Bernie Sanders taking 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour back on the road

[Uncle Joe]

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“If there was ever a time in American history when we need to come together, now is that time,” Sanders said in a video posted online Thursday, adding that his goal is to “defeat oligarchy, authoritarianism and horrific attacks against low-income and working-class Americans throughout our country.”

Sanders teased that a “new series of rallies” would be announced soon in “rural conservative areas — exactly the areas that we have got to turn around further.”

His campaign website already features RSVP links for upcoming stops in McAllen, Texas, on June 20; Shreveport, La., and Tulsa, Okla., on June 21; and Amarillo, Texas, and Fort Worth, Texas, on June 22.

According to the event notices, Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) is scheduled to take part in each of Sanders’s upcoming Texas rallies, and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), who unsuccessfully ran for Texas governor in 2022, is slated to join Sanders for the June 22 events.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5347225-sen-bernie-sanders-tour-oligarchy/

[msongs]

1. that's an attraction if ya know what oligarchy means but good on him for doing it nt

[Uncle Joe]

2. I believe the American people are learning fast.

I also believe the word oligarch has both apparent and subconscious advantages over the word kings insofar as propaganda value is concerned.

[synni]

3. Bernie has defined it for the masses

Similar to how the Republicans use buzzwords against us, he's turning oligarchy into a buzzword to use against Republican authoritarianism and class warfare.

[usonian]

4. Simple to explain.

More seriously, we note how the RW''ers co-opt and twist words (example, "woke" as a dogwhistle for racism) so by constant use, people might learn a word that's new to them.

And at least, "going to where people are" is a positive gesture.