• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    I lived in prime Trump Country during 2016, and a couple people told me that they admired Bernie because he was honest and also hated billionaires.

    Plus I had a few guys on the verge of staging a takeover of the local concrete plant until Der Kommissar pointed out that I was describing a socialist cooperative.

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      6 months ago

      “Yeah, that sounds like a really good idea and could help us all make more money”

      “BuT tHaT’s SoCiaLiSm”

      “Well fuck, I guess I hate it now”

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      and a couple people told me that they admired Bernie because he was honest and also hated billionaires.

      And that’s why Bernie would’ve had a better chance against Trump in the general election than Hillary did. But neoliberals and partisan Democrats absolutely hate having that truth being pointed out to them.