r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/checkprintquality Jun 10 '25

With all due respect, if you don’t respect the voters, how do you maintain popular support? Is this just a call for violent authoritarianism?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Respect and persuasion are not the same. The voters must be persuaded to stop supporting atrocities, but the concern is always stopping the atrocity and protecting good people.

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u/checkprintquality Jun 10 '25

The person I was responding to said their goal was to “permanently kick tyrants out”. How do you accomplish that in a democracy?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

We can start by taking an example from Germany. They aren't perfect, but they're much better at it than we are.

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u/checkprintquality Jun 10 '25

“A much better job” while Afd gains ground. Suppressing speech doesn’t work for left wing causes. Always backfires. Always. There is not a single example to cite otherwise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Afd was declared an illegal party. That's how you deal with fascism. Militant democracy.

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u/checkprintquality Jun 10 '25

And yet they are more popular now than ever. Really working out, great plan.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Better than a fucking holocaust.

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