Summary

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a packed Arizona rally, accusing them of harming working-class Americans and promoting oligarchy.

Sanders denounced corporate CEOs as “major criminals” exploiting workers, while Ocasio-Cortez called for stronger Democratic leadership.

Rallygoers urged Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after he supported a Republican funding bill.

The rally, part of Sanders’ “Stop Oligarchy” tour, follows criticism of the Democratic Party’s weak response to Trump’s agenda and features further events in Colorado and Arizona.

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59 points

Seriously. One of the most conservative old guys at my running club yesterday said, and I quote, “someone needs to kill Donald Trump and Elon Musk.” And I live in Alberta.

We are absolutely done with the US’s bullshit up here guys. Fucking do something. If one more of you cowards tries to tell me you’re going to vote harder in the primaries or some other stupid limp dick excuse, I swear to god man. Our lives and sovereignty are being threatened here. For the love of god do something actually useful for once in your lives.

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5 points

canada is working on divesting from buying american made items.

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4 points

Our meat prices locally dropped way down since the tariff bullshit. I’ve been saying we need to get away from tying our food markets to the US for like a decade, nice to see that I was right for once.

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I swear to god man.

You swear to do what? What are you gonna do about it if we don’t get rid of Trump? If we don’t engage in large-scale riots and die so Canadians are safe? How about YOU do something? The best way to deal with an aggressive neighbor (geopolitically speaking) is invading them to enact regime change or just genocide the people there. Go on. Do it. Put your money where your mouth is and start walking across that border with a weapon in your hand. Once you win you can impose whatever government you want here.

That’s the problem with “Someone should kill Trump and Elon Musk”. The “Someone” part, which translates to “anybody but me I just want to continue being lazy and comfortable”.

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I’m glad you somehow still managed to blame people in OTHER COUNTRIES for YOUR mistake.

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Yeah pretty classic US attitude.

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How the Fuck is an Albertan supposed to slice YOUR countries problems!? Lmfao. YOU do something! YOURE the American

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Just the dumbest take ever.

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Honestly, fuck off. Most of us didn’t want this shit. Stop victim blaming.

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Then “most of you” should have done something about it.

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1 point

Fucking exactly.

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Honestly, fuck you. You don’t understand what it is to be threatened with invasion from the greatest military power of all time.

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Lol you aren’t getting invaded. Relax.

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Except our country did. He won the popular vote and those who stayed home meant they were fine with him winning.

Just don’t comfort these assholes when they finally regret their decision.

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Americans hoard guns like crazy and then act like elections are the be all end all of political reform. It’s idiotic and disgusting.

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buddy if its such an issue for you no ones stopping you from driving down and doing whatever it is you expect others to do for you yourself

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I am preparing, in my country. Fix your own damn bullshit because it is bleeding into me and my loved ones and countrymen’s lives and livelihoods.

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2 points

easy cop out good job

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36 points

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after every other option has been exhausted first.

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4 points

Churchill, wasn’t it?

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I hear you, brother. I’m in Alberta too, but never been interested in guns; I’m waiting for my PAL to be approved as we speak. My parents and in-laws are terrified and upset about their grandkids potential futures. I’m talking to them daily to try to calm them down. We’re angry all the time, and now filling with anxiety about the upcoming election, because we all see the lies and bullshit tied to money, power, and ignorance starting…

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Good luck, it’s been 280 days since I put in for my renewal and it’s still apparently only passes the initial review. Called about 4 times now, no help at all. Maybe the AB CFO will be a bit better for time.

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Ugh that sucks to hear, it has already been 3 months, same for my buddy. He emailed the AB CFO, but got nowhere. Bizarre, I assumed they love passing out PALs here in Alberta…

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A lot of my Albertan coworkers are still reciting the conservative propaganda and sound bites. There really is no hope for them as they are willingly obtuse…

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I’ve got a friend in Quebec that told me that they’d “wish Trump would hurry up already and make Canada the 51st state.” I also know a Canadian trucker that joined the line during that trucker protest over…whatever it was they thought they were protesting.

I was in Düsseldorf recently and met a UK resident (fluent in German) who was nuts for Musk.

It’s a problem that has spread to many other countries. In fact, I’d argue that right wing populism is all part of the same swing and it’s only the most cartoonishly evil in America.

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Yeah I mean there’s lots of people who are still just chronically stupid.

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