Bernie Sanders: This Bill is Too Damn Long! (7/30/1997)

[@Delsanar]

The politician that literally was on our side before we even knew what we thought. Edit: Too many trolls. He isnt a communist or socialist (though both of those arent negatives and are not what you think they are, and you should really look into researching what those mean on Wikipedia) so much as a social democrat. He didn't sell out, he used the system best he could without corruption to fight for representation of the citizenry over corporations and the rich, and whether you like him or not, he is one of the very few willing to focus on science and facts over lobbyists and money. I wont be responding to uninformed troll replies. Trump lost, society wins, but the work doesn't stop.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

Delsanar Yeah, & if you’re a younger Millenial or a GenZer that comment would be literal.

[@inktoxicant]

@@someguyontheinternet7 This video is two days after I was born, so he has been on my side & speaking to power what I believe before I even had a conscious thought.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

inkboy SP Exactly!

[@IcemanJuice]

Bernie 2020

[@lyssasfaith]

@L Cincinnatus indoctrinated in affordable health care?! Oh no the horror

[@Jennifer-di4nl]

Consistency, the MAJOR difference between Bernie and Hillary

[@Jane-no3id]

I would say 'CORRUPTION'!She is a corporate shill!!!

[@SaraphDarklaw]

This just popped up in my recommendations too.

[@arjunkprasad1508]

bernie and warren as well..

[@JL-nq4tk]

Whilst I’m not the biggest fan of either, this is fact

[@thefountain6634]

Who is Hillary?? You mean Killary!!

[@ShrekGrunge]

"10 years from now we're gonna be back here again with another huge deficit" This was in 97, 10 years later we had one of the worst financial crisis in American history. Bernie out here predicting the future

[@leontrotsky8676]

Socialist magic, we're good at understanding the economy. though capitalists will tell you otherwise.

[@BadtitoMadworld]

Morgan Chatham we need to like all his videos to get him more votes!!

[@hollowhoagie6441]

@@leontrotsky8676 soCiAliSt DoNt UnDeRsTaNd EcOnOmiC, mUh TrIcKle DoWn EcOnOmIcS

[@audi.6106]

Leon Trotsky that’s why socialism has never worked but ok

[@waffleandchicken]

@@audi.6106 America: destroys any attempt to create a socialist nation from the inside out with coups, funding rebel groups, and direct economic sanctions. Also America: sEe, SoCiaLiSm NeVeR WorKs

[@SA-pj3fz]

It’s really funny seeing him holding that massive stack of papers.

[@Mekaels_Music]

He just tosses those paper behind him LOL

[@missionpupa]

Damn he was rag dolling that thing

[@sivvinod3187]

And with that whack haircut, he looks like mad scientist lmao

[@zsakrock]

That must have been The Cares/Heroes Act.

[@rosewoodlane2361]

new bernie meme?

[@mveytia]

Watch clips of Bernie from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and now. He's said the same damn things for decades! That's consistency. That's real belief and principles, not following whatever political winds are blowing at the moment. And that's my president. Bernie 2020.

[@Bmanritchie]

Trevor Phillips - PROOF that the problems affecting the US have NEVER been tackled/solved under numerous presidencies.

[@exquisitepotato]

Kristian Zeraschi why are you willfully ignorant. nothing about bernie is socialist. educate yourself

[@sashmiel6566]

And consistantly supported Hillary.

[@troydansburner7959]

mrpixels he is literally a democratic socialist. I support Bernie, I’m affiliated with the democratic socialists as well. If you were to educate yourself about your candidate you would realize he’s literally talked about how he’s a socialist 🤣😂. Also a wealth tax is redistributing wealth which is socialism, he supports more social security, which is socialism, and he supports universal healthcare which is socialism ! We have a mixed economy and government between socialism and capitalism, Bernie just supports socialism a little more than capitalism .

[@DGzCarbon]

Trump also said the same things for years. That doesn't always matter

[@HAYDER930]

The senator who advocated for your rights even before you were born.

[@zynotrixfade5038]

Even though he supports all term abortions?

[@BrodyxBrown]

Zynotrix Fade no he doesn’t you fucking dunce

[@zynotrixfade5038]

@@BrodyxBrown guess you dont read nor hear any rally events

[@BrodyxBrown]

Zynotrix Fade okay show me a link where he says it then

[@zynotrixfade5038]

@@BrodyxBrown[kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZzVooGnqLxkg9k] He also supports U.S supporting population control in other countries. Hope you understand what population control is

[@sadpee7710]

they should literally just re-release this as an ad or something. it's still relevant and shows he can be trusted, he won't flip flop or change his stance

[@uncreativename9936]

💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Sorry, just learned how to do emojis on PC.

[@lizchurch8679]

I posted this to my FB, hopefully people see it and see Bernie is for the people.

