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Mar 1, 2016 7:27 PM
SunshineAndNihilism
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r1cepurin
This post makes me wanna vote for the unstumpable
ThatName
Unfortunately, the 9/11 one is true. A select number of people were openly cheering on the waterfront of Jersey City after the attacks.
skellington01
TL;DR - all politicians lie, Bernie said one thing true, so he must be telling the truth all the time.
abb133
I VOTED IN THE MINNESOTA CAUCUS! FEEL THE BERN!
JamesRusselEsq
I VOTED IN THE MINNESOTA CAUCUS TOO! IT WAS KIND OF COLD SO I DIDN'T FEEL THE BERN. LIFTED MY STEIN THOUGH!
flatdeer
We get it. You're a Sanders groupie. Give it a rest.
Cheesecakecrush
"Doesn't make shit up" except how his policies will work.
MamaKin
Greeeeaaaat, another bullshit, distorted and misrepresented political post that people should do their own research about. Blech.
VigorousButtstuff
"STUDY IT OUT! THE ILLUMINATI CONTROLS THE BANKS! THE LIZARD PEOPLE! FLOURIDE!"
SushiShits
To be fair, Carson actually did try to stab his friend. He just sucked at it.
marquisdechocula
But as a surgeon, he technically stabbed a lot of people
Dayrest
Considering the results tonight, I think your post is too late to do anything
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
Meh it looks worse than it is because super tuesday happens to have so many deep south very-black states who hate Bernie.
viciousrana
Guys... he's not gonna win. You should have voted rather than upvoting dumb shit on websites.
PoopstacheMcfartnugget
Not have a job until his mid forties... He did that to
Thewulasvegas
"Witty Political Comment"
Sogeking
"Person who is offended by this comment"
awesomechicken
Well, we all saw this one coming...
stroodlemachen
Witty agreement because I want imgur status
CletusMcFertherburger
*Ignorant reply that gets downvoted to hell*
Memorygarten
*take that reply that parasites off the upvotes of everyone downvoting you*
tacolord14
"Witty reply to comment"
Robnaught
Now I'll tell all my friends this because I am politically educated via biased memes!
heracles1021
Ben Carson did stab his friend in the belt buckle
TheRealKappaChino
I do have to say. Bernie Sanders, doing what he did in the time period, for the ideals at that time. He was truly a revolutionary.
TheGrayBox
Sorry, but MLK was the revolutionary, not the white kids marching behind him.
iusedtohaveathesisbutmyspinestoppedmoving
Still is.
FattyWantsTheCake
How mad is imgur gonna be when he drops out
imaginativecaffeinatedscribbler
Hes not dropping out until the Philadelphia convention. He's here till the last vote, said so himself.
nflgeneric
Imagine how mad Imgur is going to be when he endorses Hillary.
tisphated
It'll be "we're so disappointed in our country that isn't exactly like our echo chamber".
itdoesntlastlong
Just to keep things real, he is a politician.
Frederf
No don't pull this "assign to category, then use category to inform the example" bullshit. He is himself and not a group you dismissive cunt
itdoesntlastlong
wow. thanks. i have never been called that before. i will bow to your obvious superior intellect. please forget your know me....
Frederf
Oh look a non-capitalizing, sarcastic ellipsis using, not address the point type person. Everyone knows exactly the kind of person you are.
EmptyMyNineOnTheWelfareline
for a long time now.
IAmDrBanner
That is not being debated.
xXR3bb1tSl4y3rXx
To be fair, Ben Carson ATTEMPTED to stab his friend. The wording biases the entire post, as do most political things.
marquisdechocula
I like people whose stabs are successful. I have no time for losers who fail at stabbing their friends. My stabs are YOODGE, the best stabs.
TallDude
Ah yes. This seems totally fair. I'm certain all statements by everyone but Bernie is false, and Bernie tells the truth on everything.
GnarredGnarly
This is a more extreme example. But to be fair, Bernie is the most consistent candidate and that is proven. Ex: https://youtu.be/Rpm4rjejFgQ
jontaylor07
He once said "I have no real clue about economics or how human incentives work." Which checks out.
DoctorWatchamacallit
Also is that the Cigarette smoking man from the X files standing next to him?
Frederf
Everyone is bad so vote ____ aside, if it's so easy to show everyone's a liar, show one from Sanders.
Throrf
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/bernie-s/
Frederf
Why am I at -6? Anyway, thank you.
Hybris51129
Yes Bernie is your friend, you can trust him, do not question him because you can trust hi. That's what Imgur as devolved to sadly.
jonsnuuuuu
then why don't you tell us who you would like to win, and what about their political views you share, I like bernie because of his beliefs
StubbornViking
I'm not going to try to tell you only one is suited and the rest are definitively wrong. That would be a gross oversimplification.
DoctorWatchamacallit
every damn election people do this. Fall for someone who they are convinced is a saint, and once said person gets elected: hate them. Repeat
eetsumkaus
including the fact that he can deliver on his promises...
Leolol1
Have to try if we want anything accomplished. Saying it can be done doesn't help anything, nor does it make an opponent a better candidate.
eetsumkaus
yes, but this is the wrong place to try. You want the country to trend towards socialism? Vote for your state and federal representatives...
Leolol1
Healthcare can't be nationalized on a state level efficiently though, imo. In order to be practical and cost effective it must be much 1/?
Leolol1
larger scale, so that the government can regulate/negotiate prices. Our costs are beyond excessive compared to every other country, 2/?
eetsumkaus
I didn't say that, but Congress will need to change a lot of things for it to be nationalized. That's why you start in Congress.
HorseMcFucker
To be completely honest, Bernie has a cleaner track-record than any other (popular) candidate.
apresminuit
lol. Hillary has a higher percentage of 'true' or 'mostly true' on politifact and a lower percentage of 'mostly false' to 'pants on fire.'
tpeg2140
To be completely honest, you're wrong. Ask literally any fact checker... http://www.politifact.com/personalities/bernie-s/
StarmanUltra
Well, he's not worse than most. A lot of the "mostly false" ones are really petty, too.
TallDude
Thank you. I'm tired of people thinking he is above any false statements.
shmoopy220
Except for the fiscal viability of his economic plan.
HamDemon
Says who? http://www.politicususa.com/2016/01/14/170-economists-bernie-sanders-plan-reform-wall-st-rein-greed.html
shmoopy220
Thank you this was informative.
satanicfudge
170 out of work economists, Nice sample size there broski.
Favoritestoshowmybrotherandlogontopublicnetworkswith
170 respected economists might disagree with you.
shmoopy220
Everyone downvotes you but I upvoted because another commentor put up a source. You don't deserve a -6 on this.
Favoritestoshowmybrotherandlogontopublicnetworkswith
It's all good. I laugh that these are the people complaining about the Bernie circle jerk. They do it too.
Phaggotboy
One of the only things that economists agree on is that protectionism, one of Sanders main policies, is bad.
thegreatheed
The Carson thing happened, at least according to his mother almost 20 years ago. You know back when there was no reason to make it up. Link>
doihearanamen
But... but the media said!
