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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Sanders agrees with Trump that Amazon is problematic [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)Of course Amazon is too big, and we need proper labor laws that will make it illegal for Bezos to treat his workers as he does, but we also need politicians who are serious about fighting Trump and the GOP to stop helping them when they attack their enemies. Only when we get a majority can we actually do anything about working conditions, helping small retailers etc. Some don't seem to understand that unless and until we get a majority in Congress, we cannot do a darn thing unless it's to try to stop legislation, or trick Trump to agree with us (as Pelosi, Feinstein, Schumer et al have been fantastic at doing, running rings around Trump and putting the GOP in awkward positions). If we say Trump is right, we help normalize a President who attacks the press, who attacks competing businesses, who is off the rails and on his way to fascism. That means we have to be fucking careful about what we say, so he doesn't even seem to get any support - never mind giving him actual support. Sanders have several times now made statements about how he can work with Trump, how Trump is right on this, that or the other, and that is not helpful, to say the least. We're fighting for our lives here, and Amazon is the least of our worries right now.
That is my view.