What Bernie knows in his bones
This TokTok is a week old, but if you’re not one of the almost 10 million who have watched it, devote 10 minutes.
@bernie Oligarchs are waging a war on the working class, and they are intent on winning. But this is what I know: The worst fear that the ruling class in this country has is that Americans come together to demand a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthy few.
Bernie as a presidential candidate struck me as a one-trick pony: class struggle. But he knows that trick in his bones.
“The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats,” entrepreneur Nick Hanauer wrote over a decade ago To: My Fellow Zillionaires:
But let’s speak frankly to each other. I’m not the smartest guy you’ve ever met, or the hardest-working. I was a mediocre student. I’m not technical at all—I can’t write a word of code. What sets me apart, I think, is a tolerance for risk and an intuition about what will happen in the future. Seeing where things are headed is the essence of entrepreneurship. And what do I see in our future now?
I see pitchforks.
Better late than never.
The Congress won’t save this republic. Nor will the courts. The press is owned by and enabling the oligarchs. We are going to have to take to the streets. It’s just a matter of when.
A friend just yesterday said you will know someone by what they’re willing to die for. He and his spouse recognize that taking to the streets under Trump 2.0 involves physical risk. Their strategy is never to both go to the same event. One has to be there for the grandkids.
This is serious. Get that serious.
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Have you fought the coup today?