Bernie Sanders Interviews Mall Punks (1988) [FULL]

[@townmeetingtv]

Watch our interview with both Mall Punks 2020: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKKcaIGgg9yqatk

[@BobSmith-vj5kz]

6 minutes is more than enough.

[@manicmonday3808]

😂​@@BobSmith-vj5kz

[@21stcenturyscots]

This is what happens if you put kids under the stress of cold nuclear war.

[@Paul43210]

They truly see the world with other eyes, i mean with one eye

[@freeourmindnews_2.0]

No

[@samvimes9510]

Remember, Bernie was the _mayor_ of the town when he did this. He went to the mall, he found a couple of weird looking teenagers, and he interviewed them. He didn't make fun of them, he didn't cut them off. He asked them serious questions, and when they gave him shaky, nervous answers, he just asked them to explain further. He treated them with respect.

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

Exactly. People like him because he listens.

[@GustavoLopez-hp8zz]

Seriously, most older people would probably be condescending and rude.

[@janedoe0987]

why we need him in the White House instead of the sleepy hair sniffer and fat orange clown

[@samvimes9510]

@@Xfinitygrows given the amount of likes my comment got, it would seem you're wrong. But thanks for your opinion, doofus.

[@MrHomelessHobos]

@@XfinitygrowsYou clearly do

[@mrpepperidgefarms]

Bernie Sanders has been 80 years old for the last 40 years.... A true man of the people

[@Tony_Soprano2]

he’s Larry David!

[@gayanime8981]

​@@Tony_Soprano2 larry david wishes!

[@gayanime8981]

@@mitchellclark4320 what about jeff goldblum?

[@gayanime8981]

@@mitchellclark4320 or keanu reeves

[@gayanime8981]

@@mitchellclark4320 if larry david were to wish to be anyone else it would probably be someone younger, aka bernie sanders

[@Corgifan2]

An average American would have shouted down anyone even considering communism Bernie listened to angered youth who felt they were not being listened to. He’s what politicians should strive to be.

[@jesipohl6717]

they are not communists, did you not pay attention? they are an anarchist and a minarchist (think left-wing libertarian like noam chomsky).

[@fatcat1414]

​@@jesipohl6717 Anarcho-communism is very much a thing that exists. Pretty much all left-wing anarchists take inspiration from communist thought. Plus it all looks the same to rich people who are scared of losing money.

[@DWbo-r7v]

An average American doesn't have a clue about any political definitions and somehow confuses dictatorships ... with forms of stateless communism

[@DWbo-r7v]

​@@jesipohl6717 communism is the belief in a stateless and classless society. In the 1800s it was simply called libertarianism.. remember that every label is corrupted. Libertarianism used to be left wing only

[@DeusExNihilo]

​@@fatcat1414people aren't afraid of anarcho-communists, assuming they understand the "anarcho-" part. What people are afraid of, and rightly so, is totalitarian governments

[@Channel5YouTube]

Bring back mall punk

[@jaminkidd6285]

I still don't know what punk is. Lol

[@ducktheparentofducks9421]

holy shit nice to see you here andrew

[@Peadeymclovin]

Oh hey Andrew!

[@3y3ovevol52]

Bring back the mall, purryodt;)

[@oskarkorsgaard4990]

Andrew what a surprise, was researching for an assignment and was just using your video about punk, afterwards finding this video

[@britefeather]

Those kids are older now than Bernie was when he interviewed them btw.

[@66888NNUTTHOWZE46993]

Thanks I hate this

[@stargatis]

I love it

[@diya1427]

But Bernie is still as old

[@V45194]

​@@diya1427 I guess that means these kids are now older than Bernie... 🤷‍♂ Bernie is timeless!

[@brownmoney27]

Yes, that's how time works

[@eh3492]

I can’t help but feel struck by how insightful and prescient these “mall punks” actually were. Point by point they stated nearly everything that we’re currently struggling with as a society, in a remarkably brief interview. It seems no great thing that Bernie didn’t disrespect, interrupt or redirect them, and instead, listened with open non-judgmental curiosity. The real tragedy is that almost no one else at the time did, and we’re paying for it now.

[@jekylwhispy4181]

Funny. I was struck by how teenage, entry-level, and general every single thing they said was pretty much

[@ganjalfcreamcorn8438]

what? they just said the same exact thing they always say. nothing inciteful or new really. just some annoying poser fake anarchists who would shit bricks and cry if they ever were in the apocalypse that they claim to want.

