It doesn’t mean much coming from Bernie. He’s all talk. He says these things but he rarely has thought out plans on them.
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WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 9 months agoSomeone has to be an early proponent of it. Its not we could go from no congresspersons says such to suddenly one minute all of them decide to announce they support it simultaneously.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 9 months ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
He proposes bills all the time. It’s not his fault the rest of the corrupt senate won’t give them a fair hearing.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Bills themselves aren’t well thought out plans. He needs to work with his peers to get legislation passed, not just write up his ideals and act like everyone will fall in line. That’s not how anything works.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
When his peers are all owned by corporations, how can he?
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 9 months ago
What's he supposed to do? Blackmail, threaten, or kill most of congress? Until he has plans for those, having bills written won't do much but waste time that he could be better using talking about the ideas.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic. A group of 100 having to do what 1 person says is not a democracy. The vibes on this subject are uncomfortably authoritarian. We’re talking about fundamental level stuff here. If you’re in a group of friends deciding where to go to dinner, people can vote and compromise on where they want to go, or you can have one person have total control and decide for everyone. The latter isn’t how the US should be run.
WalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.social 9 months ago
I'm try to figure out what you want from him. The topic is how one person can't do anything and you're saying he's not doing enough by trying to spread the ideas, so I'm trying to figure out what you want him to do as one person if its not promoting the idea.
Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
He’s never tried being friendly with his coworkers, maybe he should give that a go
dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You really truly believe that in his entire political career spanning multiple decades that he’s never once been friendly?
dangblingus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How do you think politics works? It’s all talk. Then they vote on a bill.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Groups of elected representatives are put into committees that workshop ideas / bills and gauge interest. In order to pass committee and receive broad support, riders are typically added to allow other representatives to get something for their constituents. Compromises are made, not everyone gets everything they want, and we move forward.
Senators don’t make proclamations with no plans and immediately get bills passed.
Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Seriously. People must think the $15 min wage and student debt forgiveness just sprung from nothingness to have support across the party. These things start with progressives making the case and saying “this is possible”.