ButterfaceTaintClown
the only thing we know for sure about Carson is he fell asleep in his pyjamas watching Fox News on 911.
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
Fuck, what? No ... You're shitting me right?
DukeEd
Did the guy he supposedly got stabbed said it didn't happen??
LokiKingOfJotunheim
I wouldn't possibly question anything he says. He's a neurosurgeon! And he knows the truth about evolution and the pyramids. /s
myvulvaissmootherthanavealcutlet
I believe it happened but he keeps changing his story far beyond small details. And it's just baffling why he thinks he should talk about it
thegreatheed
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/663518863145963520/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
SmokeyDragon
Thank god for buzz feed.
SpookieFlookie
Pretty sure it was a hammer and he only threatened
SuwinTzi
Oh i remember this story; it was part of why he turned to Christianity. God that story is old.
KidsGotPieceOnHim
And and he said he attempted to stab. While it's still not ok it is a different story
ChrisLucas1
I thought it was the Popeye's chicken robbery story that he made up.
PhillipSemenHoffmore
I think we all want a President that isn't afraid to stab a bitch
srslydude
I was just about to say this. Thank you for doing it for me.
Cereaza
Yeah, we really don't need to be going after Carson. He's 5th out of 5. Of the 595 delegates up today, he won 3. ... 3.
musicalbuffoon
It's even in his biography
Jinobe
Regardless, it's stupid either way.
zerreco
And his movie (though I guess that's the same thing)
rhetoricalstagnation
Must be true then.
FizzleBurger
Why is there reason to make it up now? Why does he think that people will be more inclined to vote for him if they know he stabbed a dude?
unscot
Why do people make up bullshit like this to get to the front page?
srslydude
Because that's what knocked some sense into him and set him on the path to being a neurosurgeon.
IbukiOnTheScene
Why did the ebay founder lie about starting the site to collect Pez dispensers for his wife? Idk people make shit up all the time
Cereaza
I'll tell you why. Dat pussy.
VodkaReindeer
People love an underdog.
makesense
Because he wants people to think he's a 'real' black unlike that 'Arab' Obama.
Shimobe
There IS no reason to make it up now. He didn't make it up. He's an honest man, telling the truth about his past.
FizzleBurger
...Shimobe said, totally missing the point of the question.
Shimobe
No, I wasn't missing the point. And I gave you an answer: He's an honest man. If others had brought it up first, he'd look guiltier.
FizzleBurger
Well sure, NOW you answered it. Your first comment never explained his incentive for bringing it up at all, let alone arguing for it.
KyloSolo
I don't honk it was thousands, but CNN did show Muslims in the Gaza Strip celebrating after 9/11.
Paladinscode
They were celebrating in Canada as well. I saw it with my own eyes. It was disgusting.
BlacklightShining
Citation needed: this comment needs a citation from a RELIABLE source; else it may be -challenged and removed- ignored.
millername
Gaza Strip, New Jersey? (He said it was in NJ, which is why so many people called him out on the quote.)
Aelinsaar
Gaza, Jersey... it's so hard to track with your head up your ass.
Sumpte
Drumpf's claim was that thousands in NYC cheered, not on the Gaza strip. The most evidence the apologists can muster is of 'small pockets'.
zma123456
I want to see footage to see if that actually did happened.
slowworld19
Well yeah shockingly reason for the ME to hate America existed before 9/11. Hence 9/11.
carlosmencianumberone
That could have been footage from a previous date, no?
Cela84
Not sure why being downvoted, it was determined to be unrelated footage.
chrisscross1947
Looks like you also running against bernie.
nasreal
Yeah, Gaza is known for it's moderates, so that was weird /s
Trollingstoned
Gaza is known for fighting against Israel with the means at their disposition, yes. We could give them Abrams and F-16s if it please you.
puremind7772
RT showed Pakistani fans celebrating a cricket win over India as muslims celebrating the Paris attacks. Always check sources.
SoapBatDerby
Yes, and CNN showed "Muslims attacking Europeans on the train" during the refugee crisis, except that footage was already several years old
doihearanamen
HONK
Hassanian
He claimed it was thousands of US citizen Muslims in New Jersey. A very dangerous, potentially violence-inciting lie.
Pawnderlust
I find it hard to believe anyone in New Jersey, as close as they are to New York, was cheering after 9/11
Spearka
It could be the media manipulating things so they "cheered" but not for 9/11; it's not rare for the media to maniplate things to suit them
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blitherypoop
Do you?
AlcoholicsAnonymousBYO
I missed the memo ... What's this honk thing?
DavidBrooker
Honk honk!
duelpersonality
Too old to be a duck. Quack quack!
oberon909
This and every comment after is awesome thank you friends +1
millerha
Sloshing about in all this wet!
duelpersonality
But such is life for an old Knickerbocker like me
millerha
DUCKLINGS
ShotsoMilk
Yeah but the Gaza Strip has been celebrating terror for awhile. It's never been anything new
Trollingstoned
I'll never get used to the casual cruelty against Palestinians. Were supposed to despise them for defending their homeland against invasion?
heynongman4pres
Well, it's a bit more complicated than that. But it's a tragedy no doubt.
Trollingstoned
It's not complicated. We gave land that wasn't ours to give to a distressed people who wouldn't stop for anyone. Then we armed them.
heynongman4pres
Not "we". Prior generations made difficult and unwise choices. Many decisions by many parties have led to the current crisis.
Trollingstoned
Then, when the Palestinians and Arabs revolt, we act like they're unreasonable. I mean, the Shoah was bad, we get it. The Nakbah is also bad
gatorademebinch
CNN never lies...
Birdiex
honk
WhimsicalCalamari
honk honk
Trollingstoned
Also, don't know about you guys, but I fully expect America to be hated, rightfully, by many in the Arab world. We sort of kill them often.
heynongman4pres
It's more complicated than that. Also, even so, that afford no right to extremists to target innocent civilians directly.
togetheragain
Especially in Palestine as they view the US as Israel's lackey.
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Yep, that was in Gaza Strip - Trump was claiming New Jersey.
SirFormidio
He also wasn't wrong.
KellyanneAlternativeFacts
Except that he was totally and unequivocally wrong.
SirFormidio
http://nypost.com/2015/12/21/nj-police-captain-says-some-muslims-did-celebrate-on-911/ Oh dear oh dear oh dear, use better words.
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Trump claimed there were "thousands and thousands of Muslims" celebrating "on video" - your link does not remotely support that.
zaphod
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/09/18/northern-new-jersey-draws-probers-eyes/40f82ea4-e015-4d6e-a87e-93aa433fafdc/ 2/2
zaphod
NJ: "law enforcement authorities detained and questioned a number of people who were allegedly seen celebrating the attacks" 1/2
GloriousWalrus
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/23/politics/donald-trump-new-jersey-cheering-september-11/ not a trump supporter by any means but it's not clear
spicepoet
Not for nothing but the back pedals are after Trump announced his intent to run. There were a number of responses as well from people there.
spicepoet
one of the retorts http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/11/nj_attorney_general_on_911_says_trumps_jersey_city.html
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
...Everything in that article suggests the issue is quite clear.
