A corrupt political system.

I'm going to tell you something you won't hear about too much in the mainstream media. We have a corrupt political system in which billionaires through super PACs can buy elections in this country.
Join us at www.berniesanders.com!

[@lindapietrasz8070]

I am with Bernie 100%. How many other politicians do you see out there on the daily fighting for the American people's welfare. He cares about us.

[@BoogEOogEWoogE]

Ican think of several, off the top of my head: Whitehouse, Raskin, Porter & AOC.

[@angelabluebird609]

Sen. Sanders asks us, at every turn, to stand with him. We can find ways to help watching his videos. We can let our own US Reps and Senators know we absolutely support his very fine work, and they should, as well. We can easily do this, and ask our friends and families to do the same.

[@angelabluebird609]

@@BoogEOogEWoogE Yes, we need to stand and speak up with them, too!

[@haroldpbalsax2600]

You're clearly beyond your prime. Bernie is a kommunist

[@robertpolnicky7702]

What's really ironic Bernie policies help Warren buffets and the fair and honest wealthy at the same time. They help everyone. The campaign finance system really is our nation shooting itself in the foot.

[@slavaslavia4085]

Keep people ignorant and feed them what you want them to hear and you can get away with everything. When man starts to think for himself, only then can changes happen. Peace to all!

[@robincrowflies]

Yeah, feed them poisoned and fake food, too. Keep 'em weak and sick.

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

Right. I've given up on everybody. Anyone who disagrees with me is a lost cause. It's how I view it now. But to cheer on criminals just because they oppose someone you don't like based on whatever attribute is draining.

[@LasVegar]

It got electrolytes, it's what the plants craves

[@spanky7277]

You tell me Bernie .. I worked for the New York City Transit for 30 years . and Majority of us served in Ground Zero during 9/11 . But yet they was going to leave us with out any help from the transit . No healthcare . We had to strike to get health care for our retired workers . and now I am able to get myself healthcare even now that I am retired . I was hoping we can keep our healthcare plan for as long as we Live . Many of my friends are dead because they served in ground zero .

[@robincrowflies]

💚

[@suntzu6122]

Only in NY can 2 planes hit 2 buildings and have 3 buildings fall into their own footprint demolition style.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

@@suntzu6122 : As much as I don't put it past any republican administration since nixon to murder our own so they could start wars for oil, and create a police state in the U.S., is seems that jet that big and flying at that speed could easily take out more than one building. Perhaps we should begin by figuring out who and why there was never an actual investigation.

[@tinka1015]

New York state has been so corrupted for the last 70 years do a little research

[@wildlightarts]

I think it could potentially happen in other places.

[@Lizablue0608]

👏🏼👏🏼 THIS is the reason I’m an INDEPENDENT voter. Bernie does it all. He’s here for ALL of us.

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

Me too!

[@bpcking1]

Reporting for duty. Me too

[@haroldpbalsax2600]

Lmao at you

[@grayisgood]

When you're registered as democrat, you get to vote in the primary elections to help choose the candidate. When you're independent, you don't. Yes I know bernie is not a democrat. I'm telling you why you might want to register as democrat. You can still vote for bernie if he ever manages to land in your options.

[@burdine26.120]

48 million registered Democrats As of October 2022, 48 million registered voters in these areas identified themselves as Democrats. At 38.78%, Democrats represented the single largest share of registered voters in the states and territories that allow voters to indicate partisan affiliation on their registration forms. 36.4 million registered as Republicans A total of 36.4 million registered voters identified themselves as Republicans, representing 29.42% of registered voters in these areas. 35.3 million registered as Independents. A total of 35.3 million registered voters identified themselves as independents or unaffiliated with any political party. This amounted to 28.55% of registered voters in these areas. ~4 million registered as other. Approximately 4 million registered voters identified themselves as members of other political parties. This amounted to 3.25% of registered voters in these areas. ------------- Boosting Electability Argument, Sanders Has Won Independent Voters in 13 Out of 16 Exit Polls So Far. www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/09/boosting-electability-argument-sanders-has-won-independent-voters-13-out-16-exit ------------- Sanders Crushes Trump by 18 Points Among Independent Voters in New National General Election Poll. "Bernie Sanders is undeniably the strongest candidate against Donald Trump," tweeted journalist Walker Bragman. -------------

[@SpaceyMonkey75]

Hardest working and most honest politician in America. BERNIE 2024.