[@antoman142]

@hound doggin define a communist for me and show me clear link about the connection of bernie(plus his policies) and a communist, until then shut your fucking stupid ignorant mouth.

[@shreyasbhatt7112]

*ahem* joe rogan *cough cough*

[@BravoStone]

@@uncreativename9936 the fact that you said sorry 🤣

[@EllaGP22]

He literally hasn’t changed in 30 years, that’s actually really honorable.

[@saptagiri2003]

23 years...

[@Brandon-eo9qo]

@@saptagiri2003 Well hes been this way before 1997

[@bretth1385]

@@saptagiri2003 38 years, he started his career in election politics as a mayor 1981 Burlington.

[@Brandon-eo9qo]

@ I'm not even a fan of bernie (I voted trump) but I can say he may look old, but he is sharp as fuck and quicker off the stump than either trump or biden. And hes older than them too.

[@YoungOddo]

@Mephisto Yeah that dude dosent understand what hes saying. The dude means Bernie dosent change how Trump changed like how trump went flip flopped dem to republican whenever it improved his situation. Bernie actually is a politician with Ideas and views, they change overtime but not so drastically and suddenly like he Never changed his thoughts to begin with.

[@inktoxicant]

It feels weird knowing that this was filmed two days after I was born, and Bernie has just been ignored this entire time. He's one of the only politicians I can have any faith in, everyone else is bought & paid for

[@jasonprice5289]

This happened two months after I graduated high school. So here we are my friend. Two people born a generation apart from one another. United together no matter what our back stories are. By a man born 8 years before my father. Ten years after my mothers father. You and me have more in common with this man than his own peers. I wish everyone knew what they were missing. They slander him. They make fun of him. They write him off. They black him out of the main stream. All we can do is vote for him. Donate to him. Spread the word about the man we need to be our president. To anyone that will listen. Thanks for your support and maturity young man. To know that someone born after I graduated is part of this revolution makes me feel better about the future of our country.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

Jason Price Holy shit dude, this comment right here is beautiful ☝🏾

[@ZenoCiti]

@@jasonprice5289 I'm 19 myself. During the 2016 elections it was hard for me because all I could do was watch while it seemed like our country was, and still is on fire. But this time I know a lot of people my age will be out voting, we just have to make sure they are registered democrats and we need them in the primaries.

[@TheMW2informer]

3 YEARS before I was born but he's got my vote!

[@maddie_1122]

This speech is younger than me

[@Castle_Bravo.]

American people be like: all the politicians are corrupt Bernie: *runs for president* Americans: he’s a communist and socialist

[@davidfrend]

We're still living with the remnants of the Red Scare and McCarthyism. The fear of Soviet communism, a legitimate fear at the time, was used to vilify any kind of social support. It's hard to educate people on the vast differences between social democracies like those of most European nations and Soviet communism because, for many people, socialism and communism are simply synonyms for the same thing. It's hard to overcome this kind of fear, but because of that, we still suffer.

[@KennethLackey]

Socialism has never worked

[@manictiger]

America: Bernie is a Communist Also America: Chooses an actual CCP shill over Bernie

[@davidfrend]

So, going against my better judgement, I'm going to respond. 1. Many European nations are socialist without being communist. In nations like Sweden, Norway, Canada and Germany, there is socialized healthcare, socialized education, etc, however, the free market still thrives in other parts of the economy. Businesses aren't state owned. The only things that are controlled by the state are things that businesses miss the main point of. Medicine is regulated by the government, because the goal of medicine should be to help people, not to make money. I like business. I think businesses can push innovations in certain economic sectors, while falling short in others. 2. Just because someone waves a Soviet flag does not invalidate the existence of more centrist socialism. That would be like saying that Formula 1 cannot exist, because some people prefer NASCAR.

[@manictiger]

​@@davidfrend So does that mean if I wave a Nazi flag, I'm not necessarily a racist ultra-nationalist? The Soviet Flag is the equivalent of laughing at all the tens of millions of people who's lives were snuffed out in the name of "Communism". While I support the 1st Amendment, I would consider it supremely ignorant and evil (willful or not) to wave that flag. It is EXACTLY like being a Neo-Nazi. Period.

[@thomascallahan9167]

"Let us not balance the budget on the backs of the weak and the vulnerable in order to give yuge tax breaks to the wealthy." - Bernie Sanders, 1997

[@eddiecastaneda8918]

Dragon Slayer get rid of 7/8 of military too then right?

[@unfluencedarea]

@Dragon Slayer Lmao this is so wrong, show me one primary source that actually confirms this. For the last 20 years, republicans have always caused budget deficits and democrats have balanced the budget back again.

[@unfluencedarea]

@Dragon Slayer What planet are you from?* And I asked for a primary source to back your ridiculous claim, not an ad hominem.

[@unfluencedarea]

@Dragon Slayer Alright... have fun with your Trump cult.