GloriousWalrus
It's contested. Some sources say yes some no
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
is citing is not a "yes" - it doesn't support him at all, nor does the reporter recall anything like what Trump is saying happened. 2/
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
Correction: actually, not even Carson is saying yes, given he walked the claim back.
ThomasMontgomeryHaverford
...No, it's not. The only people saying "yes" are Trump and Carson. The police and the mayor of the city say no and the article Trump 1/
willywonkasworstnightmare
He does strike me as the only candidate in the race that actually has some integrity
stusauce
He's not the only one, but he is the only one polling high enough to compete.
Banlish
It's unfortunate but I have to agree, registered Independent for 15 years, and I kinda hope he gets a shot, our last chance I think.
plastikb0y
Agreed. So why is Dickholder Trump doing so well?
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
Trump gives the illusion of integrity by being at odds with the other slimy republicans.
StraightToCatFolder
No shit. Anyone who's not a complete idiot can see that.
SteveTypeRs
I can't support anyone who advocates limiting or abolishing constitutional rights?
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TheGrayBox
When has Cruz ever done anything to earn the "moralistic Christian" image until this election? He's a militant pontificating radical.
Oddmonster
lol
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
lol
BustyOrangutan
I gotta say lol too. Moral =/= narrow-minded bigotry.
INeverAskedForWhisks
He's still a career politician. Only passed three bills and of those, two of them were for renaming post offices. Why him for president?
Favoritestoshowmybrotherandlogontopublicnetworkswith
That's an extremely accurate observation meant to mislead. There is a reason he's called the amendment King.
jcarn
He votes yes in 2000 to the FCM that legalised the over-the-counter derivatives and credit swaps that lead to financial sectors buckling
jcarn
all over the world. Right now he's getting votes because college students want to be debt free despite not having any economic plan to back
jcarn
that up. His entire rhetoric is also for a bigger government at the same time as revealing rampant corruption and lies of politicians.
aerodynamit3
Hey that's something. Also not monumentally stupid, bankrupt (morally or economically), didn't vote for any wars or try to hold people down
petradactyl
He is consistently virtuous and has a demonstrably socially just worldview. No one has listened to him; now it's time to give him authority.
magerefransekwark
This.
Lenthas
Because the only other candidates are a clown making a show, and one who has no clue what she wants for dinner, much less for the country.
TheGrayBox
The former SoS "doesn't know what she wants for the country"? Do you understand how important/influential that position is?
AnalTelescope
you don't want someone who will change the country, that's too much to ask for, you just want someone who won't fuck up the country
SomethingHorriblyInappropriate
Best of a bad situation, son. Best of a bad situation.
UnslicedBreadisCoolToo
He's not though. It's just a bias around here that he's the only true candidate yet no one actually goes and votes. Funny.
INeverAskedForWhisks
He's a socialist. There's no way he's going to get ANYTHING done in office
Frederf
We're all socialists, just some of us are too dumb to notice.
idislikecomingupwithuniqueusernames
Pretty much anything government run is a form of socialism. Don't worry about the word so much.
SomethingHorriblyInappropriate
"Socialist" is only a scary word in America the rest of the world is waiting for us to knock off the partisan crap and get our shit together
LeTheBIGDOGeat
Have a Danish roomate (heavily socialist country). Taxes are rampant, freeloaders commonplace...
INeverAskedForWhisks
How well has socialism worked in Europe, with open borders and Syrian "refugees" flooding the borders?
Fascistmanbearpig
The radical Muslims did I fact have celebrations.
Flollop
Why do people find it so hard to believe that this would happen? It makes sense that some (I doubt thousands) would celebrate.
H4zardous
I had Muslim neighbors in Raleigh, NC who partied the night of September 11th, I remember it like it was yesterday.
WulfricBrianDumbledore
My brothers birthday is on September 11th.We're gonna party all night and if later CNN reports some bullshit like this I ain't gonna care.
MarleyCharley
you should have flown a plane into their house.
frjackhackett
are you sure it wasn't someone's birthday or something? it's in pretty bad taste anyway isn't it
Fascistmanbearpig
Disgusting
petradactyl
indeed, take this internet stranger's offhand comment worth a grain of salt
H4zardous
I'm not bullshitting. I lived in a college/lower rent neighborhood and we all shared a yard.. it was indeed awful.
AssBall
He said it twice. It must have been because the towers came down.
Brainsplosion
Well he said on Sep 11, not because of Sep 11. Coulda been someone's birthday.
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
NO. Everything that happened on 9/11 and the following days happened because of 9/11. Wife gave birth? If you celebrated you're a terrorist.
Felman
I partied the night of 9/11. It was my friends birthday and we didn't want him to feel like shit by canceling. But thanks for assuming, ass
MoobsLikeJagger
Same, it wasnt so much of a party as hanging out with friends, but we didnt have anything like tv or radio on. we had no idea what happened.
MoobsLikeJagger
Felt like shit for having fun the next day.
LearnedCoward
Same. I knew people who played Counterstrike during 9/11. "Terrorists win " "Terrorists win. "
ifoundthegenius
Lmfao
Nown
Do you have any evidence that thousands of Muslims in the USA celebrated 9/11, as Donalt Trump claimed?
thegreatheed
I hate Rump (not a typo). He may have exaggerated the number, but there's at least anecdotal evidence it happened.
endrsgm
why bother asking? no matter what proof you are shown you will refuse to accept it because it disagrees with what you want to believe.
Nown
More like because it's not convincing evidence. If I told you Trump was a child molester and then only gave anecdotes, you'd call bullshit.
endrsgm
i dont know your age. i was an adult on 9/11. i cant speak for nj. i do know i saw the palestinians and the egyptians partying it up. 1/?
endrsgm
i suspect that he, like alot of people, melded the party videos in with the report and thought they were the same thing/same place
endrsgm
they played those middle east party videos alot that day. they talked about nj muslims while those videos played.
endrsgm
there were 10s of 1000s in palestinian territories, saudi arabia, iran, egypt, etc. 3/?
endrsgm
i also know there were claims on tv at the time of nj muslims partying it up too on a rooftop. i remember a handful, not 1000s. 2/?
thegreatheed
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/exclusive_jersey_city_cop_residents_say_some_musli.html
Idownvotegunnuts
And that one cop who claimed to see something that no camera ever recorded, has never once in his life lied.
StubbornViking
Multiple witnesses. Also, who would have recorded it? Camera phones were a fairly new thing in 2001 and video phones were nonexistent.
Sumpte
So: do you have any evidence that thousands of Muslims celebrated 9/11? That article says "small pockets", not thousands.
Idownvotegunnuts
It also says 1 cop saw it, THE WHOLE SOURCE FOR THE ARTICLE IS ONE FUCKING COP.