[@edwinvillalobos7159]

@@jekylwhispy4181we know ur conservative bud, it’s probably not you’re fault either, with the system we live under it’s hard to keep dreams and ideals alive, it’s why they sell an American dream of an idealized past that never existed, to reel marks like you in, you’re probably the type to be angry that a health insurance ceo that led a company that directly and indirectly killed 10s of thousands got his due justice, but there’s also a reason a majority of people in America are on the KILLERS side, more and more people are waking up to how fucked this system is, for christs sake a rich Italian man couldn’t get proper coverage in this country if not him then who?? A little of topic but not really

[@siddhartacrowley]

​@@jekylwhispy4181 So you expect a sociological and political profund analytical response from two nervous teenagers?

[@TheBakerZen]

@@jekylwhispy4181 What's the alternative? The state of this fucked country in the present? I doubt you would be offering your detailed policy recommendations if you were doing an impromptu interview in the middle of a mall.

[@BobGymlan]

“To heck with society, gosh darn it.”

[@420JackG]

No way... Bob Gymlan sighting!

[@dam_d713]

shes so cute lol

[@turtleanton6539]

😅😅😅😅

[@TuftyTaltan]

I just think it's... Bologna!

[@RedSiBaron]

@@420JackG 🤣 Bob isn't as big and hairy as I thought he would be!

[@phd_angel]

Bernie, the best president we never had.

[@wendywhite4929]

💯👍

[@wendywhite4929]

What a stark contrast to the insane rhetoric of the right today, not so many years later. The very folks that would judge these intelligent and apparently well read young people… Man they make me proud.

[@coolguy9616]

Move to Venezuala dumbass

[@lightningmonky7674]

F**k the Democrats for that, dude

[@Skaevs]

@@wendywhite4929 it's always a testament to the state of society when politicians win by rhetoric and populism rather than by politics and debate. It shows how stupid and desperate some people are, that they'd rather vote for someone who is a blatant yesman than a person who can argue logically and explain their reasoning. Literally populism should be illegal.

[@Infernal_Elf]

Bernie Sanders is a total legend. Talking to outsiders as a mayor. And now 40 yeara later he still sticks to his beliefs.

[@mc98smusicmoviereviews93]

Then why do you hate Bernie so much? If he's such a legend, then why do you choose to hate him?

[@vlynst]

@@mc98smusicmoviereviews93 what?

[@rustyjeep2469]

you know who else talked to the outsiders of the world? ✝️

[@Santoroz]

Except he endorsed Clinton. He lost me when he endorsed Clinton.

[@rockstar4127]

@@Santoroz I mean he had no choice. He can't say he supports trump. So it's either him or clinton

[@RobinAlucard123]

This is the most respectful interview of goths from the 80s and 90s I've seen. Honestly it doesn't take much to not make fun of people.

[@facts-spray0213]

Are they goths or punks?

[@RobinAlucard123]

​@@facts-spray0213 goth descended from punk, they kinda overlap

[@VampireGroyper]

No ones making fun of goths. You wanna be a victim so bad.

[@yippeeflowers]

​@@VampireGroyper go do your laundry, we can smell you from here.

[@thedistinguished5255]

​@@VampireGroyper noones making fun of them now, but they were back then, which is why this was so impressive

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

36 years ago and Bernie looks 5 years younger

[@HALL9000spacecomputer]

Bernie is timeless. Bernie is without time. Time is allergic to Bernie.

[@destroyermaker]

The Larry David of politicians

[@twilit]

taking on billionaires ain’t easy

[@KicksPregnantWomen]

@@twilitMore government regulation and interference in market is good for busineses at the top. this is why they lobby FOR regulation and not against it.

[@dustintacohands1107]

@@destroyermakeryeah I’m still trying to figure out his age he’s wiry like a young man but moves like a old grouch he’s got skin of a 30 year old and the face of a 90 year old

[@akgstone]

This interview is punk rock and Bernie is a respectful man willing to listen to others opinions without judging. I dig this

[@richardkoen6848]

Oof. I guess I missed the punk stuff.

[@krimmer66]

@@richardkoen6848 yes you did..

[@richardkoen6848]

@@krimmer66 Point it out.

[@richardkoen6848]

@@krimmer66 I see that you cant. Thanks Karen.

[@krimmer66]

@@richardkoen6848 haha my god are you still on this.. there is literally no one way to be punkrock.. so again sorry you missed it.

[@Flamboyantostrich]

These kids are so intelligent, you could tell Bernie was genuinely interested in hearing their views on society too. America please treasure this man he's one of a kind!

[@HamidKarzai]

This was maybe true years ago but bernie voted in support ofIsr@el. You don't treasure someone complicit in such mass destruction

[@diagorasofmel0s]

yeah more intelligent than your liberals and miles ahead of conservatives, but could do with a little reading on marx lenin and mao. they probably are marxists by now i wonder what they are doing nowadays

[@TheLastLineLive]

I wonder how they’re doing nowadays, considering they’re probably in their 60s or at least late 50s.

