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He surprisingly exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]], who won the Democratic Party nomination. This was in large part due to votes from the rural working class, who saw his campaign as a way to show their discontent with the Democratic establishment. Many in his movement wanted him to continue his run as an independent candidate, such as Jimmy Dore, but even though Bernie called for a "political revolution", he dropped out of the race and endorsed the establishment-backed Hillary Clinton. | He surprisingly exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]], who won the Democratic Party nomination. This was in large part due to votes from the rural working class, who saw his campaign as a way to show their discontent with the Democratic establishment. Many in his movement wanted him to continue his run as an independent candidate, such as Jimmy Dore, but even though Bernie called for a "political revolution", he dropped out of the race and endorsed the establishment-backed Hillary Clinton. | ||
In a debate titled "Tankie Defeats Destiny" with the streamer Destiny on February 23, 2021, Haz Al-Din suggested the Democratic party "rigged" the election against Bernie and that the mainstream media was changing peoples views against him in a "rat-fuckery way". One piece of evidence he provided was the Wikileaks emails showing Hillary Clinton was given the questions prior to a CNN debate against Bernie, among other biased actions by the DNC. Later in the debate, Haz suggests that after the election large swaths of his working class supporters joined the "MAGA movement" started by the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]], which went on to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. | In a debate titled "Tankie Defeats Destiny"<ref>https://youtu.be/HB55g2kunNU?si=QAxQltO1IB6p2UGC&t=60</ref> with the streamer Destiny on February 23, 2021, Haz Al-Din suggested the Democratic party "rigged" the election against Bernie and that the mainstream media was changing peoples views against him in a "rat-fuckery way". One piece of evidence he provided was the Wikileaks emails showing Hillary Clinton was given the questions prior to a CNN debate against Bernie, among other biased actions by the DNC. Later in the debate, Haz suggests that after the election large swaths of his working class supporters joined the "MAGA movement" started by the Republican candidate [[Donald Trump]], which went on to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. | ||
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Due to Bernie's Democratic Socialist views and endorsement from Democratic Socialist of America, the organization gained thousands of followers during and after his 2016 campaign. Because of it's roots in western-establishment social democracy, this ideology mostly only appealed to college-educated gentrifiers in urban areas, who are completely detached from the sensibilities of the working class. This demographic of urban institutionalized activists composed the majority of the people who ran his 2020 campaign, along with backing from the "fraud squad" such as AOC. Due to this situation, his campaign ended up pandering to woke social and identity political issues instead of focusing on class issues, which alienated the working class who propelled his 2016 campaign. | Due to Bernie's Democratic Socialist views and endorsement from Democratic Socialist of America, the organization gained thousands of followers during and after his 2016 campaign. Because of it's roots in western-establishment social democracy, this ideology mostly only appealed to college-educated gentrifiers in urban areas, who are completely detached from the sensibilities of the working class. This demographic of urban institutionalized activists composed the majority of the people who ran his 2020 campaign, along with backing from the "fraud squad" such as AOC. Due to this situation, his campaign ended up pandering to woke social and identity political issues instead of focusing on class issues, which alienated the working class who propelled his 2016 campaign. | ||
In February 2019, the Infrared collective published a blog titled "ADOS and Bernie Sanders", in which it outlined how the ADOS (American descendants of slavery) movement, which was ''"up in arms over what they perceive to be Sanders’ reluctance in fully supporting reparations"'' could actually appeal to the white working class who had voted for Bernie in 2016. In it, Infrared | In February 2019, the Infrared collective published a blog titled "ADOS and Bernie Sanders"<ref>https://biglefthook.home.blog/2019/02/28/ados-and-bernie-sanders/</ref>, in which it outlined how the ADOS (American descendants of slavery) movement, which was ''"up in arms over what they perceive to be Sanders’ reluctance in fully supporting reparations"'' could actually appeal to the white working class who had voted for Bernie in 2016. In it, Infrared states: | ||
''"Sanders, for example, has said before that not everyone who voted for Trump is a racist or a sexist, and continually emphasizes winning the white working class, despite that many voted Trump."'' | ''"Sanders, for example, has said before that not everyone who voted for Trump is a racist or a sexist, and continually emphasizes winning the white working class, despite that many voted Trump."'' | ||
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''"There are major obstacles to achieving reparations for American Descendants of Slavery. The first and foremost obstacle is not the white working class: It is the hypocritical white liberals who run the Democratic establishment."'' | ''"There are major obstacles to achieving reparations for American Descendants of Slavery. The first and foremost obstacle is not the white working class: It is the hypocritical white liberals who run the Democratic establishment."'' | ||
During this time, Infrared held the belief that many white working class people were | During this time, Infrared held the belief that many white working class people were disaffected with Trump, and they could still be won over by Bernie's political movement, such views were outlined in the following quote: | ||
''"When the white working class voted for Trump, they did so following the lead of the upper segments of the white middle class and white business owners. Then, with Trump’s tax breaks to the rich and his continued attacks on federal programs once benefitting them, this same white elite benefitted but the white working class soon became aware, and is increasingly aware that they were cheated."'' | ''"When the white working class voted for Trump, they did so following the lead of the upper segments of the white middle class and white business owners. Then, with Trump’s tax breaks to the rich and his continued attacks on federal programs once benefitting them, this same white elite benefitted but the white working class soon became aware, and is increasingly aware that they were cheated."'' | ||
In a 2021 livestream that lasted two days during December 4th and 5th titled "Infrared Haz spends 12 hours debunking Vaush on Hake debate (Destroying Vaush Parts 1 and 2)" Haz Al-din clarified that: | In a 2021 livestream that lasted two days during December 4th and 5th titled "Infrared Haz spends 12 hours debunking Vaush on Hake debate (Destroying Vaush Parts 1 and 2)"<ref>https://youtu.be/2qxKCEVU_V0?si=8nBbv4UOt4pOEcjY&t=34972</ref> Haz Al-din clarified that: | ||
''"We believed(In early 2019) there was at this time, a working class discontent with Trump... Trump's base was discontented with him and that Bernie has a chance to win these people. Obviously, now we know, that the rot of the Democratic party, was much much much deeper than we anticipated at this time"'' | ''"We believed(In early 2019) there was at this time, a working class discontent with Trump... Trump's base was discontented with him and that Bernie has a chance to win these people. Obviously, now we know, that the rot of the Democratic party, was much much much deeper than we anticipated at this time"'' | ||