Summary
Bernie Sanders criticizes the Democratic Party for neglecting the working class, leading to their recent election losses.
He highlights issues like economic inequality, job displacement, healthcare costs, and foreign policy as key concerns for the American people.
Sanders questions whether the Democratic leadership will address these issues or remain beholden to big money interests.
Yesterday and today feel like I’m reliving my mom’s election loss back in 2016. I was too young then to understand the weight behind what was going on at the time, although I did at least understand why Trump seemed like a dumb candidate. Anyways, I distinctly remember how when it was obvious that Hillary lost, even though she won the popular vote, that something wasn’t right. My mom was sobbing while looking for places to move into, since we were moving out anyways. Now, 8 years later, I’m having those exact same feelings as she did except with my boyfriend on my side, knowing very well that come January that if nothing happens, we could very well be one of his first targeted groups. I fucking hate this timeline, man.
I was in college and living with a bisexual Saudi friend at the time. I’m a straight white man, so I wasn’t a target, but he absolutely was. I sat with him in the kitchen while we got drunk and he cried.
The good news is he made it through fine and I think is doing well today still in the US. It’s going to suck, but most of us are probably going to survive this. Don’t give up all hope. Build your community, organize, join mutual aid groups, and build what we need to take back power in the future.
They’re going to try to take us backward, but make them take us kicking and screaming. Don’t give up and let them have it for free.