(Video) Bernie Sanders said what Trump should have but is incapable of:
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Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
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The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
— Senator Bernie Sanders (@sanders.senate.gov) 2025-09-11T21:47:45.094Z
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
September 11, 2025
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/video-in-wake-of-charlie-kirk-murder-sanders-addresses-rising-political-violence-in-america/
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a video statement responding to rising political violence in America. The video is available here, and a transcript is below:
I want to say a few words regarding the terrible murder yesterday of Charlie Kirk — someone whom I strongly disagreed with on almost every issue but who was clearly a very smart and effective communicator and organizer — and someone unafraid to get out into the world and engage the public. My condolences go out to his wife and family.
A free and democratic society, which is what America is supposed to be about, depends upon the basic premise that people can speak out, organize and take part in public life without fear — without worrying that they might be killed, injured or humiliated for expressing their political views. In fact, that is the essence of what freedom is about and what democracy is about. You have a point of view, that’s great. I have a point of view that is different than yours, that’s great. Let’s argue it out. We make our case to the American people at the local, state and federal level, and we hold free elections in which the people decide what they want. That’s called freedom and democracy. And I want as many people as possible to participate in that process without fear.
Freedom and democracy is not about political violence. It is not about assassinating public officials. It is not about trying to intimidate people who speak out on an issue. Political violence, in fact, is political cowardice. It means that you cannot convince people of the correctness of your ideas, and you have to impose them through force. Every American, no matter what one’s political point of view may be, must condemn all forms of political violence and all forms of intimidation. We must welcome and respect dissenting points of view. That’s what our Constitution is about. That’s what our Bill of Rights is about. That, in fact, is what freedom is about.
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...I love Bernie, but I don't know...
...it seems the harder we try to play democracy the opposition tries even harder to throw it under the bus...
...and how much democracy do we actually have left...?
...it's trump and the republicans that are constantly stoking the fires of hate that leads to violence but when we speak up we're shot down (no pun intended)...
...do trump and the republicans really want to have that democratic debate with us and Bernie...?
...I doubt it, just listen to trump and the republicans...
....but I love you...
...it feels like we're always disarming...
...we go their way but they never come our way...
...how many times have people had a chance to dump trump..?
...2 impeachments, trying to over throw an election, interfering with the peaceful transfer of power, etc..etc... and still they blindly support and follow him...
...we're dealing with people that don't hold our Constitution and our democracy in high regards yet alone want to have a debate...nearly everyone's oozing sympathy for this assassinated political figure but few are oozing sympathy for the little children slaughtered in our schools...
...I don't know, maybe it's time to do a massive upgrade to security at our public events...
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