The 83-year-old progressive icon took the stage ahead of indie pop artist Clairo’s performance to deliver a fiery speech, where he raged against President Donald Trump, corporate greed and the billionaire class.

  • MortUS@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    A couple things:

    1). I lowkey expect Coachella to have a pretty good % pretentious rich folk (Trust Fund Babies) who this ain’t gonna resonate with from an old white dude.

    2). I kinda would have expected AOC instead of Bernie to maybe connect with the younger folk better? But the article says she’s trying to reach Neil Young fans? Why aren’t these roles reversed?

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    17 days ago

    Could someone be willing to explain why this particular politician deserves to be praised as some kind of hero?

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      17 days ago

      Because he recognizes the dangerous situation we’re in and articulates a positive vision for the future, and the changes needed to get there.

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        17 days ago

        Do you have any ressources explaining his plan to fight back against the oligarchs overtaking the country?

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      17 days ago

      Heheh i see a lot of blocked responses, so the trolls must be out today!

      Whoops, missed one!

      *poink!*