[@eddiecastaneda8918]

Dragon Slayer ok. Nice to know. Thanks. Now, in regards to the topic we were discussing...

[@KrzysztofBob]

Bernie in Europe: average centrist Bernie in America: *Soviet Union anthem starts playing*

[@kanaric]

lmao that isn't true at all, you should know living in polonia where people are more right wing than america

[@KrzysztofBob]

@@kanaric Ideologically, yes you’re right, but not when it comes to social policies. And my country is as conservative as it gets in Europe.

[@Eorzat]

@@kanaric It is true though. Many Europeans have flat out said that Bernie is pretty typical of what they'd see in their own country, but in America, he's considered a either a "radical" or apart of the "far left." And it's no joke that MANY many right-wing people (especially at the RNC) have said that Bernie wants to turn the U.S. into Venezuela, Cuba, or the Soviet Union.

[@JNM578]

You mean *radical centrist*

[@bangerbangerbro]

@@JNM578 Imagine having the power to bend the universe in such a way that it was possible for you to become a radical centrist.

[@odstsoldier6252]

Literally the fact that Bernie isn’t or hasn’t been president further proves that the companies control the country Bernie has inspired me

[@justintucker1211]

Hopefully he inspires you to use some punctuation

[@justintucker1211]

Was that mean? I was jk, I love Bernie tho.

[@celina1525]

Justin Tucker Pretty fair roast imo, good job

[@8izzy]

i mean Biden recived multiple millions and thousands from companies....really tells something

[@arturotrejo6814]

@@8izzy Bernie is the only one in the gov who didn’t come out extremely rich

[@BrianDgreat123]

I love the mad scientist hair! Lol.

[@margaretadamski1876]

+BrianDgreat123 me, too.. I think he is damn best guy for running president.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

Almost as if Doc Brown crashed the debate to put Congress in its place.

[@nicholasplesko533]

He’s the Rickest Rick of them all.

[@adamplentl5588]

He doesn't sound crazy to me.

[@nicholasplesko533]

A K Exactly what an evil Morty would say.

[@matthewbuck9417]

I feel Bernie is one of the only politicians that has been an advocate for his human rights beliefs his entire life. So much respect for this guy.

[@nexya26]

This guy actually cares about improving normal people’s lives, why America don’t want him in is ridiculous to me

[@leftwingdogwhistle]

The media worked over time, only showing short clips of him yelling and never his thoughtful commentary.

[@mayebeline1149]

He would have won an election easily, but the DNC sabotaged him because he won't toe the party line. They aren't even subtle about it, there are Democratic leaders who've said they'd rather lose the election than win with Bernie. They know he won't be in their pocket if he's elected, so there's no benefit for them if he gets elected. They'd rather lose trying to elect someone who will help keep their pockets full.

[@vermili0n]

they want us as slaves to their system

[@roojackaroo8517]

Because they are morons that vote against their own interests. The average American has been brainwashed into thinking they are a 'down on their luck millionaire' so they oppose taxation on the rich thinking one day they will be in those shoes.

[@MAYBLIMLINE]

@Gavin Blain socialism isnt as good as capitalism but its definitely not as bad as full communism

[@JohnNovakovich]

How did Bernie not go crazy during his decades as a modern Cassandra? No one was listening then. But we're listening now. #Bernie2020

[@sikckaputten]

The difference between success and failure is persistence.

[@modemmark421]

@hound doggin *NO* *TRUMP* *APOLOGISTS* *ALLOWED* *HERE!* Go try *Apologizing* somewhere someone might take any foolishly obedient *Trump* *Apologist* like you, seriously.

[@TheChadPad]

Just in time

[@JohnNovakovich]

@hound doggin dude, chill out. You aren't superior to anyone else here

[@nedaltrebor8553]

@hound doggin you do understand you yourself are making a "wacky hair man bad" claim

[@sandersson1]

Bernie was cheated. Twice. This is a tragic hero story.

[@manaulhoque6507]

Americans don't know what's good for them

[@xkewl19]

@@manaulhoque6507 anyone in american politics labeled as liberal is vilified as communism and socialist pigs , like how Trump ran ads in FL saying Biden is a socialist to swing the Cuban and Venezuelans votes

[@onlymadethisforcomments2476]

He wasn't cheated twice. He was cheated into a rigged DNC once. The second time he gave it away by refusing to criticise his competitors

[@chiefqueef1256]

@@xkewl19 Yeah... no.

[@zkatom3773]

@@xkewl19 Such groups know what Socialism is, they don’t need Trump to understand what is it.

[@jorgeespinosa3179]

Bernie Sanders: Rise Against the Machine. He wasn't crazy then, not now. He was just ahead of his time then. And today, too

[@Denkin_Donuts]

Where is he? Where do he go with that million dollars?

[@brandonburt4244]

He’s literally part of the democrat conglomerate now..

