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10,000+ Turn Out in Warren, Michigan to 'Fight Oligarchy' With Bernie Sanders (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 14 hours ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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"We will not accept oligarchy, we will not accept authoritarianism, we will not accept kleptocracy," the democratic socialist senator said. "We're gonna fight back, and we're gonna win."

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[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 52 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Sanders was joined on stage by United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, who wore a T-shirt reading "Eat the Rich" and told the audience that "billionaires don't have a right to exist."

careful now. I understand that kind of ultra violent rhetoric is illegal on reddit.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

This isn't reddit.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 17 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

thankfully.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 8 points 11 hours ago

It's still lemmy.world though

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 12 hours ago

Earnestly, consistently, and collaboratively. Never retreat, never surrender.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

You love to see it!

[–] Tower@lemm.ee 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Is that the same guy that went on stage at the RNC convention last year?

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

that was teamsters president sean o'brien. he was roasted a bit for agreeing to do it, but he delivered a pro-union rant.

I really cant find much fault here. republicans in general and trump in particular dont give a shit about workers, but delivering a pro-union message directly to republican-curious viewers was probably a net positive. besides, support is earned not owed. do better (*fucking sigh*) democrats.

[–] Tower@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago

Appreciate the information, as I didn't have time to look it up myself at the moment