[@2_Normal_Ted_Junior]

The girl showed some intelligence, but I think they were keenly aware on an emotional and implicit psychological level of the threats around them as they negotiated adolescence. It takes guts to make that stand, not having the big picture of how this all came to be and a thesis on how it needs to change could be forgiven, I suppose. I feel like Bernie could have gone through a punk phase.

[@MeanStreamFraudCast]

​@@2_Normal_Ted_Junior as far as politicians go he is kinda punk lol he is what trump pretends to be

[@spaecheal]

Look at how open-minded Bernie is, though. Damn.

[@andrewdoburt7583]

I know. Bernie REACHES OUT to people to see their opinions.

[@mastrtonberry2]

Open minded? Bernie? Not these days he isn't

[@andrewdoburt7583]

@@mastrtonberry2 I beg to differ

[@JokerDoom]

@@mastrtonberry2open minded doesn’t mean you believe in all ideas, it means you’re willing to hear ideas that challenge you, and truly consider them. Try and make them work. We’ve been trying to make hyper capitalism work for a long time and it’s not working.

[@mastrtonberry2]

@@JokerDoom Well I don't know what hyper-capitalism is but regular capitalism is working out okay. It's elevated society as a whole to a point which socialism could never reach. There are real world examples, current and historic, that demonstrate this. Generally speaking, this isn't an opinion.

[@xyzcbd]

His consistency in his beliefs over the years is why I support & follow this man.

[@johnnyk3917]

its a rarity to see a politician be consistent in way that isn't a detriment towards society

[@DarkPrincessOfLight]

Yupppp !! Bernie is a gem & oddity in politics

[@bigtimeadventures3115]

Bernie is more than a politician. He’s a peoples man. That’s why they wouldn’t let him get the nomination.

[@tryingnot2bdumb]

yuuuuuup

[@x1zn998]

@@bigtimeadventures3115 the dnc failed the left and the rest of america just as badly as the gop

[@user-xd1ze4jf6e]

Ironically, this is the norm. But the media focuses on the extremists.

[@Tavi78]

It’s great that he gave them time to think on their responses and didn’t interrupt them or try to put words in their mouth. At first they seemed shy and ill-equipped to give answers to complex questions like that on the spot. Bernie made sure they felt safe in their responses and you can see them really dig into the details of their grievances as he interviews them further. He made them feel confident enough to open up and really give more clear answers to what their expressions mean. Really wish 2016 had gone different.. this guy really seems to care for the people.

[@danicegewiss862]

Mike volunteered for Bernie's campaign. There's a KZbin video of him being interviewed recently.

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

What is his last name so I can search?

[@DemocratSocialistRob]

Would love to know his last name or how to find it

[@wilgeman6784]

@@DemocratSocialistRob ​ @thethrowawaythatstayed7055 he says his full name at the beginning of the interview

[@ChalNjurshEp]

Nice!!

[@DemocratSocialistRob]

@@wilgeman6784 I tried listening to it a few times, dunno why but the last name seems a bit garbled

[@rmuna1]

“We start wars.” Never been a truer statement 👏

[@terrrell7798]

just like the possible upcoming war the US is trying to start with Iran. I don't believe Iran tried to assassinate Trump. That was done by white supremacists.

[@williammoore1980]

Which you should be grateful for. It’s why you have everything you have.

[@eschersky]

​@@williammoore1980 no, I'll never be thankful for hundreds of thousands of deaths that were not even a threat to begin with. Are you saying to be proud of stealing and creating chaos abroad so we can live "well"? That's just pure egoism. Also, a country can thrive without acting in such a damaging way, this whole mess is not required.

[@Jack-ft1rb]

​@@williammoore1980That is the bitter pill to swallow, though not everyone in America benefits from our wars

[@thefearcult]

@@williammoore1980 95% of the wars that were fought could have been easily avoided and other solutions could have been found. innocent people died. if you’re grateful for war you are mentally incapable of empathy!

[@jimberglund6979]

Even though I'm not in this video and it's nearly 40 years old, the way Bernie says "alright, talk about that..." makes me want to just spill every thought I've ever had.

[@neromillie]

It's such a simple way of making someone feel valued

[@FindTheFun]

That was punk fucking rock, Mr. Sanders.

[@dischordchoir]

Is this a wkuk reference 🤣? I love it

[@JohnHenrySheridan]

Highly intelligent and thoughtful young people! Good interview Bernie. Thanks for posting Town Meeting TV!

[@nw42]

“To heck with society! To heck with law and orde-well, not it’s not so much law and order…” This is the most wholesome thing I’ve seen this month.

