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.

  • @GreyAlien@lemm.ee
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    -8715 days ago

    Could someone be willing to explain why this particular politician deserves to be praised as some kind of hero?

      • @GreyAlien@lemm.ee
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        -8715 days ago

        I respect this wholeheartedly, but it was 60 years ago.

        Is it truly the guy who can take on the trump empire? I’m yet to be convinced.

        • JaggedRobotPubes
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          2315 days ago

          There is no “the guy”. There never was, there won’t be. Groups are what get stuff done at that scale.

        • @otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          5515 days ago

          Yeah, because he’s been sitting on his hands for over the last half a century. GTFO with this no-effort trolling.

        • ProdigalFrog
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          14 days ago

          Is it truly the guy who can take on the trump empire?

          No single person takes on anything. The only reason why it seems that way is because the history books generally point to a particular person as being responsible for some big change in society, but people like that are only able to exist because there’s hundreds of thousands of people who’s names you’ll never know put in the work to make it possible for people like Bernie, or MLK, or whomever to be the face those movements.

        • @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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          1415 days ago

          Wow. You could just Google him… You’re clearly ignorant here, which is fine, but now you’re casting judgement? This is kind of why we’re in this mess in America… People jump to conclusions before being informed.

          Bernie is one of the only people in our federal government that I respect at this stage.

    • @LesserAbe@lemmy.world
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      2515 days ago

      Because he recognizes the dangerous situation we’re in and articulates a positive vision for the future, and the changes needed to get there.

    • massive_bereavement
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      7715 days ago

      Because he is someone that has kept his values since day zero, and while his peers kept getting richer through kickbacks lobbying, he did what he preached.

      • @GreyAlien@lemm.ee
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        -7815 days ago

        Interesting.

        Do you think this time he will be able to achieve anything meaningful? Does he has some kind of plan?

        From an outside perspective, it appears to be sanewashing (as he is suggesting political discourse and protests are enough to fight back against the fascistic maga movement when it’s clearly not)

        • @otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          3315 days ago

          You’re so confident and cite no references nor even allude to your opinions having anything of substance under them.

          Troll.

            • @parody@lemmings.world
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              1715 days ago

              May I please say, having read your comments, show some goddamn respect. If I were a little man on frozen tundra seeing this stoking here I’d send some crypto your way ha, I mean come on you know we love him and yeah suggest some alternatives please but come on - calling for introspection

          • @Windex007@lemmy.world
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            1115 days ago

            I’m actually in awe of how textbook FUD this is.

            Usually people are able to cloak it to make it more difficult to recognize it for what it is. No attempt made here.

            Just being like “HMM I DON’T THINK SO”

        • @tomi000@lemmy.world
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          1015 days ago

          Some people still have faith in democracy, you have no right criticizing them while not getting to action yourself (at least thats what Im assuming based on that I havent heard about you in nationwide news)

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      015 days ago

      Heheh i see a lot of blocked responses, so the trolls must be out today!

      Whoops, missed one!

      *poink!*

              • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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                1915 days ago

                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?