“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.”
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.
Is that the same guy that went on stage at the RNC convention last year?
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.
I still wonder what could have been…