[@johnferet8178]

You're against "law and order" until you exit the mall to find broken glass where your car was. (Nobody at that point is like "YES! ANARCHY!!!") It's great to see the ideas budding... would love to see if they went anywhere with it, or if they conformed.

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

​@@johnferet8178Believing the political ideology of anarchism is synonymous with pure chaos is such a typically shallow and reductive take. The girl herself said "well not law and order"

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

​@@johnferet8178The person you're responding to also thinks it's wholesome that the girl corrected herself and obviously believes in law and order.

[@johnferet8178]

@@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm They obviously were smart kids back then who were figuring things out. They were able to draw a clear divide between Marxism and Soviet Communism, which an amazing few in the USA have ever been able (or willing) to do. They were young and idealistic, and as so many of us have done were clinging to a few popular phrases. I hope they continued to grow and are still doing great things.

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

They couldn't even say hell

[@rosine749]

Its tough when you are put on the spot like that with a mic, unprepared. But I think a lot of people probably had prejudice about punks at the time and Bernie gave them a chance to express themselves and actually be heard. And I think they made some very valid points and show what the reaction is about.

[@MartijnPennings]

I think punks historically have had a much better understanding of the world than the "average Joe"...

[@MaximillionIeraci-v3y]

Lmao sure. Brainded

[@odysseus8403]

​@@MaximillionIeraci-v3y and you're a pussy

[@jasondoust4935]

The punk kids aren't entirely correct about society, so what? Who is? At least they're thinking about it, and that's to be applauded and encouraged.

[@soccerthing77]

I like that she says “heck with society” instead of hell. Very punk rock

[@jobrown95]

Don't forget when at 2:16 he says "basically baloney"

[@summerallthetime2616]

NAZI PUNKS GO AWAY PLEASE!

[@carnivalcadaver69]

They walked so we could run.

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

Probably wouldn't be cursing in front of a camera

[@tammystiletto]

Punks have always been more polite than what people would expect.

[@dingleberryjim4456]

You can tell these two never got to actually disclose their views to a wider audience and its awesome to hear from people such as this. They represented their generation perfectly.

[@annabelapurva-madhuri4861]

So true, unlike all of us (all ages 😂) now with a 24/7 social media megaphone each

[@theatomic430]

Split infinitive.

[@ZTriggerGaming]

It is really something to watch the arc of this interview. They started with their guard up, almost assuming they were being challenged. Then as Bernie continued asking constructive questions, they started having more honest and thought out answers. Clearly, they were teens and didn’t have a lot of perspective behind their answers, but they meant well and were relatively conscientious people. I liked this.

[@MarioVink]

Wauw, great interview. US missed an opportunity with this beautiful man. Love this man.❤ from the Netherlands

[@mardenkarden]

Friggin' Bernie, man.. Always poised to be the unrecognized GOAT! 😭 He deserved to be president and we deserved to have him as pres 💔

[@digginggopher]

2016 was stolen, from Bernie

[@anthonyl9126]

Watching this 6 days after you commented and I'm in tears. I'm still hurt we elected his nega inverse shadow twin DJT instead.

[@porterbrass]

Thanks to Bernie, Hillary lost to Trump. We know the rest of the story.

[@humanbean3]

only smart people would vote for him :( corporations will not support him, and most people are brainwashed.... he didn't stand a chance.

[@themissingsock2437]

I love you Bernie, I wish you had won the presidency.

[@unsignedmusic]

The corrupt DNC stole it from him.

[@austinschmuck7814]

Indeed, he certainly would be a whole lot more legible than Biden is now

[@dalirfarzan1694]

I'm glad he didn't. Democratic Socialism is like Communism -- it's good on paper but when put to action, it leads to suppression of freedoms. I'd rather have too much freedom than too little a degree of it.

[@_G4.R4_]

me too, I was just slightly too young to vote :[

[@DavidHernandez-oc1oz]

Keep in mind that it was because of his two runs that you hear so many Democrats sounding like Bernie. That never would have been 8-10 years ago. When i heard Biden speak at a rally a few months back I was sitting there thinking "this sounds like a Bernie rally from 2016"

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

Was there ever a time when Bernie wasn't old?

[@donnavorce8856]

Bernie's the man. Watching his demeanor with these kids is awesome. And the kids were awesome too. Given a chance to have a good conversation everybody participated. It's been nearly 25 years . . . Where are you two kids now? What's going on in your lives? How are you today? I'd love to know.

[@Randomdude1979]

It such a shame he never became president

[@Mar-pe9kx]

The pinned comment on the video is a follow up with the two in 2020.

[@jedinxf7]

1988 "nearly 25 years"? guess education hasn't improved much since their community college days...

[@whereaboutsunknown3822]

There’s actually a video showing these two young people in today’s time reacting to this video, on this very channel!