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

Goddamnit I wish he was president.. but with all his uncompromised views

[@KDH-br6hy]

@@brandonburt4244 u just a grifter

[@slipperypete7870]

He sounds good his policies are trash socialism is not the answer

[@nagualdesign]

Fun fact: His microphone isn't switched on.

[@chichi5994]

I wouldn't even be surprised. Lmao

[@zbarba]

lol Well actually look at 3:01 while he stops facing the mic his volume decreases so much

[@bangerbangerbro]

@Devil's Ace Actually I think we just go from hearing a recording from somewhere in the room to hearing his microphone directly. Something has to be recording, and whatever it is isn't getting the echo any more.

[@joosunkmybattleship]

Lol

[@777kiya]

😂😂😂

[@shappy60]

This guy sounds really smart. He should run for president

[@TheBoeingE]

I think he went into film making. May have seen him in the Mandelorian but I’m not sure

[@jijo666]

Sounds*

[@James-Lifts]

Hes running, hes about to get smoked by trump. :).

[@superbeavers7645]

@@TheBoeingE I thought he moved onto Curb Your Enthusiasm?

[@Himmy782]

boosted stallion wait this guy is actually running for president

[@johnpieloio5313]

People like Sanders is what we get when we elect people not beholden to the plutocracy. He works tirelessly for us every single day. It is time all of us start working for him. Go out walking, knock on doors and inform the vast number of uninformed. They deserve to hear about Bernie and be told how to register to vote.

[@AnalyticalSentient]

Yes, we need to help ourselves! We must give some effort for ourselves and not allow this hard-working, great man to do more for us than even we do, and not win election. #FeelTheBern

[@felox1715]

49% IN THE NATONAL POLLS

[@someguyontheinternet7]

I love that this comment is still relevant 4 years later... but maybe I shouldn’t

[@maxamphetamines]

4 years later, and i'm still knocking on doors!

[@jn6305]

Bernie works for himself. He’s become a millionaire crusading for your dumb ass. How much money has he made for you? Fucking idiot

[@arefoddin]

he exactly predicted it for 2007~2008 too? JAW DROPPED!!

[@alexpope4642]

He didn't make a prediction, somebody else manufactured a problem and he saw it for what it was.

[@r00dfr00t]

Bernie Sanders really is a true patriot. He fought to ensure that all Americans were given fair treatment in an unjust society and stood for their rights when they were infringed upon. Call him a communist, a socialist, whatever you want, but this man stood by the average American's side from day one of his political career. I hope in my lifetime another "Bernie Sanders" will come along and win it all for the greater good of our country. God bless you, Mr Sanders.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

"Really is a true patriot" yet he is a commie. I feel sorry for indoctrinated young people like you. You're so naive.

[@sebastianacevedo3043]

This clip is hot. I'm feelin the bern

[@bobt9948]

Wow...! Look at all the videos you might want to. Any random video of Bernie will show you the consistency he has maintained throughout his career. This is from 23 years ago and it rings of the same fight he is advocating today. This man had the foresight back then and the experience now. Vote Bernie 2020!!! :-)

[@yelloweyeball]

Bernie 2020!

[@geno816]

Im yang gang, but I like Bernie too. Some of his policies are concerning though

[@yaoi4evandnevayuri]

@@geno816 like?

[@eddiel2531]

Ahhhhhh, I get it, I wasn't bern yesterday!

[@reinux]

10 years from 1997.... gee, what happened again?

[@adapple7518]

backout by britney spears

[@The_11_Machine]

The man's a profit!! Lol

[@igorgylycheyev9294]

isn't it the 2008 recession?

[@adapple7518]

@@igorgylycheyev9294 it began in december 2007.

[@bubba842]

And what did they learn from it?? Nothing. Put the same people who caused it all back into the positions they were in.

[@dvdv8197]

But who WROTE the damn bill!?? #Bernie2020

[@eruptionarmy7404]

Trump 2020

[@Rednines]

Corporate lobbyists and lawyers write so much of these bills it’s sickening. I believe there’s even been instances where the bills were delivered to the floor with the watermark of a corporation that wrote it on the paper they’re printed on (this might have been in a state senate, either way it’s a mark against representative democracy and a case for direct democracy)

[@beenjammin971]

@hound doggin What is a communist? Would you care to enlighten me?

[@beenjammin971]

@hound doggin I agree America will never be a communist country! What I don't understand is how you confuse communism with Democratic socialism.

[@beenjammin971]

@hound doggin FYI: The ideology of communism means there would be no private property, and no class distinctions. Democratic socialism, conversely, does not do away with private property or all economic class distinctions. Democratic socialism aims to use democratic government to promote a more fair and egalitarian distribution of social goods and opportunities among all people in a society.

[@ADrunkCrayfish]

The one thing I can agree with Bernie on, don’t vote for a bill that you know nothing about.

