Bernie Sanders and Alexandria’s rally occasion in Los Angeles
Senator Bernie Sanders’ rally and congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who took place in Los Angeles, attracted 36,000 people and had the largest multitude ever in an event of the former candidate for the democratic appointment to the presidential.
The senator Bernie Sanders and the congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez They took a crowd to the streets of Los Angeles, in a rally against the “American oligarchy.”
With performances by musicians Neil Young e Joan Baezthe rally, which took place this Saturday, was part of the movement “Fight against the oligarchy“That Sanders and Occursion-Cortez (known as AOC) are organizing across the country.
The rally of the two American politicians, from extreme-left wing of the Democratic Party, took place in front of the Los Angeles City Council and Lasted six hourswith multiple interveners of unions, civic movements and elected representatives.
“Your presence is leaving Donald Trump and Elon Musk very nervous”Exclaimed Bernie Sanders, wearing a local baseball cap, Dodgers, and galvanizing the tens of thousands of people singing” Bernie, Bernie “in unison.
“We are living in a moment of extraordinary danger And the way we respond will not only have an impact on our lives, but also of our children, the next generations and the planet Earth, ”he said.
O Bernie Sanders speechVermont Independent Senator focused on the role that millionaires have had in Donald Trump’s new administration, especially Elon Musk.
“We live at a time when A hand full of millionaires Controls the political and economic life of the country, ”he criticized,“ with a president who does not understand or respect the United States constitution and is moving toward an authoritarian form of society ”.
This is the “American oligarchy” that Sanders and AOC consider it to be in effect in order to obtain more and more Tax cuts for the richest and keep the rest to survive salary in salary.
Both criticized Musk for intervening the system and social security payments, with the purpose of reduce paid benefits to compensate The tax cuts that come there.
“The oligarchy is not only economy. We are living under a corrupt campaign financing system, which allows millionaires to buy elections”Sanders accused, mentioning that Elon Musk spent 237 million euros in the campaign to elect Donald Trump.
The oligarchs, said Bernie Sanders, “They are very religious“But your religion is”Based on greed and not love“Or in court.” Musk and his friends see you as expendable workers and don’t want to know about you, “he continued.
Bernie Sanders also spoke of the foreign policy of this administration, stating that it is the first time an American president aligns with dictators. He criticized Trump’s position on Ukraine and the sending of millions to the Benjamin Netanyahu war machine in Israel.
“The oligarchy will not make concessions. They have money, power, congress, the White House and the average. But they are not our owners”Said Bernie Sanders, an independent Senator for Vermont, who in November after the defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
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Alexandria Occortion-Cortez in rally with Bernie Sanders in Los Angeles
Hate is a trap that sinks us
Sanders was preceded by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezwho also criticized Musk and Trump’s most controversial policies and asked everyone to help defeat California Lus-American Congressman David Valadão, who voted in favor of the republican budget.
“They They are not here to serve youthey are about to serve themselves and the millionaires who pay them, ”said Aoc.“ Donald Trump is not an aberration, it is the inevitable conclusion of a system dominated by obscure money. To defeat it, we have to defeat the system that created it, the money in politics. ”
AOC pointed to the recent Hecatombe of the Financial Markets and subsequent recovery when tariffs to other countries were suspended for 90 days.
“The change in tariffs was so that Trump could enrich friends”He considered, arguing that congressmen should not be able to buy or sell actions based on privileged information.
“What they want is that Our lives are as expensive as possible With lower salaries, ”he said.“ This is what the oligarchy is. Brought us the most corrupt administration in history and republican majorities to support it. ”
The congressman said that it takes a Democratic Party that fights more strongly and called “the destruction of rights and democracy”To economic inequality in America.
Also appealed for people Don’t give in to fear and the tactics of intimidation, praising the action of two primary schools in Los Angeles – a school district Led by Portuguese Alberto Carvalho – who prevented immigration agents from interrogating children.
“Hate is a trap that sinks us To all. Gathering to reject the division is the only way we can win, ”he exclaimed.” This movement is not about party labels or purity tests, it is about class solidarity. “
Daughter of a Porto-Rican cleaning maid and a small merchant in the New York neighborhood of Bronx, Alexandria Occortez, the Latin immigrant who became the “hope” of the left wing of the Democratic Party.
Before AOC entered the stage, Neil Young He played his legendary song “Rockin ‘in the Free World” and led the “Take America Back” song, which the crowd sang under the intense heat of southern California.
Joan Baez He sang “Imagine”, the theme of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and the artist Folk Maggie Rogers welcomed “Berniechella”, a reference to the Coachella music festival, which takes place this weekend in the Californian desert.
“Power will always be of the people,” said the singer.