[@roudys]

In Canada, we just got 10 paid sick days by law, enshrined in our Labour Code, for every federally regulated worker; railway workers included!!!!! It is what can happen when big money interests don't have MOST of the control of the PEOPLES political system...Our obvious problems not withstanding.

[@lindapietrasz8070]

That is wonderful. 🇨🇦

[@frankd.506]

Bragger so what our Corporations and one percent leeches made billions while we suffered through a pandemic and the inflation that came after it combined with the attack on the Ukraine by Diaper Don's boyfriend. Kidding of course congratulations on not having a republican party holding you ransom.

[@SwissTanuki]

In Switzerland we don't have specific sick days. If you're sick you get paid. If you stay sick for a longer time you will get paid at least 80% of your salary by insurance. Normally your employer will cover the 20%. Also we have 4 weeks of paid vacation, most of us have 5. And we're not broke and still a very rich country. Capitalism is still working well here but we just implemented a few socialist ideas.

[@--..-...-..-.--....]

Please run for president! Peace ✌️

[@laurencrouse2418]

I would vote for Bernie for Prez

[@kimwalter8753]

If there were more politicians with ethics, Bernie wouldn't have to run. He could take it easy. The human collective better take a stand in unison, or it's a wash, get up and pack it up, it's curtain calls, lights out. Lights out for human kind and hello AI and transhumanism. Cyborgs and human/machine hybrids. That's what they want. The ruling class and government leadership class are anti-human, they h@te humanity, they loathe the masses, the 99%.

[@chaosrex1487]

He already did, twice. Did you vote for him?

[@chaosrex1487]

@À Strand I will too, but he won't win. All the reasons he didn't win before, from political infrastructure like the DNC and corporate influence on politics, to public perception of him by many Americans like him being 'too old', a 'communist', are still talking points that will convince many people not to vote for him. We'll vote for him in the primary because it's the right thing to do, he'll lose, and then in the general we'll vote for whoever the rich and powerful have chosen as the Democratic candidate because as bad as they are, the Republican candidate will be worse. That was '16 and '20, it'll be '24 too.

[@arcanondrum6543]

You cannot expect different results until you change how thy blocked Bernie Sanders. Alaska just recently implemented Ranked-Choice Voting, we need that in all 50 States for the Presidency (meaning : let's take a closer look at the Electoral College and ask if that was intended to dilute the will of the people in the document written by wealthy landowners (did youknow that Constitutional Amendments need to be ratified by a 2/3 majority of Voters and that Americans refused to Ratify the Constitution without including the Bill of Rights?) The Internet is very important as well, the number of homes with only dial-up or no Internet at all is appalling (look up everything I've written here today) for the most powerful nation on Earth but that and the dominance of Conservative media in our nation's heartland explains why the Senate has so many Republicans (AND why those same Republicans blocked Build Back Better).

[@randomspirit]

Sing it Bernie! #Bernie2024

[@Circuitssmith]

This guy is in a fighting mood 24/7. You give him an appearance, he spits hot fire.

[@steadmanuhlich6734]

BERNIE SPITTIN FIRE AGAIN! Go Bernie!

[@JohnDoe-vy5hh]

Big money buys primaries too.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

That man should stand for President one day.

[@lindapietrasz8070]

Third time's the charm, but Biden needs to bail first!

[@angelabluebird609]

We need to stand with him, letting our own US Reps and Senators that we absolutely support Sen. Sanders and his fine work, and they should, as well. We can easily do this, and ask our friends and families to do the same.

[@ChuckD59]

Sadly the DNC has their own system of progression for their devoted royalty. Hillary made that loud and clear. Sanders will never be The One. But I do hope one of his acolytes from the Progressive Caucus will be.

[@kitsiewr]

WE TRIED. THE DEMS WOULD NOT HAVE HIM AT ANY PRICE, RIGGED THEIR PRIMARIES AGAINST HIM.

