By Paul Bean
Yesterday at the 802 Scoop Studio in Barre, I sat down with Alison Despathy and Amy Hornblas to announce the visit of Children’s Health Defense President and CEO, Mary Holland, AND to discuss ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ in Vermont: what does that actually mean?
On April 10th in the Vermont State House, Vermont Stands Up and the Children’s Health Defense of New England welcomes the Children’s Health Defense President and CEO Mary Holland! She will be in room 10 from 1-3 PM, specifically to address H.61, bodily autonomy and health care decision making including the right “to be free to accept or refuse any health or medical intervention, testing, treatment, or vaccine based on the individual’s own religious, conscientious, or personal beliefs.
Children’s Health Defense was founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has visited the State House to speak on behalf of medical and vaccine freedom prior to his appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The title of this podcast episode might be a little confusing for some– but if you watch I think you will see very clearly the point we are trying to make.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is out touring the country on his ‘Tour to End Oligarchy,’ harvesting the energy, fury, and rage of unsuspecting supporters and college students, when instead (as Alison and I explain) their energy would be far better used taking action locally and engaging with the political process and system amongst their peers and communities. All of the rage directed at Tesla, Elon, Trump, and Vance is nothing but a political scapegoat…
We also discussed:
- The danger of the advanced clean car and truck mandates about to hit Vermont and create major problems unless action is taken soon to fix this threat.
- The danger of the advanced clean car and truck mandates about to hit Vermont and create major problems unless action is taken soon to fix this threat.
- The Bernie conversation and real world action to ‘resist oligarchy’ in Vermont
- Many legislators dangerous perspective that it is OK to rush legislation and even create bad policy because “it can be fixed later”
- The need to support and create options for Vermonters versus mandating all aspects of life. Why it is not government’s job to pick Winners vs.losers.
- Bernie’s misinformation on capitalism and so much more.
Thank you Alison and Amy for coming by the studio, we hope you enjoy and we hope to see you next week at Mary Hollands event at the State House!