For what it’s worth, what Sanders said is a lot softer than the headline implies:
Singh interjected with another question: “But could we not also say, if there hasn’t been a fair primary for the Democrats since 2008, are they not also a threat to democracy?”
“Fair enough,” Sanders answered. “I’m not gonna argue with that.”
“Fair enough. I’m not gonna argue with that” is hardly a wholehearted pressing of the issue that the Democrats are bad. He’s specifically talking about his dissatisfaction with the primary process for President.
He also defends voting for democrats:
“Because it’s easy to say,” said Sanders. “But ‘burning it down’ means children will not have food to eat. The schools will deteriorate. People will not have healthcare. I’m an elected official. I’ve got to represent the people. I can’t turn my back on them.”
Complacency and maintaining the status quo leaves room for the authoritarians to ride in and promote change.
The kind of thing we’re unlucky to be able to watch enfold around us irl.
people not having healthcare… got that one taken care of, whats next?
Currently ruining education as fast as they can while Congress works on passing a budget to take food away from the kids.
Public education has been terrible for as long as it has existed. American schools are a joke to the developed world.
Maybe you haven’t noticed the aggressive dismantling of what we have of an education system recently. It’s actively being made radioactively worse.
The decline started in COVID, no recent changes will have any value when kids learn more from tiktok myths and memes.
No, the decline started decades before COVID… Republicans, as an institution, have been destroying education in the US going back at least to Reagan. This has been a much longer play with a lot of dedication on the GOP side. As was stacking the courts with as many Federalist Society judges as possible. And creating obstacles to allowing people to exercise their Constitutional right and public duty to vote.
I just looked up the Heritage Foundation. They started in 1973. That’s when the Christian Right started getting really involved in things, and Project 2025 is their dream project.