[@turtleanton6539]

Indeed🎉🎉🎉

[@morethanben]

Bernie has always been super progressive. He's a fantastic person, and I dearly wish we had him in office the last eight years.

[@TheCam920]

It's comforting to know there are still principled and authentic politicians in the world. I love watching old clips of Bernie. He seems to have always stuck to his guns, even when it went against the grain

[@Vario69]

The kind of progressive I wish Americans strived to be. Not what you see on Twitter

[@jmw-q4u]

he's a commie

[@BrianRoediger]

​@@Vario69 THIS. The term "progressive" has become 'radical' now... I'm all for "progression" in society, not shoving an agenda down people's throats.

[@myfavoriteplanet3247]

. He led people to Hilary. Sold them down the river, took millions of dollars and went silent. You're all being played even by Bernie..

[@youngThrashbarg]

Bernie videos are like a positive rabbit hole.

[@floofff]

Everyone in this clip was so ahead of their time. Hope these two awesome mall punks are doing well now! Much love to Bernie always. 🤍

[@RC-qf3mp]

You must be 12 years old. They are recited cliches that were lingering since the 60s. They don’t have an original bone in their bodies. They are conforming to non-conformity. They are copy-and-paste punk airheads.

[@MitchellPorter2025]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKKcaIGgg9yqatk

[@jal-kx6tm]

ahead of their time? they're parroting rhetoric from the 60s, and people in the 60s were parroting rhetoric from the 1910s, who were building on from the 1870s.

[@floofff]

@@jal-kx6tm It is true that rhetoric can be inspired from previous generations, but in this case said rhetoric is countercultural. It was mostly uncommon for alternative individuals to be accepted as the “status quo” in the 60’s/70’s/80’s/90’s as their perspectives and outward appearances challenged societal norms instead of adhering to them. Bernie was and is also anti-capitalist and largely socialist, which was shunned by most Americans until more recently. Media, world events, the economy, and politics all contribute to such fluctuations in societal attitudes.

[@jal-kx6tm]

@@floofff your first sentence contradicts itself. marxism was probably the most countercultural movement we've seen in the modern world. everything in this clip stems from that. "alternate" individuals are alternate because they're against the status quo, even today. i think you might be surprised at how little traction socialism has gained in this country over the past couple election cycles despite the narrative. before bernie, there were a ton of such "alternate" politicians. no generation is unique, i guarantee you can read stuff from the 1800s and you will find perspectives that hew very close to everything you've said here.

[@mynamehappy]

I'd love to know where these punks are now.

[@lostparadisegaming2858]

Theu just reacted to this on the same channep

[@7_slices]

Tired of millennials and liberal shit. Today liberals are anything but the real ones.

[@mynamehappy]

@@7_slices lol, what are you even talking about?

[@siluetboi]

@@mynamehappy johnnys angry at the world lmao

[@johnnyquantum8125]

@@7_slices punk is super leftist though, it's anti-capitalist and anarchist, like it's a cliche. It's also really anti-Christian

[@thrasher5257]

I love this video. Give everyone a chance to speak. Everyone.

[@ENDTHEWAR-n3y]

He was so respectful towards them. Love him

[@dirkdarwin2571]

Mall Punk was short lived, but MAN was it a hell of a scene to be a part of. Miss all you guys!!

[@kingbugs3558]

Agree, but it's hard to be a walking contradiction and expect longevity.

[@Gingerblaze]

Short-lived? It's now grown to become mainstream.

[@dearmadeline]

@@Gingerblazei got to malls all the time and it's literally just clones of the same 4-5 people. nobody really hangs out there

[@JamesConnollyLives5353]

This is why bernie is a good politician

[@Gløriøusgøne_9]

Yes! I agree and I think Bernie should’ve been president

[@feonor26]

@@Gløriøusgøne_9 Instead he was thrown under the bus by his own party and everyone who was gonna vote for him went over to Trump.

[@andrew66862]

​@@feonor26 that's not true. Most of the people who were going to vote for him aren't fascists. They stayed home, they didn't vote for the billionaire.

[@pablopipipopo]

They say they want to be FREE and that they are ANARCHISTS. THEN go on and say communism could deliver that 🤣🤣🤡🤡 Get educated kids. nothing is more oppressive than a communist state.

[@ProtectTheSasqutches]

@@feonor26 Sad he’ll never be able to run again cause of how damn old he is

[@itschelseakay]

“We’re the ones that go into the other countries, we start wars. What really scares me is we’ve never had a war in our own country. We push our luck.” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Wow I love Bernie giving these teens a voice. He’s always working to give a voice for the people 🥹

[@olihudd2852]

Bernie is PUNK ROCK

[@user-xz1wy4to4o]

exactly. he just knows how to blend in and push the punk rock agenda from the inside.

