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Bernie has a history of supporting US imperialism, including 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>, 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>, supporting the US-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of Russia<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>, and rejecting to 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>. | Bernie has a history of supporting US imperialism, including 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>, 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>, supporting the US-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of Russia<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>, and rejecting to 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>. | ||
The Infrared collective has | 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. | ||
==== 2016 Presidential Run ==== | ====2016 Presidential Run ==== | ||
In the summer of 2015, he announced his candidacy for the president of the United States running 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". | In the summer of 2015, he announced his candidacy for the president of the United States running 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 was little known outside of the state of Vermont and hardly anyone expected him to perform well. In a surprising turn of events, he exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] for the Democratic Party nomination. This was due to a rise in populist sentiment among the working class which aligned with his campaign messaging. | He was little known outside of the state of Vermont and hardly anyone expected him to perform well. In a surprising turn of events, he exceeded all expectations by winning 23 states and 43% of the vote against the establishment darling and heavy favorite [[Hillary Clinton]] for the Democratic Party nomination. This was due to a rise in populist sentiment among the working class which aligned with his campaign messaging. 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. | 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. | ||
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After the election, Infrared believes that 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. | After the election, Infrared believes that 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. | ||
==== 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. | ||
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The final result was that Bernie only garnered about 30% of the vote during the primary, much lower that his 2016 results, he swiftly dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden who became the Democratic nominee. On the other hand, Donald Trump increased his vote share of the rural working class during the 2020 election, but narrowly lost to Joe Biden, who ran up his vote share with white-collar college-educated suburbanites. | The final result was that Bernie only garnered about 30% of the vote during the primary, much lower that his 2016 results, he swiftly dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden who became the Democratic nominee. On the other hand, Donald Trump increased his vote share of the rural working class during the 2020 election, but narrowly lost to Joe Biden, who ran up his vote share with white-collar college-educated suburbanites. | ||
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