[@n2deep637]

So you agree that the wealthiest people in our county should have the whole grocery store to themselves while the average worker gets the scraps from the trash can ? Nice you must be a billionaire I assume.

[@HunterShows]

Ahh, so you're in favor of cutting social security and medicare for a yuuuge tax cut for billionaires.

[@potterpotty01]

Bernie Sanders 1997 - 2020 has NEVER changed his opinion. Please someone show me one politician who has held the same principles this long. I wish I could vote for this man.

[@brandynmb9890]

It actually goes back to the 60s

[@johnsolomita1888]

@HauggyG Trump was a Democrat until very very recently

[@SerenityNow9015]

potterpotty01 probably Ron Paul lol

[@saicher]

I dont understand why you think not changing your opinions AT ALL in 30 years is a good thing. I don't know about you, but I'm always learning new things and developing new opinions, and changing my mind on old ones. For instance, I used to dislike Trump and I thought he'd be the worst president in all of history. Turns out, he's doing a damn good job. So, I changed my opinion. Staying consistent with flawed ideology isn't a good thing just because it's consistent. Bernie's ideas sound good and that's why some like him, but put into action; they don't work at all. Which is why the democrats tossed him aside in favor for Biden.

[@stevengu1253]

@@saicher The argument is not changing your opinions. The argument is consistency in the basis of evaluating and altering your opinions from the evidence presented. Bernie Sanders have been extremely consistent in evaluating the facts and evidence and since the facts and evidence have not changed, his opinions have not changed. In fact, many of his assertions became true.

[@waldox1]

Honestly, I’m a Yang supporter.. but seeing all of these old videos of Bernie really makes me like him. If Yang drops out Bernie will have my support.

[@askthepizzaguy]

Thanks much. I have noticed a resistance sometimes from people who supported other candidates. I kind of felt it myself, when others were the front-runners. But I ask myself, if Yang or Buttigieg or Biden were to defeat Trump, would I be happy or sad? And the answer is I would be ecstatic. Bernie keeps serving in the Senate, and we don't keep packing the courts with extremist ideologues. I may not get 100 percent of what I want, but it is always better than the zero I get under Trump.

[@joshmanbobb2176]

Remsen were gonna get the majority of Pete’s voters now also, we have the candidacy in the bag, it’s just trump we gotta deal with.

[@Brindale]

Hope Yang runs again* next cycle he was the only other candidate I was interested in

[@Anthonest1]

Hey man, after seeing Yang endorse Biden, i really hope you understand that he was just as corrupt and establishment as all the other candidates.

[@shapupapi4507]

Anthonest or he sees that biden is currently in the lead and decided to endorse him now like he said he would

[@christophercramp17]

Consistency. This could have been a Bernie stump speech recorded yesterday.

[@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat]

Not just consistency but consistency in advocating for as many people as possible to be as well off as possible.

[@saicher]

I dont understand why you think not changing your opinions AT ALL in 30 years is a good thing. I don't know about you, but I'm always learning new things and developing new opinions, and changing my mind on old ones. For instance, I used to dislike Trump and I thought he'd be the worst president in all of history. Turns out, he's doing a damn good job. So, I changed my opinion. Staying consistent with flawed ideology isn't a good thing just because it's consistent. Bernie's ideas sound good and that's why some like him, but put into action; they don't work at all. Which is why the democrats tossed him aside in favor for Biden.

[@Salmanul_]

@@saicher why do you think it doesn't work?

[@luked2115]

@@saicher All 1st world countries but one have successful systems of universal healthcare, how would that not work? In addition to that, you ever consider he didn't change is position because no evidence was provided to support other superior positions? The bill he was talking about just then would cut into entitlements and programs that help the middle class and poor for profits to the elite. Just because you don't change your opinions doesn't mean you aren't wise.

[@drewstaser9726]

And on top of that, his microphone wasn't even working!

[@sket2251]

Young Bernie would have been the best president in the last century

[@robertfleming2432]

Now his only role is to die and become a minor figure in history. He never had a real shot in 2020 because the field was too wide

[@Sugam098]

@@robertfleming2432 He can still makes waves in Biden cabinet and be known as Kissinger is (For good reasons not war).