[@Allyourheroswenttohell]

​@@user-xz1wy4to4opunk was created by a bunch of posers.

[@scorpionic-night]

Inside his heart, he wants 2 rock a mohawk and black lipstick​@@user-xz1wy4to4o

[@Augustus_IX]

Bernie is BRAT

[@greggg5555]

bernie is HARDCORE

[@NOBODYTHEPIRATE]

He's interviewing himself trough the voices of others with out him even knowing. He's heard the actual cries of his people and until this day, still echo inside his heart. Damn Bernie.

[@PhantomSavage]

I will say that this is incredible to see, especially from a politician, let alone one that's currently in office. Simple questions, no follow-uips, counter-points, pointed questions aimed to challenge or undermine their perspective, or retorts to any of their responses, even when they brought up marxism and communism. He actually WANTED their perspective so he could add it to his own rather than find someone to preach to or dismantle for political points.

[@addisonshinedown]

The way he earnestly asks how these kids feel and gives them time and space to explain themselves is so refreshing to see from a politician.

[@rinaldus4512]

Proud to say I voted for him in 2016

[@22apage]

I will always be so proud that I have voted for Bernie every chance I could. Such a wonderful man. I wish people took more time to research and actually listen to their politicians before voting.

[@focused_af]

This was really heart warming to watch honestly. To see such genuine time being taken with those young kids is so awesome! Ive always loved bernie sanders and his willingness to be a politician for such people-centric ideas and views.

[@santividal9387]

This might sound cheesy but I actually loved how open minded Bernie sounded in this video. Most adults just say 'kids this days...' and don't think further. But here Bernie honestly tried to engage in a deep conversation and was very understanding of their view

[@oaschbeidl]

Nothing even remotely cheesy about giving someone recognition for handling a situation great.

[@kevinsundelin8639]

I think these guys had pretty interesting opinions. I can imagine that it was very refreshing for them to be able to speak their minds. And I get why they might not be entirely well-spoken about their opinions since they never get sound them, but it was still interesting to hear what they think.

[@FireheadLazzo]

That a very kind way of phrasing it. I know a lot of people who would hear this and conclude that they have vague political thoughts and don't know anything about the world. But you're right, they probably never got the opportunity to voice these trains of thought in a calm, understanding environment.

[@a81758]

I definitely think they had solid views. They just did not know how to articulate them.

[@EvilStitch]

This is exactly how I would sound if somebody asked me these questions in a mall 😅

[@fart63]

I think it also might be because they’re teenagers. Can you believe these people are probably in their 50s or 60s right now?

[@MartijnPennings]

Exactly, who in the world can precisely articulate their view on society when asked on the spot? I wish I could! Reminds me of those miss Universe women getting asked to create peace in the middle east within 30 seconds...

[@robincrowflies]

It's hilarious to see him trying to engage in response to what they are saying, but this is so wonderful, this captured moment. To listen to these young people--about my age back then--try to express how they feel and think is so heartening. They warm to their subject and also I think understand that they are missing stuff and are looking for it. Of course, they mimic each other as any other group does--they are similar in their rebellion and fashion--but they are striving to understand and live differently than the world set out for them. Thanks to Bernie for taking to the streets and the malls. ;-^)

[@rushfan1970]

👏🏼👏🏼💯👏🏼💙 Every voter in America needs to see this!! If only these young voices could have been heard on mainstream media & acted on, just imagine!! Thank you, Bernie!! 💙👏🏼💯🙏🏼🌊💙

[@MartijnPennings]

Especially in the US, it's increasingly rare that people will engage in conversation with people who will challenge their viewpoints or even their appearance. Bernie doesn't judge, he asks: hey, you look different from the rest here, why is that? If you ask an honest question, you get an honest answer!

[@Scarliner]

Look how he askes the question very openly, without any suggestive behaviour, and just actively LISTENS to them. Love it.

[@iggyman783]

Rebellious but respectful. Missing nowadays

[@Madzguy007]

Nowadays they're robbing stores or on drugs

[@iverf]

Thoughtful young people having high level conversations with the mayor about real issues. Loved it.

[@JStankXPlays]

"I just want to live the way I want to live"

[@Arete37]

Oh gosh. Straight to my heart. I vaguely remember what it was like to be young (and ignorant but sincere) and what a rare event it was to have anyone care about my opinion or feelings. A kind professor did more to change my political and religious outlook than any heated arguments could have done. Bernie, I love you for the respect you showed these young Americans.

[@danieljamesmead]

TO HECK WITH SOCIETY!!!!

[@geometry4749]

I agree 👍

[@julioverne579]

Its a tough slogan but what she really meant was the conservative capitalist society.