[@zahirmurji]

@@kitsiewr they are all corrupted. Only sen Sanders is a good person.

[@steven.h0629]

❤ Team Bernie 👍😎✊

[@LS030]

Bernie 💞

[@kuor1979]

We the People in order to form a more Perfect Union are going to have to Protect Ourselves because this government is not going to. !

[@AdamAdam-ef5ud]

They are all corrupt

[@mysticpluck8]

Please run again, Bernie! Please!!!

[@TheNewNimrod]

No more government telling us what to do. We the people need to vote on everything together.

[@tomoconnor7528]

SO TRUE BUT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AS LONG AS THIS GOVERNMENT IS IN CHARGE SANDERS WAS USING THE SAME SYSTEM THAT HE IS NOW CRYING ABOUT

[@geegaw1535]

It's unethical but they don't care. Being a bought system nothing will be fair. Not equal. Fair. Greed won't stop and neither will their pride. No one ever wants to admit that they're wrong.

[@whiskeymonk4085]

Especially liberals.

[@geegaw1535]

@@whiskeymonk4085 i s'pose you're one of those maga haters.

[@vivalaleta]

Thank you so much, Bernie. I debate kindly with those who have been lied to about you. This isn't for you or me but for the people who are fighting against their own interests.

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

It's actually against the law to defame others, but regardless it is common in some nations.

[@gsgentry1]

Tell them like it is Bernie👍👍👍👍 A TRUE American for ALL😉😉✌✌

[@kasondaleigh]

Bernie for President!

[@Vonnie777]

Run Bernie Run. I feel the Burn 🔥!

[@creeib]

He did run, but big business bought the public.

[@whiskeymonk4085]

He conceded twice to completely corrupt politicians. The old frog has no backbone.

[@lindapietrasz8070]

​@@whiskeymonk4085 Take your vitriol ad nauseam and gtfoh. Spend your time supporting someone you like. Better yet, watch some kitten videos.

[@TheGreatTake]

Get 'em, Bernie! ✊

[@jacobbunea3131]

Yeah and they ask why some don’t vote. It never mattered!!

[@user-un7kb7br6m]

Speak the truth Bernie!! You should already be in WH. Please run again in 2024! Third time a CHARM!!

[@user-qm8bc4bu1t]

The "pharmacists" in the USA are not pharmacists, let's be honest on that.

[@user-le4ui1ot8q]

No they drug dealers now that they been set out all they want to do treat people like trash now looking for help

[@scotty6124]

Props to Colbert for giving Bernie the floor to get all that out. Normally he's cut off after 10 seconds but when you give him a chance to make his point it actually can get through to people.

[@brocksausage8096]

Durrr

[@enkilm]

My hero❤

[@faithnee]

You tell them Bernie

[@tonyvalle794]

Berine is talking about HIMSELF

[@hhheee3939]

Testify senator sanders🤚

[@dvdv8197]

1700 pharma lobbyists is absolutely crazy. For some 500-ish congressmen. CRAZY.

[@MM-qg5xh]

Love you man!

[@johnchessant3012]

Bernie is not mincing words, and I love it

[@barrywebber100]

When will Americans wake up to this and do something about it. Bernie the best President the USA never had.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Thank you for always speaking the truth

[@GoogleIT-qp7mk]

My biggest complaint is also there is no more representation for the people and holding others including government employees and military members accountable for their actions. There is only self interest for how much money they can cash crab and make more money for their donors and friends. Its pathetic and oit of control. A runaway republic.

[@dvdv8197]

Bernie 2024

[@bigcatproductions2789]

24 hour shifts for rail workers is the insane reality .

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Both sides are bought. If you aren't very rich in this country you are SCREWED.

[@MissMarinaCapri]

Bernie for president !

[@kuor1979]

We the People in order to form a more Perfect Union are going to have to Protect Ourselves

[@MysterEeee]

Scary to know he's a lone wolf too many times bringing up these sad realities

[@MysterEeee]

Corporate greed is fundamentally anti-human and yet we're constantly socialized to accept it as the best way forward for our species. What a cruel angel's thesis...

