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Honestly call or email the Democratic party offices and voice that you one hundred percent agree with Sanders.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I mean they lost what 10mil votes? I'm with sanders they need to fix their shit. Get real. They're going to run Harris again with slightly more left wing policies, Republicans will point out she's an insincere flip flop and destroy her again. But it will be the DNC not the Republicans that setup the loss.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Pelosi should just gtfo and become a stock broker. She's unusually good at trading stocks for some obscure reason.

(The reason is insider trading)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

As a stock broker she would be subject to the law against insider trading.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We know they don't respect Sanders.

Exhibit A: Picking Hilary.

They RFK'd him.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Members of the DNC were emailing each other about how best to undermine Sanders' presidential campaign after promising to remain neutral. Democrats, if you want to inspire voters, let them pick the fucking candidate!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

It wasn't disrespect, it was outright fear.

They're afraid that someone is going to get into that position that can't be bought and is going to grandstand to the public to ask for the things that donors won't like.

Corporations are spending a lot of money to own the voices in the government, they don't want to make any rich people angry.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

I don't respect Pelosi.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago

Lmfao imagine being aligned with pelosi and thinking you're right.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago

This is where Pelosi proves Bernie right just by talking.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Pelosi is the best example of what's wrong with Dems. Literally enriched herself off the pain and suffering of the working class and poor.

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[–] [email protected] 307 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (21 children)

I'm not upset Bernie was criticized - no one should be above a good-faith critique and ideas should be judged on merit as opposed to who says them. The reason I disagree with Pelosi is that I think Sanders made some damn good points, and if the Dems don't listen they are going to fail again.

[–] [email protected] 150 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Pelosi is a piece of shit whose career should have ended in jail for insider trading decades ago.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 days ago

As a Democrat, even I’m sick of Pelosi’s shit.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The reason I disagree with Pelosi is that I think Sanders made some damn good points, and if the Dems don’t listen they are going to fail again.

They would rather fail than listen.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 days ago

They would rather fail than ~~listen~~ sacrifice corporate donations

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 days ago

Pelosi’s response kinda proves that the DNC is just the other side of the shit coin running the funhouse arcade game of American democracy

[–] [email protected] 70 points 3 days ago (18 children)

Unfortunately his whole political career has been the democrats telling him he’s wrong as they continually shoot themselves in their collective dick.

I, for one, will be writing in his name, voting third party or not at all until they give me a genuinely progressive candidate. Until then, fuck them, and fuck this country.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One of the biggest things about being a leftist is being right about stuff before it's considered polite.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago (12 children)

No Nancy. You and your DNC are wrong and that is why you lost the presidency, senate, and house.

Fake party.

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[–] [email protected] 187 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Pelosi's attitude is a big reason why

She believes voters work for her and need to do what she wants or she scolds them, afterwards they'll listen.

Bernie believes the best way to get elected is to show voters you'll help them.

One method is very effective, it's just foreign governments, billionaires, and corporations pay a lot of money to make sure candidates like that never make it out of a primary.

If an elected official put the average voter first, where does that leave the wealthy?

Not first? Completely unacceptable, Thurston get my mink we're leaving.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 3 days ago

Bernie is one of the few remaining politicians in our country who are in politics as a service vs a career. I wouldn't be surprised if after every time he gets elected he consoles himself, "this'll be the last time you need to run, this is the cycle where we'll fix American politics and you can go back to your dream of opening an ice cream shop."

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[–] [email protected] 142 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The Pelosi interview is honestly batshit insane. She doesn't see the election as a rejection of the party, thinks the Democrats are doing well, Kamala Harris did everything right, Sanders is wrong, and then she made some backhanded comments about how Biden should have dropped out earlier. I know some of that is spin she that she has to say, but it's still deeply out of touch.

[–] [email protected] 119 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Kamala Harris did everything right

She presented her message of 'vote for me to keep things the same' flawlessly. Unfortunately, people who live paycheck to paycheck don't want things to stay the same.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Political parties are private institutions and should not be in a position to shape American policies at all. Having a two party system allows centralized control over everyone else in the given party. If elected officials feel pressured to fall in line then they're not fighting for the American people, they're fighting for their own political party.

[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 days ago

So long as she can keep trading on insider information I seriously doubt that she cares.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not American, and I can't vote in US elections. Bernie Sanders is one of few US political figures that I respect the opinions of.

I don't know what Pelosi is smoking, but it has to be some good shit.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 days ago

She's smoking corporate cock, just like the rest of Congress.

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[–] [email protected] 88 points 3 days ago (6 children)

"do you really think that the Democratic party is going to the mat… and fighting for you?"

Forget about me, or the working class, the Democratic party doesn't actually fight for anything.

2000 election stolen in Florida? Ho hum, oh well... we'll get 'em next time! (2004 election stolen in Ohio...)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/29/uselections2000.usa

https://www.wired.com/2008/03/the-mysterious/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republican-it-guru-dies-in-plane-crash/

You rightly nominated a Supreme Court Justice but the Senate refuses to give them a hearing? Oh well! Guess we'll just have to win the 2016 election...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrick_Garland_Supreme_Court_nomination

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Will be writing my reps later today and I sent a few bucks to Bernie since I figure what better way to tell a politician they're barking up the right tree?

I know online petitions are generally cringe but if there was one backing up Bernie's stance here and telling the Dems to get their heads out of their own asses, I'd sign it in a heartbeat. If other people feel similarly, maybe we should get the ball rolling? Best case Dems get the message, worst case we waste our time and nothing changes, right?

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Shes nodding to the corporste over lords. She's saying:

don't worry, we will never betray your riches kisses feet we will fight for your continued market dominance and wealth inequality

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