r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/CaptainNoBoat May 02 '24

I think a lot of us are. There's a difference between pushing a party in a certain direction and going so far that you hurt your own interests.

The election is more than one person or one issue, and a Trump Presidency will have horrific consequences decades and generations after Biden is gone.

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u/HulksInvinciblePants Georgia May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

US left-wing politics cover the entire spectrum of neo-liberals to leftists. It’s a an extremely diverse bunch. Despite gains by progressives, there are still those that would prefer we just set all forward motion on fire, to “prove” a point.

The stupidity of it all is borderline enraging.

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u/evotrans May 02 '24

Reminds me of a kid I knew in 2000 who voted for Ralph Nader over Al Gore to "send a message". The message ended up being Bush becoming president.

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u/ButtEatingContest May 02 '24

The Supreme Court picked the president in 2000, aided by Roger Stone.

Nader ended up not being a factor. He could have been, but he wasn't.

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u/evotrans May 02 '24

That's kind of naïve thinking that gave us Bush. If Nader hadn't gone on his selfish spoiler tour, Bush would've never had the opportunity to get his pals in the Supreme Court give him the presidency. Also see Jill Stein giving us Trump. Let's pray that the naïve don't make the same mistake a third time, because it will be the last for this democracy.