to capital. The Democrats’ leadership is too busy courting Silicon Valley’s purse-strings to notice their base drowning in medical debt and predatory rents.
Propaganda outlets spin Musk as some maverick genius while he pickaxes the last remnants of public infrastructure. Meanwhile, 60% of the country can’t afford a $500 emergency, but sure—let’s debate which billionaire’s tax cut gets extended.
The real kicker? Watching career politicians feign confusion when asked to actually fight. Resistance has become a branding exercise, all hashtags and hollow rhetoric. The machine keeps grinding, whether you’re wearing a blue tie or a red one.
- Missing the entire point.
  Sanders is leading an example of organizing.
  Communities will come outside to join, show face to eachother and strengthen their bond; no matter what happens.
  You don’t actually belief a lone wolf can fix thing?
  
  Sanders as an "example of organizing"? That’s rich. Organizing for what—another round of performative outrage that changes nothing? Let’s not confuse rallying crowds for spectacle with actual structural change. Communities don’t need a shepherd to lead them into another dead-end. They need autonomy, not a figurehead to parade around as the system’s acceptable dissenter.
  "Strengthen their bond"? With what? Empty slogans and recycled platitudes? The machine doesn’t care about your kumbaya moments; it thrives on your naivety. This isn’t a Disney movie where collective hugs topple oligarchs.
  And no, I don’t believe in lone wolves fixing things. But I also don’t believe in career politicians cosplaying as revolutionaries while the system they serve grinds the rest of us into dust. Grow up.
- Sanders’ roadshow against oligarchs? Admirable theater, but let’s not pretend it’ll dent the armor of a system
  This is Loser Defeatism rhetoric. Please do not slander Bernie Sanders. There are so many great things about Sanders. Sanders is proof that not all politicians lie. He is proof that politicians do not need to be bootlickers. Sanders tells us exactly what our real problems are and he tells us exactly how to fix them. He's right when he tells us what to do (focus on wealth inequality) and he is right when he tells us what not to do (focus on identity politics and personalities).
  
  Loser Defeatism? Cute. Idolizing Sanders doesn’t make the system less broken; it just makes you a willing participant in the illusion. Sanders talks a big game about inequality, but what has that actually changed? His “truth-telling” hasn’t stopped the machine from grinding people down—it’s just made you feel better about watching it happen.
  You call this defeatism, but the real defeat is clinging to a system that rewards performative outrage while crushing any real dissent. Sanders isn’t proof of what’s possible; he’s proof of how easily hope can be commodified. Keep cheering for your hero while the rest of us figure out how to break the machine he props up.
- The orphan crossing machine requires sustenance.
- What would you have him do differently? This is exactly the sort of thing politicians are supposed to do. Hell, Bernie doesn't even identify as a democrat since you mentioned it.
  
  The bar is so low for politicians that doing the bare minimum—like not actively sabotaging the public good—is framed as heroism. Sanders doesn’t need to “identify as a Democrat” to play his part in this charade. His roadshow distracts from the fact that systemic change isn’t on the menu; it’s bread and circuses for a disillusioned electorate.
  What would I have him do differently? Stop pretending the system can be reformed from within. Use his platform to expose the rot instead of legitimizing it with performative outrage. But that’s the catch, isn’t it? The machine only rewards those who keep its gears turning, not those who would smash it to pieces.

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