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'''Bernard Sanders''' is an Independent US senator from the state of Vermont and two-time failed presidential candidate who endorsed and campaigned for pro-establishment candidates Hillary Clinton<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/bernie-sanderss-hard-fight-for-hillary-clinton</ref> and Joe Biden<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?476591-1/senator-bernie-sanders-campaigns-joe-biden-hampshire</ref>. Bernie Sanders was promoted by the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/21/democratic-socialists-of-america-bernie-sanders-2020</ref> which has pro-imperialist views<ref>https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/no-to-chinese-authoritarianism-no-to-yellow-peril/</ref>. | '''Bernard Sanders''' is an Independent US senator from the state of Vermont and two-time failed presidential candidate who endorsed and campaigned for pro-establishment candidates Hillary Clinton<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/bernie-sanderss-hard-fight-for-hillary-clinton</ref> and Joe Biden<ref>https://www.c-span.org/video/?476591-1/senator-bernie-sanders-campaigns-joe-biden-hampshire</ref>. Bernie Sanders was promoted by the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/21/democratic-socialists-of-america-bernie-sanders-2020</ref> which has pro-imperialist views<ref>https://www.dsausa.org/democratic-left/no-to-chinese-authoritarianism-no-to-yellow-peril/</ref>. | ||
The [[Infrared]] collective has made statements in which it believed Bernie's | The [[Infrared]] collective has made statements in which it believed Bernie's movement had potential to become a working class populist movement, but these efforts were thwarted by both liberal activists within his campaign and the democratic establishment who favored pro-establishment candidates. | ||
==== Foreign Policy ==== | ==== Foreign Policy ==== | ||
Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]] through | Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]] through NATO. In interview in 2020 he said ''"I believe in NATO"'', which is supported by his actions such as the backing of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/23/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-doctrine-227193/</ref>, supporting the NATO-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of [[Russia]] in the Ukraine-Russian conflict<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>. This position is more imperialist than Donald Trump, who has suggested the US should pull out of NATO all together and that ''"NATO is dead"''<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vow-never-help-europe-attack-thierry-breton/</ref>. | ||
On the Palestine-Israel conflict, in 2023 he rejected a call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernie-sanders-gaza-cease-fire-israel-palestine/</ref>. | On the Palestine-Israel conflict, in 2023 he rejected a call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernie-sanders-gaza-cease-fire-israel-palestine/</ref>. | ||
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In relation to socialist states, in more recent years he has expressed opposition to them by calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a ''"vicious tyrant"''<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>. He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>. | In relation to socialist states, in more recent years he has expressed opposition to them by calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a ''"vicious tyrant"''<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>. He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>. | ||
====2016 Presidential Run==== | ==== 2016 Presidential Run==== | ||
Bernie's movement started when he ran for president in the 2016 election as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He called himself a "Democratic socialist" of the Scandinavian model and his campaign slogan was to create a "political revolution". | Bernie's movement started when he ran for president in the 2016 election as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He called himself a "Democratic socialist" of the Scandinavian model and his campaign slogan was to create a "political revolution". | ||
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 a third-party candidate in the general election, 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 a third-party candidate in the general election, 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"<ref>https://youtu.be/HB55g2kunNU?si=QAxQltO1IB6p2UGC&t=60</ref> with the streamer | 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 primary 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 general election. | ||
====2020 Presidential Run==== | ==== 2020 Presidential Run==== | ||
In 2020, he ran for president again to win the Democratic Party nomination, this time, the main candidate favored by the establishment was former vice-president Joe Biden. | In 2020, he ran for president again to win the Democratic Party nomination, this time, the main candidate favored by the establishment was former vice-president Joe Biden. | ||
Due to Bernie's Democratic Socialist views and endorsement from Democratic Socialists 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 Squad]] such as AOC. Due to this situation, his campaign ended up pandering to | Due to Bernie's Democratic Socialist views and endorsement from Democratic Socialists 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 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"<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: | 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: |