[@robertfleming2432]

@@Sugam098 i really doubt bernie would get in bidens cabinet. Too hard to confirm . Its pretty much mandatory they would need the 2 georgia runoffs to get it and even then its doubtful. This election was a big disaster for the dems, biden just scooted over the finish line and they got creamed downballot. I'm really dissaponted in their performance against Orange man. but then again its their fault for bringing someone so weak like biden. All of the suffering we are having now goes back to 2008. The critical reforms were needed then and they were not followed with the obama sort of muddle through. Its going to be more or less like it is now until some faction can get a big majority in congress and put an end to the transnational zionist looting operation that has become the USA

[@Sugam098]

@@robertfleming2432 At this point i feel like Green party would be much better as both the candidates and party don't seem to offer better. Or any new party other than these two. Duopoly is not better now. Republicans are just conservative and Obstructive while dems are certainly not better either. And yeah the chances of Bernie getting in is very slim but He should have been the President or atleast Vice though and it is sad that the orange man managaed to gather such large amount of vote despite all idiotic behaviour and Irresponsibility he have shown. The Dems just passed through this mess. They don't hold the senate and hold the House by just a small margin. No big change or policy is expected due to Obstructive Senate and Biden won't get re-elected unless Trump runs again which is unlikely. So yeah The American politics is in a Crisis right now

[@TrueHoodEnt]

This guy has to become president. It's a MUST!

[@darkaiso]

I agree!

[@bl0bbers131]

No

[@someguyontheinternet7]

MLG BLOBFISH may thrive under intense water pressure, but middle & working class human beings can’t survive under the intense economic pressures of relatively high taxes, prohibitive health insurance premiums, costly prescription drugs, mounting student debt, or an abysmal minimum wage.

[@sammy1933]

He will this year!

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

WAIT FOR IT!

[@aym9633]

Amazing man. A rare politician. Hope the U S poeple realize who he is and don't lose their last chance with him...Viva Bernie...2020

[@MC-wh3xm]

A conman grifting you with idealism is a rarity in politicians? You sure about that?

[@sinatra222]

Nah, he's garbage

[@nicolasg7601]

M C Alright, so through what mechanism exactly did this speech from 1997 grift money?

[@eddiecastaneda8918]

M C where’s the wall paid for by Mexico? And you fucking speak of conmen. Where’s Trump pulling troops out of Afghanistan and other “wars?” You’ve been conned. Think, don’t just regurgitate.

[@oceanusprocellarum6853]

Eddie Castaneda where’s Trump’s “lock [Clinton] up”? Where’s his “30 day ISIS defeat”? Where’s his deal with NK?

[@n1mnetwork]

Bernie Sanders strikes me as a Sincere and Serious person.

[@MC-wh3xm]

I bet the people of Russia felt the same way about Lenin!

[@soledadcafeinada]

M C fuck off

[@etchyasketch2851]

@@soledadcafeinada I agree Sanders isnt willing to take a gun to all these hacks sitting in offices like Lenin was.

[@soreloser6018]

@@etchyasketch2851 no but one of his supporters literally did just that. At first I thought it was just one crazy person that happened to support Bernie. Now with the veritas videos coming it seems more likely his supporters would push free speech out the window and advocate "reeducation camps" or as they have put it, Gulags. The dude has been a communist his entire life, the fact that he has been consistent is not a virtue, It is a testament to his stupidity.

[@invalidopinion5384]

@@MC-wh3xm yes, and? Lenin was sincere and serious and did exactly what he said he'd do. If Sanders is like him in that respect, then what he'll do will be nothing like what Lenin did. Edit: Also, I get the feeling that you don't know shit about Lenin, because he and Sanders have very little in common politcally and their involvement in their respective countries politics was very different. If you're going to try and compare Sanders and Lenin you should at least have a specific example in mind and not just some character trait that they can both be said to have, neutral to their politics.

[@xearo120]

America: Politicians are so inconsistent and just say things to get elected, they are never real people like we want Sanders: America: Ewww no not like that

[@collingold4562]

So true. But honestly, the elections are all an illusion.

[@mnmoutdoors566]

Literally offers free stuff to get elected...

[@wighensakgr]

@@mnmoutdoors566 no... No, he doesn't.

[@nathanielchieffallo4273]

@@mnmoutdoors566 wow a "free stuff argument" stfu you're out of your element talking that bs

[@mnmoutdoors566]

@@wighensakgr He does. Hes appealing to college kids or people with student debt because he knows thats a large chunk of america. Reality is it is unrealistic to have free college or relieve student debt. Healthcare would be more doable, but if you ask people in other countries, the Healthcare they recieve sucks, with long waits. Not to mention the US has the best doctors in the world for a reason

[@newtagwhodis4535]

America needs this guy, you’re crazy not to think he’s fighting tirelessly FOR US

[@eruptionarmy7404]

Trump is winning by a land slide

[@bluewavesdave]

@@eruptionarmy7404 that's as funny as your ugly avatar 😂

[@modemmark421]

@@eruptionarmy7404 *LOL!* That's not a "landslide"... That's a "Shit Show in a Dumpster Fire"!

[@genesisacevedo1095]

@@modemmark421 like the dems election at Iowa....?

[@enriqueosorio3731]

@@eruptionarmy7404 lol well yeah, duh, he's the only Republican candidate running

[@Fizord89]

23 years.... He didn't budge an inch for even longer. Why, Americans, why did you refuse this man even from before?... Was he not to your blessing any more than Obama had been?

