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News & Current Events Mar 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM

Bernie Sanders: No Kings. No Oligarchy. In America, We the People Will Rule

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Bernie Sanders: No Kings. No Oligarchy. In America, We the People Will Rule | Common Dreams
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Bernie Sanders: No Kings. No Oligarchy. In America, We the People Will Rule | Common Dreams
We are living in an unprecedented and dangerous moment in American history. In many ways, the future of our country and the entire world is hanging in the balance—and the actions that we take now will determine what that future looks like. This is not the end of our struggle. This is the beginning.
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khool_khool_khan Mar 29, 2026 +22
The lack of coverage of what may have been the largest protest in US history is very telling. 8 million is 2.3 %. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_rule
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VanceKelley Mar 30, 2026 +1
In 2024, 75m people turned out to oppose trump. That was 31% of the electorate.
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prag513 Mar 29, 2026 +4
I admire Bernie immensely, however, he is wrong on one issue. Corporate control of government was established right at the very beginning in 1776 when the elite businessmen (oligarchs) of their time rallied the common people to join their rebellion for power against their king, since was yet to be a revolution.. Consider the impact that the Declaration of Independence had in angerying their fellow British citizenry. It gave the loyalists all the reasons to abandon their traditions in favor of something different with the implication of self government. One that originated in the CORPORATE charter colonies of New England that temporarily had the right of self government before the king took it away. One run by a corporate monied republic chosen under supposedly democratic principles. One which under the Articles of Confederation states, "*Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these states,* ***paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from Justice excepted***\*, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several states..." Excepted, as in not included in the category or group specified. A republic run by white male landowners. Which is why owning land became the American dream.
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howdudo Mar 30, 2026 +1
It's amazing to me that Bernie and Trump are both politicians. Yet Bernie gets all this nitpicking. Ive heard more '*actually, he's not right about this'* about Bernie from leftist than I have about Trump It's like comparing notes on his understanding of the encyclopedia verses Trump's memory of a nursery rhyme
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prag513 Mar 30, 2026 +1
However, Trump represents what I think Bernie gets wrong. Trump made corporate control of government a more direct policy than dark money can buy behind the scenes, by placing billionaires and corporate CEOs at the head of government departments. BTW, I am a centrist Independent like Bernie, not a Democrat and for most of my life a fiscal GOP conservative, not a moral conservitive.
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Torrion- Mar 29, 2026 +6
The failure to acknowledge that “we the people” are largely responsible for this mess is a huge part of the problem here.
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Background_Cycle2985 Mar 29, 2026 +2
false. don't blame everybody. people have taken over their government because they were given wealth in prosperous times and weren't paying attention. and they were in control forcing the illusion of choice for 60+ years on people that had no reason to question what was occurring. we've had nothing but really bad options for a long time because it didn't matter who's side won. now it matters, but people are still blinded by this bipartisan setup. we need that to change in 6 months.
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OpenImagination9 Mar 29, 2026 +3
I like how all the people with the “we the people” tattoos tend to be the ones to like to lick the boot the most.
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leaky_wand Mar 29, 2026 +1
For those people, the “we” seems to imply “not you.”
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Imakemyownnamereddit Mar 29, 2026 +5
Since when? Tell when was the last time "the people" ruled America? When was the last government that govern for the people and not donors/corporate interests? Sure Trump is an extreme nutter but lets not live in a fantasy in which the people rule America. Money rules America. Elections are bought, long before votes are cast.
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Rock-n-roll-Kevin Mar 29, 2026 +11
Zohran Mamdani is my mayor. The people elected him and he governs for "the people" right here in the largest city in America.
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abenevolentmouse Mar 29, 2026 +1
hell yea
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ilevelconcrete Mar 29, 2026 +1
>Since when? Since the 12 year period from 1865 to 1877, the only time American democracy was actually realized.
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Canadiangoosedem0n Mar 30, 2026 +1
More than half the country couldn't vote, how is that democracy? Smh
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ilevelconcrete Mar 30, 2026
Why should they waste time voting for an already decided conclusion?
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TransbianMoonGoddess Mar 29, 2026 +1
No, our problems started when the post civil war capital punishment ended too soon
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IllustriousRange226 Mar 29, 2026 +1
💯 it’s we the people, not we the kings.  
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IllustriousTiger645 Mar 29, 2026 -3
A lot of the US problems started when they pulled the rug of this guy in the primaries (against Hillary). This guy is no leftist or socialist by any stretch of imagination, but at least he was center "enough". McCarthyism doomed United States into a fast track to fascism. Meanwhile, left countries with strong states are thriving - like China, Vietnam... Capitalism claims to be about results and the only thing it does not deliver are results to the people.
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Excellent-Berry-2331 Mar 29, 2026
Luxembourg is a tax haven yet is thriving, maybe they know something?
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