StubbornViking
Or, if you read it, you'd see that they quote several police and civilians as witnesses. But ya know, minor details.
thegreatheed
I think Trump exaggerated that part. Maybe due to bad memory, maybe on purpose.
Candyclysm
Can we agree to ban together and down vote every political post? Pro Dem or pro Rep, I don't want to see it for the next 9 months.
Vektraux
Honestly this, I don't visit Imgur to look at political propaganda.
HD226868
Got it. Starting right now
Sirsir94
And I haven't wanted to hear about it for the past... has it been a year yet? ._.
EveryUsernameIsTaken4
I was about to disagree with you and argue something about debating etc. But this is Imgur. Debate does not happen on Imgur. So +1
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Dictatorschmitty
Did you whip out a thesaurus to try to disguise the fact that that was utter fucking nonsense?
Candyclysm
Are you suggesting that it is irresponsible to not get your political info from Imgur?
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
Politics is important. Sorry you have to take 15 seconds to press the next post button and move on.
Candyclysm
Politics is important. Unpopular opinion puffin and confession bear memes about the candidates created by high schoolers are not.
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
I guess it gets you thinking about it at least. And, hey, take heart that young people are getting interested in politics again!
Candyclysm
Good point
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
Fair for both of us... and we're both getting downvoted.
ThePiMaker
The Washington Post published an article back in September 2001 saying that there were people celebrating the attacks.
Atalung
a few isolated cases doesn't equal thousands of muslims
mastikator
There are 3.3 million Muslims in the US so even 1 in a thousand would be 3.3 thousand Muslims celebrating the attack on WTC. (1/2)
mastikator
Do you think 1 in 1000 is too much, or too little? (2/2)
StubbornViking
Well it's estimated, depending on the source, that anywhere from 1-15% of all Muslims have been radicalized. .1% is being generous.
ThePiMaker
"I call it truthful hyperbole. It's an innocent form of exaggeration and a very effective form of promotion." -Trump. The media does (1/2)
ThePiMaker
this, especially against Trump, so Trump does it back at them. The dude has been dealing with the media longer than most of the people (2/2)
ThePiMaker
in the media have been in the media themselves. If the media can do hyperbole, why can't Trump? (3/2)
Knillis
The media aren't running for president of, you know, the United States of America
imaginativecaffeinatedscribbler
They have also since taken back that article I believe.
ThePiMaker
Why would they all of a sudden take back an article that is over 14 years old as soon as it confirms something that Trump said? Biased much?
Euronyme
Where did you see that it was taken back recently? He only said that they'd taken it back between 2001 and now. Read much?
ThePiMaker
Only good reason to take it back would be if it was incorrect. And if it was incorrect then they would've found out sooner than now.
bracercrane
There are several bad reasons to pull articles that do not comply with "the narrative".
imaginativecaffeinatedscribbler
Think they did sooner than now. Dont know for sure. Just know the writer guy was the handicapped guy T is accused of making fun of? I think.
KilroyWuzHere
I'm for Bernie, but I think we can all agree that there's far too much propaganda on here.
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KevynDietz
That's really only valid if my pro-Trump stuff made it to the front page.
KevynDietz
If ANY. Stupid autocorrect.
TheHappyHermit
Bernie opposes big money in politics... runs as a DEM, will benefit from DNC's big money & reach if he's the nominee.
Dinodude65
Thank you for being reasonable.
Hahandfuckyou
Obviously not enough to get him delegates.
FactChecker101
It's not like anyone here are political gurus. They are always the same informations regurgitated, without any actual substance.
flamingflamingo
A few people here are quite knowledgeable. Unfortunately what you described doesn't suit just imgurians, but voters in general.
FarceMajeure
While I don't come to Imgur for politics, there's still a lot of people not participating in the primaries and bitching about the results
thatmaninblack
Also, saying someone NEVER lied, that's just b.s. :)
sowetoninja
I love how some subreddits have banned political posts until the voting season is over.
gowby
Honestly? I voted Hilary simply to spite the berniebros, redditor, imgur misogynist crowd
seriouslyepic
If only more internet peeps actually got out and voted :/
Leolol1
People need to vote, he's gonna lose because people don't know him well enough (imo), so I'm fine with more posts, although online 1/2
Leolol1
Support isn't the issue, so I suppose these aren't likely to make a big difference. Might encourage some to get off their ass and vote. 2/2
flamingflamingo
People post stuff they like or that matters to them. It's an election year. People will express themselves here like they always do.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
The point is fair though, he's the only one that should inspire any shred of confidence that he means what he says.
kamosimp
Same. It is good to keep up with his progress, but spamming his stuff has the opposite effect
madawgg
I swear a small number of Bernie supporters are really no different from some Trump supporters.
NotEvenSupposedToBeHere
This! Very much this!
MarkVigil
It makes me embarrassed to be a liberal
Jeepsnbuses
This election is an embarrassment for American no matter which side you're on. That's the one thing everyone can agree on.
YertIeTheTurtle
But none of it helped. He's unfortunately done.
bingotown
He still has a path to winning but not if everyone assumes he's done. Which they probably will.
YertIeTheTurtle
I take it you haven't seen today's numbers.
bingotown
Big losses were expected today. I saw an analysis the other day that still shows a possible path to a tight win. Can't give up on the Bern.
YertIeTheTurtle
Never give up never surrender. +1
bingotown
But yeah, very steep uphill battle. I'm just so afraid of Hillary losing to Trump.
DoctorWatchamacallit
10) us think he'd do better as POTUS, where he has even LESS legislative power?
DoctorWatchamacallit
she won't. Hillary's far MORE likely to take it than Sanders is, and Hillary's scandals and crap are FAR LESS than Trump's. Sure There's
DoctorWatchamacallit
5) to derail Trump BECAUSE of this, and they know that as the nominee, he'll fuck over the GOP getting elected, and probably do a lot of
DoctorWatchamacallit
4) just coming across as an asshole and is way too inconsistent to win the general election. (Actually the GOP is trying desperately
DoctorWatchamacallit
2) the whole email investigation thing, BUT that's turned up nothing really incriminating, and despite the scandals and the appeal of Bernie
DoctorWatchamacallit
6) damage to them overall). Plus Hillary has political experience as a Senator, Secretary of State, and First lady. Trump is basically a
DoctorWatchamacallit
3) she STILL won big time overall in the polls.Bottom line is: Hillary's just another politician, but that makes her electable. Trump, is
DoctorWatchamacallit
8) function as president. (Sanders seems like a nice guy, but unfortunately his policies make no fiscal or economic sense, and despite
DoctorWatchamacallit
7) businessman who has no clue what he is doing. I'm not a big fan of Hilary, BUT she is also probably the only candidate who could actually
DoctorWatchamacallit
9) 30 years in the Senate, hasn't produced ANY successful legislation PERIOD. He's been continuously shut down as a congressman. What makes
AesopAnsestor
And let's be honest here: this is propaganda. Imgur isn't a site designed for political philosophy or critical thinking. It's a site (1/?)
