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if only he were present for the last 4 years, idk

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What the fuck does he think he's accomplishing at this point

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Maybe he's just venting. He tried to be pragmatic AGAIN, stumping for dems to prevent Trump getting back in office, and it backfired spectacularly. It's his final "fuck you, told you so".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Might be the case since he's almost certainly at the start of his final Senatorial stint.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Don't you get it? They're serious this time! They're really gonna do it this time!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

And where did that bring you? back-to-me

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

Lol, lmao even. My YouTube homepage showed me this.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How long before he turns back into a sniveling sheepdog worm?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

23 months before the next significant election event.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Closing the barn door after the horse has bolted

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

In the letter he attached, he concluded with something vague that I think could be hinting at announcing a new third party or him moving to an existing third party. I like that Jason Hickel and Shaun have pointed out this could be the moment to start the difficult fight of replacing dems with a different party, and tbh demsocs might be the ones to do it. I'm obviously not a fan of demsoc-rose over PSL, but if the party is (more) resilient to capitalist interests (and the FBI doesn't stop him) then it could lead to meaningful socialist policy changes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

I'm just coming off the wells stalin interview so this is fresh in mind-- we can't delude ourselves into thinking succdem shit is going to lead to meaningful lasting changes-- but having said that the us is nowhere near to accepting anything like a communist party on a wide scale, and even tepid new deal reforms are improvements far beyond anything the democratic party has to offer. This could actually work and get traction, and it would absolutely end the democratic party, who no longer has a constituency

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Didn't he like say "vote blue no matter who"?

[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Then why THE FUCK DID YOU CAMPAIGN FOR THEM DUMB SHIT

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

To give him the benefit of the doubt he maybe decided not to publicly criticize them to "beat trump" dumb but not as blatantly corrupt as him saying this opportunistically. Not sure if we should give him that benefit though? I learn probably not.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

To vaccum leftist energy into the party to be snuffed out.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

This better be every single reply to that post

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago

Bernie bein his piece of shit self as usual

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

BECAUSE HE'S FUCKING BRAT

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well well well old man, look who comes crawling back to us.

bern-disgust

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 week ago

He's not crawling back to us, he's rounding up the sheep that have strayed too far from the democratic party

[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Didn't he endorse KKKamala?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

He endorsed fucking biden after debate, instincts of the hermit crab

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago

yes, and campaigned for her

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago

Such a pathetically cowardly approach on his part

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did Bernie fall out a window, hit his head and now thinks it's 2016 like what happened to Frank in that It's Always Sunny Episode? You don't get to talk like that anymore, bud. The jig is up and have been for the last 4 years. To quote someone closer politically to Bernie than Bernie is to me at this point "Fool me once, shame on you...fool me...you can't get fooled again."

Bernie, just retire. I wanna keep myself from wishing you dead

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As the great American poet Mark Hoppus wrote:

A day late A buck short I’m writing The report On losing And failing When I move I’m flailing now And it’ll happen once again You’ll turn to a friend Someone that understands And sees through the master plan But everybody’s gone And I’ve been here for too long

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

I guess this is throwing up.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A person of culture i see xi-lib-tears

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago

Libs love being the opposition.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago

The old sheepdog continues to ineffectually bark

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

And that change? Kamala Harris.

matt-jokerfied

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

punished-bernie vs flattened-bernie dialectic in action.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

but when the world needed him most, he vanished

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He can still flip some districts before January!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm still in line to vote for him in the 2020 South Carolina primary! They can't turn me away because I got here before the polls closed, I suggest everyone else still in line to do the same. Once all the votes are in Bernie will hopefully have the statewide delegate lead, and that will put a huge dent into Biden's Super Tuesday winnings, we may be able to redo the convention.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

Ctrl-F "genocide"

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago