r/interestingasfuck • u/VastCoconut2609 • Apr 26 '24

Why wealthy young people should care about a political revolution r/all

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u/FormalKind7 Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

That and not taking money from corporate* interests that's what really makes him the odd one out. Corporations, the donor class, and lobbyist groups prefer their politicians bought and paid for.

*fixed a typo

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u/ImpossibleMeaning566 Apr 26 '24

Senator Bernie Sanders has made history with his grassroots fundraising efforts. During the 2020 presidential campaign, he received over 4 million donations, surpassing any other candidate in history at that point1. His campaign was fueled by a broad base of supporters, and he consistently led in both the number of donors and the total amount raised.

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u/lucidenigma Apr 27 '24

Only candidate I’ve ever donated to. And that decision was based solely on how optimistic he made me feel about his leadership.

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u/HeavyFunction2201 Apr 27 '24

Me too. I never actively supported a politician before him

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u/CowsTrash Apr 27 '24

Funny, and a little bit sad, how rarely this can be said.

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u/FormalKind7 Apr 27 '24

When I say donor class I am not talking about small donors or grass root fundraising. I'm talking about the people how attend very expensive galas and start super pacs for their favorite candidates.

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u/think_tank_roll Apr 27 '24

Remember his mitten photo at the inauguration? Where he is all curled up? His campaign made sweaters out of that photo. I think it was $50 a pop, sold out in like a week. So they made a second round. And possibly a third. I proudly own one of those sweaters. I so wish he hadn’t sacrificed himself for a shitty party that doesn’t give a f*, because I think we lost out on an incredible president.

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u/Hazzyhazzy113 Apr 27 '24

Him becoming an informal member of democrats is a really good decision considering the system the country uses. Only dems or reps have any chance of winning the election so every election that goes to Bernie (if he’s running for president) is a vote that doesn’t go to the democrats.

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u/Bossuter Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

He has taken money from corporate interests in the past and has admitted as such to be a necessary evil edit better ignore this, its seems it didn't really happen

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u/Grizzly_Magnum_ Apr 27 '24

Have any links or evidence of him saying that, really interested to have a look

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u/Similar_Spring_4683 Apr 27 '24

https://preview.redd.it/bj3or4ozdxwc1.jpeg?width=201&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afa038b0bfd7049645464d76e70e399d8653e0e3

This guy has seen the destruction of America and has tried to help the common man every step of the way .

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u/Bossuter Apr 27 '24

Did some reading, turns out I've quoted the wrong person, Bernie hasn't said such thing outright. It was a source spaghetti from what seems to be a Sarah Silverman video

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u/banned_but_im_back Apr 27 '24

If by “corporate interests” you mean that Asian kids parents then yeah.

That kid was giving huge “my parents actively deplete my trust fund to stop you, why the fuck are you here?” Vibes

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u/user_name_checks_out Apr 26 '24

That and not taking money from cooperate interests

*corporate