[@RYzE_B3Y0ND]

And what have you done about it? You’ve been in office forever. Yet it’s always the same.

[@11B30Inf]

He is 81 years old and have been in politics since 1991. We need age and term limits.

[@zotter2542]

Well said.

[@glowerworm]

The next question is what can we do? My personal plan is to leave the country after I get my PhD, because what could I do? I still remember when my state's senator sold his citizens' right to net neutrality for only $250k of Comcast's money. And he is the "good" senator in our state. Aside from voting in every election, I'm not sure what can be done by the average citizen to combat corruption, especially for the US government where corruption is entirely legal if it's just called "lobbying" instead of bribing.

[@MysterEeee]

It does feel like we're too lost in sauce now... How do we "fight" greed when greed dictates how we're allowed to "fight" it? The pro-human side in me pushes me to believe that it starts with our everyday interactions of honesty and love with those we care for and strangers we meet to subtly reorient our priorities towards life over money but cynically... That just feels naive at times. We continuously convince ourselves that our own creations are our creators to worship under.

[@BoogEOogEWoogE]

​@@MysterEeee that we could all be so naive! I love how you think👍❢❢❢

[@BoogEOogEWoogE]

But, if we all chose to leave once we had what we needed/wanted, what would our country be😱?! We need to find answers to how to rid ourselves of the corruption in our political system and to hold the offenders accountable for all of the negative consequences of the incredible stress their lies and greed have caused those who entrusted them to be their advocates! However, before that, we need to begin with the senior republicans on the supreme court: thomas, roberts and alito-in particular, who were responsible for the citizens united decision; and especially thomas, for his additional role in robbing millions of American votes, via the 2000 Bush v. Gore decision! Then we can move to all of the other - more recent - corrupt members of the court (whose seats were blatantly and shamelessly stolen by the republican members of Congress)!!!

[@MysterEeee]

@@BoogEOogEWoogE I get that no term limits for Supreme Court was the best option when conceived but I'm increasingly in favor for some kind of limit now in the 21st century. Even if it's 10-20 years. Lifetime positions feel too corrupting in the eyes of history.

[@extraart1]

Your'e making the right decision to leave! I wish I had left when I was younger. It's too late for me. It's only going to get worse. Americans are profoundly ignorant, greedy, and selfish. Look at who and what they vote in favor of. Because of our laws that ensure generational wealth, 15% of Americans hold 85% of the wealth. Income inequality is only going to get worse. One of my sons and his family live in France. Life is so much better there. I've been to Canada a number of times and should have moved there years ago.

[@johnnyv1982]

The Declaration of Independence warns of such a government - as it states we need a changing of the guard - America we need to look out for ourselves - our government is not going to keep from getting worse and worse

[@gregorybacher2883]

On SS retirement? The Medicare 'tax' is 17%

[@lindagrossi5213]

Love you Bernie!

[@eopal-uk265]

bernie is so SINCERE AND HONEST

[@deeremandoug]

one voice in the wilderness will not change anything

[@lindapietrasz8070]

All it takes is one voice to start. Then others chime in.

[@Ghost-Mama]

To change the things that you do not like or approve of, start with holding yourself accountable for what you do and how you treat others and then hold others accountable for what they do. Respect yourself first and then others know how to Treat you.

[@DrNancyLivingCoCreatively]

Say it Bernie. Love you. 💙

[@patlovesvegas1586]

He’s a career politician.

[@roberthillis-qj8er]

Telling on his own party very brave.

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

I love Bernie

[@kelly-bo-belly]

He is right. Everyone knows he is right

[@ericgeneric135]

I just finished Bernie's new book. Highly recommended! The chapter on automation and its effects on labor is really insightful.

[@terrywyatt8304]

Don't let. Bernie fool you. He's the one that didn't like competitive tennis shoe market. To many to choose from! That's the way I like it. Whoever wants to be in any business can do so I don't care how many makers of shoes there are.

[@OhioanElectionsPredictions]

Bernie Sanders 2024. Feel The Bern. for real this time

[@angelahall4402]

Still my president in my heart. Bernie Sanders rocks!!!

