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Democrats Appear Paralyzed. Bernie Sanders Is Not. (jacobin.com)

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“Trumpism is not going to be defeated by inside-the-Beltway politicians,” he said.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

There's a lot of politicians and corporate media who aren't thinking the same things Bernie says. There are a lot of people -- including quite a few who currently support Trump -- who would be thinking the same things Bernie says, if they became aware of the possibility.

That scares the fuck out of both the Republicans and the corporatist Democrats, though, which is why even though Bernie draws huge crowds he gets such little media airtime.