IcedLance
Let's be honest here: pitchforks are tools to haul straw and not something to fight off ogres with. Don't you even dare try.
AesopAnsestor
designed so that you can masturbate to celebrities, look at a cat or get angry at some anonymous person because another person said (2/3)
AesopAnsestor
they did them wrong in some way. This site is boring. I wish I'd stop coming here.
glaug
"I wish I knew how to quit you"
heynongman4pres
That sentence was a rollercoaster of emotion. Also why can't one masturbate to politicians or vote for a cat? I don't mind politics on Imgur
AesopAnsestor
I don't mind seeing quips either, but discourse is so limited that it's limited to appealing to emotion rather than sense.
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
ah, the old anti-imgur imgur circlejerk on imgur.
fenix404
chesterthegreat
Also took you three comments to say you don't want to be on Imgur.
WeiYanZhuo
designed to be easy to slide into your anus. (2/2)
Ryebread91
But what if she doesn't like it easy?
TheseGoToEleven
Even imgur is a dildo if you're brave enough
SwagicalYololord
Good thing you started with "I'm for Bernie" or you would be in the "bad replies" section
Leolol1
I see more anti Bernie comments on Imgur these days. A pro Bernie post on the front-page surprises me at this point.
SwagicalYololord
I don't know what you're talking about every anti-Bernie comment gets downvoted to oblivion. I only see anti-Bernie-Posts comments
Leolol1
I suppose you're right that it's more anti-post than anti-Bernie himself, although I do see some and I don't check the bad comments section.
HockeyPls
As a non-American... All of the political propaganda on here gets old really fast.
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CraziHorse101
We're tired of it too but when Donald Trump is the current front runner of our campaign I think we're all just getting scared and desperate
rattlesnail
The commercials get really bad too.
cheddarhat
Some of us absolutely loathe political season.
Mirawatts
So down vote and move on. That's what I do with all the sob stories and animals.
snorresedda
Don't downvote animals! Without animalposts imgur would turn into a softporn site
Schmuck4hire
It's just making me tired, reminding me every day how close Trump is to winning...
Zyntherius
But America just wants to be noticed by World-Senpai
iAlwaysUpvoteConfessionBear
FEEL THE BERN HAHA DAE?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
JackScagnetti1
It's the god damn spam bots and the kids with out a clue. it pissed me off too.
ApplyHamGently
As a Canadian, I am completely enamored with Bernie
iamthisguy247
And they are still just getting started. Elections not until November!
MagnusMan
As an American, all I can say is that there is a legitimate concern that our country will be run by a bunch of ass hats.
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
What the fuck are you talking about? This is spot on. How can you call facts propaganda? Bernie Sanders is the only candidate that isn't (1)
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
bought out by corporations. He's the first legitimate person that's been this close to office in decades and you're calling this propaganda?
cattywumpus
As an American, I agree. Can we at least use cats in our propaganda?
Mcknizzle
Still have months to go till the election
Flexiblewarmth
The campaign and process goes for years I think? Seems like a huge expensive process. It
apresminuit
pero muh belnie sandlers
edemardil
If you don't like it you can GEEEET OUT! JK That was just an American thing to say. THESE COLORS DON'T RUN.
Favri
As a human being person thing I agree
UrmomlikesmyJonSnowballs
Then make a non-American imgur with blackjack and hookers. I'll go there
TiberiusEsuriens
As an American I agree. Needs more fuzzy animals :'(
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
Cannot believe some of you idiots think this is propaganda. Every other candidate is owned by corporations who really do use propaganda (1)
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
to make them look good. Bernie is the only way playing fair and the only one who cares about ordinary people, he needs support from us (2)
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
to stand a chance at winning. This isn't propaganda, it's desperation. Bernie has almost no chance of winning because all the other (1)
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
candidates DO use propaganda. We're here trying to spread the word and you fucktards are so far up Trump and Hilary's ass you don't get it
iwishjtmoneywasstillavailableitsmyoldvideogamemoniker
Living in the US during the circus is discouraging.
G0alden3y3
Whatever country you're from, yeah go make imgur in your own country bub
iDrinkDrano
Imgur has filters, btw
fibersplicingreekman
I'm an American. Did you know that dead people vote in the U.S?
WouldYouLikeSomeBaileysImOldGregg
I just started a daily cute puppy post on my Facebook account to try and deflect all the political crap that people keep posting.
HowYouDo1
On top of the paid political spammers, we get this shit. This is just free publicity for Sanders. As if political ads weren't enough.
Nykidemus
... that's the point. People want to make him look good, and this is a free way to do so.
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
People don't need to make him look good... the man is a saint. We're just trying to get all the retards to open their eyes and see it.
mamboskii
Well.. we assume it's free publicity. But we may never really know
DarkerLink
When you see pro trump you will know its paid
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
Free publicity for the only candidate that actually cares about you? And that's a bad thing how? Fucking idiot.
zoolian
Well, Bernie is paying interns $12/hr to post here, so not technically free
Tofubutton
As a Canadian... this shit is way more interesting than our election was.
circlebreaker
Better than Harper.
luminousbeing
Imagine living here. This is just a taste of the media blitz that will ramp up over the next 8 months.
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
It's like that in any country before the presidential election, it's kind of a big thing. America actually has relatively little propaganda.
noyougofuckyourself
Maybe people will finally get out and actually vote.
DoctorWhatsMyNameAgain
Ramp UP? Fuck me dead.
Miladog
Seriously, you guys are NOT PREPARED for the shit storm coming your way.
luminousbeing
By the time November runs around, you'll think *you're* running for president.
ClaytonLatham
Well to be fair it's super Tuesday one of the most important days in the election
LordCommanderTomSnow
Get your own website then.
SurelyNotAWalrus
Listening to Imgur talking about politics is punching yourself in the crouch for the brain. I may not have many answers but at least I don't
SurelyNotAWalrus
pretend like I do.
Cheesecakecrush
As an American, the Bernie propaganda has been old since it started.
SoulHeart
Well Bernie is kind of old so yeah
youmoron
"As a non-American" stopped caring after that.
HockeyPls
I'm pretty sure this is a racist comment, actually. Trump is that you?
Ronelyn
Well, glad you have such faith we won't elect a nutjob who'll bomb you.
YeahISignedIn
Best part is, none of it is remotely intelligent or even entertaining in any way. Take this post for example
ThisUsernameIsNoLongerAvailableIsStillNotEvenAvailable
What the fuck are you talking about? This isn't meant to be entertaining, it's fact. Bernie is the only one that isn't a lying shit bag.
Tabbies101
Shows how blind people really are
LelleLelleLelle
Why don't you make an intelligent post instead of saying there is none. #democracy
LelleLelleLelle
Fake internet points is the last thing I'm concerned about. Well, you all deserve the shit posts you get. Peace!