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

YEP! So no one needs to question why government doesn't work for the people.

[@wendyrimmer57]

Backward countries are critiqued by the treatment of people un yet your country does the same!

[@michaelfisher7835]

Bernie needs to face the devil in the mirror.

[@joshmcelfresh9971]

Bernie sounds more logical then everybody else now let's get somebody in office in their 50s

[@tommynoel9929]

Mad burn dog , love this guy!

[@firepower01]

Four paid sick days is a good start. We need to demand a lot more though!

[@lukevella388]

Is Msnbc finally fairly treating this gentle soul, now that he is no longer a treat?

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

The standard for paid sick days used to be *two weeks.*

[@baileykurlov5110]

Majority of the countries have atleast 10 sick days. And 10 vacation leave. This is so sad to hear

[@michaelh.117]

Fifty years from now, EVERYONE will wonder what the hell was wrong with us. We had two chances to elect this man president, and it didn't happen either time.

[@kitsiewr]

We wanted him, by far the most popular candidate. The Dems are helpless at everything, except, by God, they fought like cats to rig the primaries and keep him off the ballot. Instead they gave us "Nothing will change" Biden and Kamala Harris. Kamala Harris, ffs.

[@Exposingevildoers]

#evilgovernment

[@SusieKatpersonKoch]

Solve the problem.... MAKE LOBBYING ILLEGAL!!!!

[@suntzu6122]

So ironic telling a known propagandist about 'corruption'.

[@judyvanselous8796]

Please have MTG EXPLED

[@THEPLAN6]

This guy would take a dollar from a baby.

[@clockwork914]

🇺🇸 B E R N I E 🇺🇸

[@jerseattle0722]

I hope Americans wake up and start getting educated on the state of the union

[@andreyusik4416]

You the best, keep them tide.

[@dbg0206091]

Bernie 2024✨

[@shanagirl33]

Thank you Bernie for speaking the truth.

[@israelmorales9130]

This guy is the most corrupt

[@user-vr1uy4di9b]

Certainly the most hypocritical. It’s all an act

[@augustconnors260]

Public Funding of Elections is allowed but the AEC the Australian Electoral Commission funds elections. Not private companies. Corporate Donations is called Corruption or Conflict of Interest. Any donation by the public has to be disclosed if above a certain amount.

[@Adeus1]

Please run Bern Dog!!!!

[@whiskeymonk4085]

OMG that would be AWESOME!! It would be great to see him bail out and endorse his slimey opponent for a third time.

[@steveladner4346]

U.S. is a banana republic.

[@patrickvernon4766]

Nationalize the industries!

[@jerrypolverino6025]

We The People? BARF!

[@Cali_Flowers]

BERNIE SANDERS 2024 ⚡️

[@laurencrouse2418]

thank you Bernie... much love and respect...

[@billiejean1495]

Please run for President again in 2024.

[@MutatedPizzaBoi]

How the hell did we not get him?

[@theterminaldave]

We hear about the PACs and Citizens United, but the lobbyists are also an issue. Poor people can't afford lobbyists to represent their interests.

[@user-tg4yc5qe1k]

Corruption of governments will not be resolved by themselves...but the peoples of corrupted governments can...call them out..vote them out ..don't cooperated with Corruption .disown them..

[@randomguy2048]

Limit corporate donations, and ban payed lobbyists!

[@whiskeymonk4085]

Go Putin! Send Zelensky and his NotC Azov battalion back to their side.

[@robincrowflies]

@@whiskeymonk4085 Traitor to humanity.

[@EasilyAmused42]

How did we go from 40 million who could not afford health care to 80 million who can't afford health care as we are (supposedly) expanding health care to everyone?

[@lorikeeley8611]

Every job I had was like this Bernie, Goodwill is now Greedwill, may they get their karma amen God

[@jennifercain6900]

He could've been our president but got screwed over by the dnc both times 😭

[@ngronau12]

Self reflection? You part of the same system.

[@user-jp3qc7ek5l]

He's literally sitting here saying it.. oh my God