[@Zapharus]

People in the US care more about movie and TV stars than they do about who is running their country and writing their laws. This is the outcome we get when the populous is under-educated and lulled with mindless entertainment. Manufactured consent. I wish everyone would wake up and vote for Bernie. He got my vote once before and he'll get it again.

[@scruffy_mufflecontearge8317]

@ your argument is a fallacy you fucking clown lol

[@nerfirelia8235]

The DNC was the one that prevented him from winning. Without their interference Bernie would've been the candidate to go up against Trump.

[@saicher]

I dont understand why you think not changing your opinions AT ALL in 30 years is a good thing. I don't know about you, but I'm always learning new things and developing new opinions, and changing my mind on old ones. For instance, I used to dislike Trump and I thought he'd be the worst president in all of history. Turns out, he's doing a damn good job. So, I changed my opinion. Staying consistent with flawed ideology isn't a good thing just because it's consistent. Bernie's ideas sound good and that's why some like him, but put into action; they don't work at all. Which is why the democrats tossed him aside in favor for Biden.

[@Hanfgurkenhasser]

@@saicher Your comment aged like milk. Also, to rebuttal your terribly misguided argument: Many modern nations - and even some developing ones - have socialised healthcare, paid parental leave, paid holidays etc. The US is a third world country in that regard with its ultra-capitalist stance that fucks over the lay man. Why would he change his stance on crucial ideas like healthcare, fair taxation of poor *and* rich people? Why? Tell me. He hasn't changed his stance because your country has fallen behind on principles and human rights that actually help the oh so holy economy *as well as the working class* . Because your government is so corrupt and shilling to rich people, millions suffer, as they have done back in '97. Your strawman argument doesn't work - some ideas are universally beneficial, e.g. human rights, mutual respect and understanding. The only ones changing from that stance are racists and fascists. Not all development is positive. And Trump did a shit job on a global geopolitical scale, only strengthening China instead of weakening it. Oh and don't get me started on his Covid policies. Absolute disgrace. That and the renewed racist tones which are back out in the open, more tax cuts for the 1% and large corporations etcetc.

[@montenegrin2011]

Bernie is amazing. I actually prefer him from his days in the House. He was even more fired up and tribune-like.

[@crescelo5172]

Christian Gruber okay

[@dagothur2666]

I am a Republican but I do love Bernie Sander's message and vision.

[@unoriginalname3442]

Then why vote Republican?

[@flyingatom5596]

I find it so confusing that people in the US don't like this guy.

[@-therogueone45-57]

welll he wasn’t in the electoral election and was forgotten after he got voted out but yes people did like him before that

[@supreme1572]

People in the us are taught that socialism and communism is the devil

[@emiliechoquette848]

I’m from vermont the state he is a representative from. We love him dearly, google what burlington vermont was like before he was mayor.

[@-therogueone45-57]

@@supreme1572 cause it is

[@trewhittsfood418]

@@-therogueone45-57 Wrong.

[@erNomic]

Amazing how clearly one can see without conflicting interests.

[@Gugghhghhfggk]

If elections are predicated on the public collective conscience it would be cake walk to this man to the White House. #Feelthebern

[@MC-wh3xm]

Good thing the founding fathers were wary of mob rule so they created the USA as a republic that could protect itself from low info voters.

[@ericpalacios920]

@@MC-wh3xm I never understood why people are so quick to jump onto the "we're a republic, not a democracy" defense of any sort of electoral reform. Both terms easily apply to the USA and are semantically very similar - both meaning a form of government where all qualified citizens can participate via elected officials. Even if the term did apply that way, that doesn't mean it works out. There is no law saying uninformed people cannot vote and no guarantee that the minority is better informed the majority. Also, the fact that if you're a democrat from Wyoming or republican from California your vote isnt counted doesnt seem very protective of minorities. It seems like a lot of gray area to me.

[@rico9163]

M C either a majority is ruling or a minority is ruling. either way one group is unhappy. so shut the fuck up about “mob rule” would you rather have a dictatorship? cause that’s where we’re headed

[@nickdelia3880]

So sad this man never became president. The most consistent for the people politician in American history.

[@diefluse]

This is so sick... I was just 3 years old back then ... He might be a dinosaur but he's still right and he was right even 23 years ago...

[@louis8150]

Bernie 2020! 🇺🇸 *THE ONLY MAN OF THE PEOPLE!*

[@MC-wh3xm]

Yep, nothing says "man of people" like destroying the working class with open borders. You stoked to pay for the rest of the world's healthcare?

[@catzagoon3516]

@@MC-wh3xm Bernie has never advocated for open borders and even if he did every economist confirms that immigration is a net positive to the economy. But yes opening borders with no screening process whatsoever would be stupid.

[@marcospintor1333]

He want yo money.

[@Sylvershade]

I can't wait for The People's Republic Of America. I'm sure Bernie's goons have a spot saved for me in the gulags they were talking about.