BigBirdForPresident
Even tho you're downvoted, you're literally right. Be the change lol
Dictatorschmitty
"If I can't do something, and I know I can't do something, I don't just do it anyway" -Jim Sterling #Betheshutthefuckup
murphyA
But we have pictures with words saying that Bernie has told 1 truth. Telling 1 truth means he deserves to be POTUS
YeahISignedIn
He's a social warrior,y'know
noamountofbirdsisenough
you almost said (giggle) PUTOS (laughs in spanish)
ZacharyLaPointe
As an American, all I see are assholes debating on whos the better asshole
mustua
I am American. I just wanna come on imgur, and not even see this shit
OnTheCliffsOfGallipoli
I'm still downvoting all political shit. Regardless of candidate.
GavinScreaming
I like you
Katalliaan
Good to know I'm not alone.
EricMatthews
That's a political stance I can get behind
YeahISignedIn
Same here. It's like my civic duty
dirtytomato
You and me both, buddy. The election isn't until November and I'm already sick of this shit.
InboxMeYourPuns
If it's bad on Imgur Imagine how it is actually living in america.
Saiunderscore
It's a piece of shit honestly. Nobody cares about you here if you aren't white or remotely light-skinned.
GavinScreaming
oh shut up
heynongman4pres
It's an election year, better to have public forums of all kinds engaged than totally apathetic IMO. To each their own I suppose.
BenShambrook
If this shit hadn't been blanketing imgur for the past year I'd agree, but man you guys drag out your fucking elections.
heynongman4pres
I don't consider that a bad thing. Since our parties don't nominate their candidates directly, the campaign serves as a vetting process.
alwayschilli
If you guys don't want him, we will take him down here in Australia
Hey20bucksis20bucks
Please he's all yours
olesiel
NO, Finland has him, he'll fit right in.
retgarr
He stands within 2 meters of a person when talking to them.
olesiel
Like any good finn.
Cocacoladinosaur
You will take him down??
Blazefast
Agreed, the Netherlands welcomes Bernie Sanders as well. You can begin immediately !
Kronoak
sorry, we need at least one sane person in congress.
boyoware
Ireland here. We literally just voted back in the guys who ran our country into the ground. May we borrow him for a bit too?
SpiritoftheSands
Please take him
heck27
We could use him in Finland too, we HAVE most of the things he's for, but it seems our government is trying to dismantle them now...
heck27
disclaimer: i don't have enough time for politics in general to be sure about this, but it seems so to me.
SpoilersAreAPathToTheDarkSide
Nah, who are we kidding? If the Liberals left Tones in charge he'd have won the next election! /sarcasm.
giantegg
It baffles the mind that our American friends aren't voting for this man...
DongSayaDae
Woah woah hold it there, if you want to kill someone take Trump instead
LordAremen
Not even death wants him.
noneweregiven
If you take him, can I come too? Even if you seem to have sub-par internet and pay exorbitant prices for vidja garmes
orthoclase
I mean you won't though. Based on what I know about Aus, you guys don't want him either.
Chimijandra
I guess I'm moving to austrailia.. Although we need him here in the U.S.
Blackrain39
But you might lose him in the fucking ocean.
Blazzical
I believe he would have to gain citizenship, then let go of his American citizenship, but yes, he could legally run here.
AsABiologistWhoIsNotFunAtParties
Honestly America doesn't deserve him, too many of us are too fucking stupid to stop voting for oligarchy candidates.
TheThingThatPeopleNeverTalkAbout
Oh I want him but all the crazies here do
DrKojak
I second this
FluxNuZ
Hell we'll even take him in the EU!
ChefHannibal
well okay... but can I come with?
SnakeBonesJones
Will you take me? Because I'm gonna need to move.
LeavesOnTheWInd
As an Australian I can safely say, yes we do need a socialist group however alot of his reforms are already in place, we arleady got hexdebt
epigirl08
I swear we want him. What is wrong with our country? :'(
Kingsway
We can also take him here in denmark, he seems like the only politician worth anything
missastromccluskey
and throw in Obama whilst you're at it
cutthroatink15
If we didn't already have Trudeau we would gladly take sanders
Snooj
We're not sending Bernie to Australia. We need him alive.
JustSomeRandomGuyWhoDidThatOneThingWithTheOtherThing
Better than fuckin tony or that other guy
Goose1981
His position on GMOs is a worry, but then i vote Greens already and they have just as dumb a position on it down here.
namtraktrain
This
mattywgtn
If that happens, I will start a referendum to make NZ the next Aussie state!!!
Lunux
Can I come too? I have to get out of here :O
AT0M1CDRAG0N
I'd rather have him in Canada than Trudeau
focusundrunkes
I our system in Texas is some what rigged really senile old people run them.
fucckubus
NO. WE NEED HIM.
CheeseBelongsInTheKitten
yes, YES, I want him so bad. On a side note, what has Malcolm done so far? Just wondering.
MKaiser
can you take drumpf or hillary instead?
AceVanquish
I saw this comment with a thumbnail of Trump and thought 'straya is scarier than I imagined.
Spanked84
Thankfully, something changed here in OK where now as a registered independent I could vote on the Democrats ballot. Cast my vote today.
MyNamesMace
Please do
Gyiszzlakk
his last name is german we have shotgun on him
alwayschilli
In the us they probably have actual guns on him
Torrempesta
i will fight with my flying cuttin pizza, chrillin style, and my glorious italian mustache (which i don't own), for sanders in italy!
Groose
You guys said the same about my countries(canada) prime minister...something wrong with yours?
Karno
Always
Pawnderlust
Hey that's a great idea. Canada would love him.
Hybris51129
For Sale/Trade: Non-American compatible Politician, Average mileage for age, internet required for use. Will trade for (1)
Hybris51129
exotic vehicles/guns/military hardware/gold/bitcoin/diamonds/nuclear weapons/vespine gas/minerals/cash. No checks please. (2/2)
thebiglebowskifromaustralia
6th in 6 years. Done deal
nwr9349
I mean shit, even trump would be better than abbot!
alwayschilli
No no no no
Stronghans
If he goes I go.
JapaneseStudentTadashii
You can't have him! Bernie is my bae lol
MerryTomBombadil
YOU'LL TAKE HIM FROM OUR COLD DEAD HEALTH-INSURED HANDS
OrionKaelin
I want him. The Trumpites and Hilarese are in the way though.
MARPATdroid
Sold
EvLPxL
You can take him. He's not as good as these people think he is.
jeffoncom
No, you cannot have him. He is ours. We need him.... Plz America elect this guy.
TLowe65
We want him. The bankers just wont let us have him.
LordAremen
SECONDED SO HARD
GuyWithPie123
Please do. #HAYHAYHOHOBERNIEHASGOT2GO
smokemybarrel
You can have him.
KovnikJoe
Hell yes
housev1l
After reading comments from other nations, I'm realizing that Bernie Sanders is making me reconsider my opposition to human cloning.
DiegoMarco
Guys, if you have seen the news, Brazil needs him the most.
