Summary
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is organizing grassroots events to oppose Trumpās policies, arguing that āTrumpism does not believe in democracy.ā
In an op-ed, Sanders criticized Trumpās ties to Elon Musk, federal budget cuts, and media influence, warning of authoritarianism.
He cited Trumpās recent post likening himself to Napoleon and accused him of disregarding the rule of law.
The White House dismissed Sandersā concerns, accusing Democrats of authoritarian tactics.
Iām a fucking nobody with no clout and banned from corporate social media for being anti fascist. I live in a state with few unions, mostly government workers unions and not much else. Too sparsely populated.
Bernie is a popular household name politician with strong union connections and a mailing list worth millions he sold off to the democrats.
Who has more power in this situation?
I forgot Iām on lemmy world full of shitlib takes where snarky comebacks on Bluesky and performative bullshit and strongly worded condemnation is seen as real resistance ^tm
You have the power to build up leaders rather than tearing them down.
And if nothing else, you have the power to say nothing. If youāre not going to offer better alternatives, at least make the positive choice not to attack the people taking action.
And, just to be absolutely clear, if you carefully read back through everything Iāve said here, youāll see that I never said ādonāt criticize.ā Criticism can still build up, can still inspire others to join a common cause. But youāre not doing that. Youāre just cutting down whatās there and planting nothing in its place.
How dare I hold our leaders to account for doing nothing for decades and allowing the country to fall to fascism?
I canāt fucking stand liberals.
You can hold leaders to account, and you should - thereās plenty to hold them to account for - but that still doesnāt answer the question of what is to be done in this present moment right now.
You want a general strike, but you have no idea who is going to organize one, or how theyāre going to do it, because youād rather feel justified in your outrage over grudges of the past than actually see anything useful done.
Youāre more interested in feeling righteous than you are in succeeding, and thatās going to get you exactly nowhere.