[@RuLeZ1988]

Society on its own is not bad. We shouldn't abandon the society we have now, but rather try to change and optimize our society in a positive hopeful way. I don't think giving up what we have until now, is a good option. Let's build on it.

[@MartijnPennings]

I love that she said "to heck" instead of "to hell". It says so much about them, about the time, about the place. I bet a sociology student could write a whole thesis about this interview.

[@KasumiRINA]

@@julioverne579 no, she didn't. Stop putting words in people's mouth. Especially since only in capitalist countries they're allowed to be dressed like that without being sent to Gulag.

[@joeybigler9413]

Feel the Burn even back in 88.

[@barnacles1352]

Hes been a politician for decades

[@flamingomingo9810]

Since the 60s

[@firthlaist218]

This is absolutely relevant to our current global situation…

[@AndrewKingsbury0]

I love that when they get comfortable with saying how they feel since Bernie wasn't gonna judge them , they started preaching some awesome takes.

[@cpl.geckell6355]

Based Bernard and the Punk constituents

[@cwetdog]

People like this paved the way for us to be able to be who we are. Thank you!

[@Ryw316]

Would've been a whole lot cooler if we were in the second term of President Bernie Sanders right now.

[@sarahmitchell4455]

YES

[@BellicV]

We would be Cuba 2.0

[@WeavileWest]

@@BellicV 🤡

[@koalabrownie]

@@BellicV Someone loves wealth inequality

[@BellicV]

@@koalabrownie someone loves communism

[@megeffy03]

This video shows that the passion of people, young or old, can change the world❤

[@sonderbain]

We need more people like this

[@nikhil6166]

This is a lesson is real leadership. Inquiring without judgement. Given people space to feel seen and heard.

[@Darth_Insidious]

Wow, he actually interviews them and lets them speak. Most people giving public interviews these days seem to think every conversation is an argument to be won.

[@gabbyownsme2884]

This is a gem of a video!

[@lsmlsm2115]

Thank you very much for your forthright views.

[@therealgaragegirls]

"I just want to live the way I want to live." As an old trans lady, this hits me right in the feelz. I hope those two young people grew up living free and beautiful lives. 💜

[@JeniOnly]

Im a younger trans girl and this hit me in the feels too 😭💞

[@dee5778]

​@@JeniOnly don't worry sweet girl, We the People are electing President Harris, and the rapist freak trump is going to prison. We're not going back! 🙂🫂

[@subraxas]

In case you cannot see it on your YT sidebar, people from the YT channel "Town Meeting TV" managed to find both of them four years ago. The name of the video is "Bernie Sanders Mall Punks React to Interview from 1988". Cheers! 🙂❤

[@Sclass_Bus]

Wats a "Trans Lady" ???

[@nak3dxsnake]

Please keep this harmful rhetoric in the forums where it belongs. Imagine stealing wholesome quotes and twisting it to mean embracing mental illness.

[@ultmotive]

What I found interesting was how they seemed so hesitant to speak at first but really opened up after Bernie actually showed interest and listened to what they had to say.

[@paytonsme]

I love Bernie so so so so so much. I went to his rally in brooklyn a few years back and i was surrounded by some of the most amazing and interesting people in this country

[@JS-qw4ln]

i love how after the interview they immediately return back the wall where he probably initially approached them for the interview. Mall Punks!!!!

[@Rastafarianinja]

4 years later and I’m still left wondering what it would’ve been like if he was president. I was literally the only person in my family who could cut thru the bullshit and voted for him

[@Legir24]

Love all about this. Love the young, anxious, hopeful punks. Love Bernie's wisdom to listen to what they have to say. Wonder how they look and think today .

[@akylrysgal6242]

The girl spoke a lot of reason

[@morbidmanmusic]

she sounded like she had no clue why she was looking like that.

[@Swizzle62]

@@morbidmanmusicI’d say she struggled for words on how to say what she really means and feels… but in the end got a point across..

[@sitcom1971]

She actually made an excellent point about endless wars!

[@gobalik]

yes, but she totally missed the point. Yes, america is doing terrible things but so is every other country. And those terrible things created a world where she could have prosperity and dress and act like she did. Or america could have been virtuous and it would had only a tiny percentage of its current land area or gdp

[@akylrysgal6242]

@@gobalikThere are nearly 200 countries in the world and all of them are waging wars? Definitely not!

[@Sharp2012UpTempo]

This made me cry so fast. God bless that man. The world will be worse the second he is gone

[@lianha]

Lol the 80’s mall goths are so polite and well-convicted “that’s an interesting hairdo” 😂😂😂 omg I love him so much.

[@timothymythic7736]

3:39 She is right, they should definitely separate Anarchism and Anomie if you don't want to scare off averages.