Joeycheeks1
We'll be coming too. The amount of trump lovers here is disgusting
lambueljackson
As an American in Australia, you bet your Milo eatin Bundy drinkin ass we will.
Ivalicenyan
We want him we want him. Problem is most people where logic is lost on don't want him and they outnumber us immensely.
canonlyturnright
Is Turnbull ever gonna grow a pair? Bloody Jesse wanker.
Pieala
Go ahead and take him. We're too stupid to vote him in. This is MURIKA!!!
doubledan
seriously, if we don't elect him. we are fucked
eetsumkaus
no, we'd be fucked WITH him. We'd have to completely reinvent our government for him to even be remotely effective.
jofuji
Yes..... Yes you are
thundercactus
Already there, he's just bringing a bigger shovel to the shit pile lol
WhereDidILoseMyPants
Dibs! American here!
mthrndr01
I find it refreshing that all of the english speaking world seems to hate their respective governments. It gives a sense of solidarity.
Lowbloodsugeknight
No promises, but if he doesn't win here, you're all fucked.
mechasd
'Stray, cunt
Shadam
In France to
Shadam
too*
lithophile
Lol and kick him out on a no confidence vote 4 days later knowing you Aussies.
alwayschilli
Nobody has been kicked out on a no confidence vote though
lithophile
Who cares about the details you flip flop on pm's like a child picking what flavor of ice cream they want
LordAremen
Uh... The stupid/bad ones get kicked out because they're stupid/bad. How is that a bad thing again? Maybe if your politicians were held >>>
LordAremen
>> accountable for shit your government would be in a lot better shape than it is and twats like fuckbergmcnotmyrealhair and >
GrimDarkRealities
I am down voting you because I kinda want to keep the few good ones we have, I understand your desire though.
PeculiarBaguette
France ! Please ! We'll give you cheese and wine (and Sarkozy too if you wish, funny wiggling guy)
BashHitCrazy
Kiwi here, crying out for a Bernie to replace our dickwad PM.
EmzeexD
You wouldn't have a clue how lucky we are to have John Key you fucktard. Our economies is one of the best in the world rn
gengumby
yeah, you guys still manufacture stuff (helicopters, man). Australia soon won't even make cars anymore
placidkiwi
An economy heavily dependent on foreign policy? Be careful with how many eggs you're putting in that one basket...
PlanetDiad
He's very welcome to move to Ireland too..
super9091
Canada has dibs
karshh
No, bring him up here to Canada.
HereInDuckburg
Please take him
duelpersonality
Don't be greedy.
giitsok
yes... we'll take him in Canada :)
BrawndoTheThirstMutilatorIsWhatPlantsCrave
He would fit in well
DooksandPooks
If Trump wins, you will be getting me in Canada instead.
martiisfly
And me!
Xenarion
Woah wait a second there! Sorry, but if you want to come here, you must learn to be Canadian first! Repeat after me: "Sorry"
garthhh
If anything, you should send some better politicians down this way.
Xenarion
You want our former Prime Minister? Harper?
SomeRandomWhiteGuy
Honestly, he's from Vermont, just drive over the boarder, we'll find you somewhere decent to stay.
kevinallover
But you have a Prime Minister/GQ Cover Story double-threat.
RepliesLikeANovel
No i like your guy
cuillere
I like our guy too, but your cool guy seem like an old version of our cool guy. Age = experience!
AcadianBacon
I'm Canadian and I like Trudeau too. People aren't giving him a chance or somehow believed Overlord Harper's shit.
DagMorn
I'm also Arcadian and i also like bacon. +1 to you good sir
AcadianBacon
Woo!
DagMorn
Acadian l0l auto correct
thundercactus
No leader is perfect. I hope Trudeau doesn't take after his dad, but I would have preferred a PC minority with Lib opposition.
thundercactus
It's nice to have a short period between regimes in which no one has the power to change anything.
CanadianMooseMlems
Harper, Harper is a douche twat.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Probably Justin Trudeau
allaeblafuebtehabiaunchorrito
Fuck you guys! We'll take him here in Mexico! We are in a bigger pile of shit! Have mercy!
IcommentMostlyWithGifs
Shitchyeah.
TheFutureIsShitJustLikeThePast
This makes no sense, you already get taxed heaps and have capital gains tax preventing people wanting businesses in AU, you want MORE tax?
OrganFreeman
Yes please, take our current lineup and make an all new travelling circus. It'll pay for itself.
AnUnknownErrorOccurred
Trump/Abbott 2016
wilypants66
Ah hem Trump/Palmer 2016
catspew
This is a more realistic comparison, thank you.
UpvoteSquirrel
yep this. Palmers gonna burn this election. Bye Clive... Bye Clive... Bye Clive..
wilypants66
I dunno his area is the Sunshine Coast
purpleseadragons
we want him. People are just being twat-trump buckets
champloosamurai
Take him
GodEmperorOfImgur
Heck, he's welcome in Denmark as well. :D
GrimDarkRealities
Fuck you guys, let us keep our good ones. -1
AuroraNora33
As a fellow Scandinavian, the things he said about our countries makes me love him so much
KillingTheJoke1
I thought something was rotten there
GodEmperorOfImgur
The only thing rotten is the smell wafting over the sund from Sweden, and their crazy rotten fish.
KillingTheJoke1
Been to Copenhagen, can agree.
Akonkaguya1029
if he goes, i go!
BeardyMcFace
He can stay right here in Vermont, thank you.
Hybris51129
I'm ok with this as long as his brand of barbarism doesn't overflow from that state.
BeardyMcFace
Barberism?! I hardly see how his haircut fits into this...
Hybris51129
Well it can be theorized that a chaotic haircut leads to a chaotic mind, so that's one way of looking at it.
Svendrick
Fuck you aussies, mexico needs him more :(
codenamenothing
You dont know the frustration of knowing that we need this man, but everyone else just jumps on the band wagons of politics. We are doomed.
ChefG0ldblum
He's the guy with the crazy hair in the dooms-day/apocalypse movies that tells everyone that shit is gonna happen and they don't believe him
HereInDuckburg
Bernie Sanders is the bandwagon of politics so I'm not exactly sure what the hell you're talking about
Kappachinodoubleshot
Well tony abbott was a low
TomCruisesNose
I live in Arkansas and so many people here are republican and I hate how they totally disregard Sanders because of socialism.
trashpanda88
Imgur is apparently full of people whom do not understand basic economics. It is very sad.
Baja2185
I can't wait for bernie to win and give me the free stuff I need.
CoatHanger
I was on board with you until you mentioned band wagon. He is one himself.
kick6
You don't know the frustration of having to listen to the economic illiteracy that can conclude we "need this man."
Pieala
I hate to think we're doomed, it goes against everything I was raised to believe (mil. brat indoctrination from birth). But...we're doomed.
2boocoo
LOL You don't even lift do you.
91maroz
To be fair he is the fan favorite amongst the Internet.
kick6
You mean a loose collective used to getting shit (FB, imgur, other services) for free has Captain Freeshit as a fan favorite? No way...
