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Hear the Bern

45 - Bloomberg vs. Democracy (w/ Tim Black & Justin Jackson)

Hear the Bern

Bernie 2020

News Commentary, News, , Politics

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Briahna on why we cannot allow Michael Bloomberg to buy the Democratic primary, Tim Black on the role of independent media in the growing left movement, and Justin Jackson on posting as praxis. Tim on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimsTakeLive (https://www.youtube.com/user/TimsTakeLive) And Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealTimBlack (https://twitter.com/RealTimBlack) Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_ManPrime21 (https://twitter.com/J_ManPrime21)

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0:00.0

For years, the Democratic Party has defined itself as distinct from Republicans, mainly on the basis that it's the corporate party that likes minorities, whereas Republicans are climate-den denying bigots.

0:13.2

Turns out the entrance of Blueburg into the race

0:15.8

has exposed that those rules are somewhat flexible.

0:19.8

Just look at his record.

0:21.9

His stop and frisk policy was ruled an unconstitutional

0:25.4

violation of rights by a New York federal court. He blamed poor disproportionately

0:30.3

black and brown people for the financial crisis.

0:33.5

He pushed for Social Security cuts,

0:36.0

and he bank rolled Republicans who oppose climate action.

0:39.7

Heck, he was a Republican until recently supporting George W Bush in an address at the 2004 Republican

0:48.0

National Convention.

0:49.0

The President deserves our support.

1:00.0

We are here to support him. And I am here to support him. And I am here to support him.

1:02.0

Look, I get it. and I am here to support him.

1:03.0

Look, I get it.

1:05.0

The number one priority of most Democratic voters is beating Trump.

1:10.0

But it doesn't help us much if we replace him with someone who shares so many of his worst qualities.

1:17.0

For example, Bloomberg and Trump are actually aligned on the issue of stop and frisk.

1:22.0

They just keep saying, oh, it's a dis- aligned on the issue of stop and frisk.

1:22.6

They just keep saying, oh, it's a

1:24.8

disproportionate percentage of a particular ethnic group.

1:29.0

That may be, but it's not a disproportionate percentage

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