[@SharonMalone-w8v]

I’ve learned so much from this interview….love you Bernie

[@Autumn_Blessings]

This is my favorite video of all time.

[@jimmysnowmanthe7003]

I like how gave room, they were unsure and uneasy at first and became more and more clear in expressing their views. Almost like those old normal conversations u would have with people.

[@CedWii360]

We really missed a chance for a great 8 years.

[@Atodaso]

3:57 this guy casually walking by smoking a cig in the mall - 1988 feels.

[@Oliviux78]

And she pulled one out too

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

The banning of smoking in spaces like this is a welcome progress though.

[@Atodaso]

@@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm 💯

[@brendan5235]

A true man of the people

[@-divinetragedy]

wow a us politician going out into the public and gathering insight from his constituents. this is pretty much unheard of nowadays.

[@heyitmaggie2390]

It was unheard of back then too. Bernie is on another level

[@jamesbraun9842]

He was still mayor at this time. He wouldn't even get away with it today.

[@Thindorama]

They're technically not necessarily his constituents depending on their age, but still interesting.

[@garagavia]

Yeah RFK is the only one doing it

[@nicholaschong3852]

Come on, Trump is also good at listening to his constituents! He did a Mar-a-Lago "interview" with his "constituents" from the oil industry, and listened to them asking to scrap policies for EVs and wind energy (in exchange for 1 billion 💵).

[@violetlove3580]

Badassssss, wow he was incredibly respectful to them, and considering his age and style of dressing and everything compared to them, one would automatically assume that he might degrade or make fun of them (if you didn't know who he was obviously), but he just asks their opinions and even asks them to elaborate and he actually LISTENS!! Wow. Bernie has always been the BEST EVER and these mall punks are badasses too! 😍😍😍😍💖💖💖🔥🔥🔥

[@JamDownGunner]

Bernie2020. Love this guy

[@andrewdoburt7583]

Bernie 2024 now

[@andrewdoburt7583]

@Cradled People have been sayin that for years

[@BrevityBuzz]

@Cradled he will be alright, but he doesn't wanna run

[@elvarestep3323]

@Cradled Turner 2020?

[@7_slices]

MAGA 2024 Ofcourse. 80s were MAGA DAYS BABY. Everybody loves the 80s

[@paneko1]

Too bad America wasn't ready for Bernie! He'd make and excellent president. He can talk and LISTEN to everyone, punks or Oxford University students and professors (where he got standing ovations!).. I'd be curious if those two kids follow in their lifes with this worldview. Bernie is always and everywhere a total pleasure to meet/see!

[@johnmartin1242]

isn't it amazing they rather chose someone like biden. the power of money i am sure, Bernie never gathered enough support because he was too idealistic and was unwilling to follow orders from the true masters in the WH

[@mesovogue]

He is so respectful and genuinely interested in other people. Many politicians today should take note.

[@Buskeeeeeeee]

Idc what anyone says. Bernie is the man! This is a guy who cared about the common people. He wasn’t afraid to talk to punks because he was a ‘politician’, he treats them as if they are equals.

[@WerewolfKweef]

MY GRANDPA AND RIGHTFUL PRESIDENT

[@sheepwshotguns42]

from what ive seen so far walz seems like a pretty good "young" bernie

[@cookie-dough-fox69]

The punk kid or Bernie? 😉

[@violetlove3580]

America's grandpa 😍😍😍

[@mickeymouse2able]

Amazing video. The two young people seem pure in heart and actually loving. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God". I hope they stayed this way. Bernie Sanders is so amazingly respectful here.

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmi5317]

CYBERPUNK 1988

[@WhirlingSteel]

Two kids learning the world and the best president that never was. Also holy shit lol she sparks up a cigarette mid interview in the middle of the mall presumably in the middle of the day. Goodness gracious.

[@fvkijay]

Hopefully they've seen this and perhaps one day we'll be lucky enough to hear how their lives have been transformed since then.

[@NOSEBLOB]

Youth is idealism unfettered by experience. I think Bernie knows this. Thus his tolerance and warmth. I hope he holds Harris' feet to the fire, if need be, on the corporate landlord issue. 💙

[@AkerfeldtTveitan-yi4xm]

There's nothing idealistic about being skeptical and critical of society's large hegemonic structures and dismissing its stiff conventions as restrictive. The word you're looking for is rebellion and that's indeed typical of youth but Bernie proves you don't need to be young to embody it.

[@Janon48]

Kopmala won’t listen

[@badadm-bp9qr]

Not eleting this man President is the biggest MISS of all time for America.

[@supremeleaderoofpoof]

Why is this actually really sweet of him to do? He genuinely wanted to understand them both and was quite respectful. I see why my friend liked him when he was running now. ^_^