Krympehl
We need ourselves to get off our asses then. >.>
SonvaCumberbatch
Unfortunately voting doesn't occur online so that doesn't matter. And the internet demographic doesn't vote to start :(
91maroz
That's what I'm kinda getting at
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
"Unfortunately"
geriatricsanatore
It's not funny anymore fellow Americans, wtf is trump doing still leading the rep pack. I dismissed him in Nov but now I'm starting to worry
1234rk
He makes shit up and lies about stuff while being a hypocrite maybe people are just so sick of politics that they think we need this idiot
geriatricsanatore
Yeah, he's pandering to the lowest denominator, he literally said I love the poorly educated after winning Nevada and people cheered. Wtf.
1234rk
One of the illegal immigrants he had build Trump towers said he'd "make a good president"
ularg
And there's people out there that will just hate whatever good thing is happening.
Lineypi
Oh trust me, we've been there. Abbott was repulsive. I'm so glad he finally got removed ><
quicksilver1
You know our system is bad when it takes Tony Abbott to come into power to get rid of Stephen Conroy.
quicksilver1
So was Kevin Rudd, though Julia Gillard I could have got behind if she didn't BS about the carbon tax.
quicksilver1
Yes and no. The problem with most "rich taxes" is that they rarely take into account when these companies pass on the costs to consumers.
Lineypi
I was happy with Gillard as well - pretty sure the mining companies had a big thing to do with cutting her down :(
ByronicFool
She changed her mind and owned up to it. She didn't try to spin her flip flop as anything else. That's more honesty than most pols offer.
ByronicFool
I have no problems with pols changing there minds, just so long as they own up to it and work to explain and justify it. Gilliard did that.
HeckuvaEngineer
What we need is someone that supports fair tax and possibly a flat tax. And capitalism. Why stop people that have great ideas worth a lot?
AntOne1
I understand, but don't forget that the gap betweem Ceos and lower mansions is getting bigger and unsustainable.
gakbag
But flat taxes are terrible because the less money a person makes, the more their paycheck goes to taxes.
alwayschilli
REGRESSIVE TAX IS BAD YO but srsly planet money did an amazing podcast on this just now
HeckuvaEngineer
Yeah..I mainly support fair tax over that. Brain dumb moment for putting flat.
gakbag
It's all good in the hood, everyone makes typos and shit.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Bold move backing capitalism on a site that's all behind a democratic socialist.
aclarko
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-socialism/471630/
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
Bernie Sanders is still fully supportive of capitalism though. I, on the other hand, am not.
HeckuvaEngineer
I enjoy living dangerously.
drlazercatz
Penis!
trustedtoomanyfarts
I really want Bernie to win, more I want his policies to win, whether through him or through the people. IF Bernie wins, can he get his(1/2)
trustedtoomanyfarts
policies through congress. They already block Obama's bills and policies. When Ventura was elected in MN, it was a lot of nothing going(2/3)
trustedtoomanyfarts
on because the house wouldn't let it.
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
With the amount of millennial voters turning out, it would make sense that we elect people who are willing to play ball with him.
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
May take a few cycles though.
trustedtoomanyfarts
I would love to see congressional voting take up as much interest as the Presidential race, and Congress not playing the tit for tat game.
captainclutch
Ever wondered what a Ron Paul supporter felt like?
IWouldHaveBeenATrainDriverHadINotGoneOffTheRails
Great idea! Australia hasn't had a decent leader in years
alwayschilli
Gillard
uberarticuno
Brit here, can we have him? Please?
kmcj22
What? No love for corby or whathisname. -Canadian.
alpinej0e
He gets 0 support on the news. There's one paper that kinda backs him, but it's not a well respected rag to begin with (The Mirror).
MARPATdroid
Absolutely, what's your address I'll DHL him
willquan
You have his brother!
SkeletonsLoveBooty
No! We fucking need him!
captrayholt
No way, some of us love this guy, myself included. I'm still dreaming of a day when I can move into a nice little cabin in Vermont with him.
EmptyMyNineOnTheWelfareline
This doesnt sound creepy at all XD
captrayholt
I'm not gonna murder the guy, we'd just hang out and watch the sunset together, make maple syrup, and fight for racial and gender equality
EmptyMyNineOnTheWelfareline
still creepy as fuck. how old are you if i may ask?
captrayholt
23, nothing creepy about wanting to spend time with a moral individual who's viewpoints I agree with
alwayschilli
In a grandpa way or?
captrayholt
;)
AlcoholicPants
NO HE'S OURS AND YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!
HerrBisch
Likewise in the UK. I reckon he and Corbyn could beat Cameron up.
LastAtlas
yes, melbourne victoria would be honoured if u cant be the big dog
immaletyafin
Just read an article today, and apparently there are many "secret" trump supporters in australia too - secret because most choose not to 1/2
immaletyafin
Reveal themselves in fear of public backlash. They do identify themselves as educated and successful however (2/2)
Kingsway
Scary thought
LordAremen
There's two living with me. Thankfully, as Australian's, we don't talk much about politics. At all. Ever.
wedgez
Australian here. Preach it mate. Feel the bern like i feel this summer burning
ashmenon
Malaysia bids for him. We kinda sorta have the money to do so. Sorta.
MiaTheScienceLady
We'll talk him here in the UK!
retgarr
I'd be glad to be rid of him
Kilroy3000
We're on the same brain wave here friend :) although I think Turnbull was up against it from the start. No one gave him a chance
imnicetopeopleontheinternet
I mean, you guys already have an absurdly high minimum wage
LLCoolBeans
Mostly to keep up with import costs
gakbag
Except you cannot actually live on it, like at all.
alwayschilli
Yeah
KillingTheJoke1
Then it's not high
gakbag
That'sthejoke.jpg
alwayschilli
Except that it's not absurd, soooo
imnicetopeopleontheinternet
okay, *really high*
ofalltheginjointsinallthetownsinalltheworld
When you convert it, our (Aus) minimum wage equates to about $12USD. But it costs a metric fucktonne more to live here than it does there.
alwayschilli
Try "liveable"
alwayschilli
OH MY GOD how do we even business?
Lowbloodsugeknight
Go home Walmart, your drunk.
quicksilver1
Underemployment is an issue here in Australia. I can name you 5 places that don't pay minimum wage, and the ombudsman does nothing.
thundercactus
"I can't live on this wage" tweeted from a $500 iPhone on a $200/mo plan working at mcdicks to pay for university.
thundercactus
I think many people who complain about min wage, don't understand what min living allowance is
HexedByHalitosis
I could work for minimum wage and I would be able to support myself, in a very small apartment, in a not so nice neighborhood. (1)
HexedByHalitosis
But how am I able to pay for an education to further land a better job, so I can get a house of my own? A better car, afford a family? (2)
thundercactus
You're not meant to. You're meant to have a roof over your head and (defined "edible") food on your plate. That's about it.