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[Hiku]

firebush03 said:

Hiku said:

Socialist ≠ communist.
And not just backing away from him. They teamed up to take him out of the primar in 2020.
But he likely views the DNC as the lesser of two evils, and by quite a margin considering what he thinks of Donald Trump.

The DNC didn't want Sanders in 2020 b/c his rhetoric doesn't sit well with donors. They read the room, and realized that a Sanders nomination would be risky. He never posed a legitimate threat to the establishment. Just another talking head. (Note: This is just my speculation; i.e. I don't have sources confirming nor denying these claims.)

I think that's a reasonable assessment of the situation.
Although more than not sitting well with donors, he made it a point to not accept corporate donations. Which in many cases are essentially legal political bribes.

And I think normalizing not accepting corporate donations (or perhaps even making it illegal) would be a huge threat to the establishment. Because a lot of them are clearly in office for the purpose of accepting large corporate donations, and then vote for legislation in favor of those corporations.

If this was illegal (as it is in many other countries) it would not completely stop political bribes. But having to jump through many more hoops to do something illegal under the table would certainly minimize it. And more politicians would vote based on their actual constituents, instead of who fills up their bank accounts.

Last edited by Hiku - on 05 October 2024