[@thricefan89]

@@MC-wh3xm dumbass. Canada has an open border with Murica. How do you think we deal with muricans coming across for free healthcare? We have health cards you effing idiot. Just like you have SIN numbers and other identification..... Are you seriously this naive?

[@angierubio8368]

Bernie 2020 He is a true gem

[@khamulthewack4732]

I come from the future. In Iowa he tied with Pete and New Hampshire's looking like it'll go his way. Get your ice packets ready, because people are feeling hot.

[@angierubio8368]

Khamûl the Beef Master I’m watching the coverage too on the progressive soapbox

[@khamulthewack4732]

@@angierubio8368 nobody in my little Nevada neighborhood can afford to spend phone data except me, so they've got me on a mule riding around yelling updates. They call me Pablo Reverenciar.

[@xquintessential]

*germ

[@angierubio8368]

xBasicallyPro YT The Democratic Party doesn’t need to fight one another at this moment. We should not be petty, this race determines the future of generations. I hope you have a blessed day

[@tejaspatel6965]

Nobody: People in math problems:

[@evanaloe]

the teacher calling on me in the zoom class and me just saying random smart words but i really don't know where we are at:

[@NerdOnTheStreet]

@@evanaloe "On principle, nobody in this school should answer homework questions which he doesn't understand, has not seen, and contains hundreds and hundreds of pages with many equations that we know nothing about."

[@teresathayn5170]

Greed is destroying OUR planet and OUR nation! Go Bernie!

[@selcouth86]

He's been pissed off for us time and again, without fail. This is what the standard should be for representatives.

[@CAndrewK]

As a libertarian, this is why I like Bernie. Justin Amash and Ron Paul just vote "no" if they don't have time to read a bill

[@annabellelin7730]

How do you support your community as a libertarian? We can definitely vote for libertarian candidates - but are there any other ways? I feel like there's only so much we can do : /

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

What is libertarian?

[@NotFromPhlly]

Libertarianism is basically for anybody who hates democrat/republican nonsense. If I didn’t vote for Jo Jorgensen I would have been Bernie or bust.

[@CAndrewK]

@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 Its the biggest third party in the US right now. A lot of Bernie supporters don't like it because US libertarianism is fairly pro-Capitalism, but it still shares more in common with Democratic Socialism than the Democratic Party.

[@kempire4623]

You've got to give the guy credit for being consistent

[@ellesharifipour3257]

Who knew an angel looks like this with such an angry voice:-)

[@jacklinton5370]

This is probably my favourite American accent. Bernie sanders. I was told that Bernie sanders lived in extreme poverty at one stage in his adult life and that’s why he fights as hard as he does. He doesn’t want anyone to have to go through that level of suffering.

[@myflippinggoodness8821]

Angry? Yeah. But more than that, honest.

[@victoriaf1308]

I am in awe of him❤ He gives me hope.

[@Qwerty0791]

“What if god was one of us? Just a slob like one of us?”

[@jeannec6711]

Vogue Vouge I love your description of Bernie it’s so true! Thankyou

[@eyesonherhorizon4753]

He is the politician with the most integrity I've ever seen in my life.

[@Jdelli0916]

He's still saying the same thing in 2020. That's what I call consistency.

[@robertoorrego4374]

Who else got hamilton vibes from this? "This financial plan is an outrageous demandand and it's too many damn pages for any man to understand"

[@christopherhardesty-crouch1119]

I was just about to comment that.....

[@Queen.Symone]

My first thought

[@ElliotM2007]

it's the "damn" that does it

[@ironsurge64]

this is what could have been.

[@ZenoCiti]

What can be Bernie 2020

[@ZenoCiti]

@@GAGONMYCOREY oof indeed

[@MSLearns]

10 years from 1997, so you don't have to be an oracle to see the future

[@rickiex]

Protecting me before I was even born.

[@rileyxbell]

Why did bernie drop out man I would rather have him over biden or trump I think most people would agree

[@Orf]

Where / How'd you find this clip?

[@Catholics4Bernie]

***** C-SPAN. We've clipped and archived all of Bernie's House and Senate speeches.

[@Orf]

+Catholics 4Bernie Thank you. You rule!

[@Renegade7990]

+Catholics 4Bernie lol though I think religion is a crock of shit I hope Bernie wins

[@anniesue4456]

+Catholics 4Bernie would love to see them .....

[@stockycomdt7682]

+KevinLG1990 Agreed.

[@halleschultz456]

He's been spreading the same message so long he no longer needs cue cards

[@joesubel]

I've only really heard about Bernie through memes and when he gets briefly mentioned in international news. I thought this video was gonna be funny meme material, turns out this guy actually makes a lot of sense.

[@BoilingOther]

He’s an incredibly talented speaker and whether you agree with his politics or not (I do) he is extremely good at getting his points across

[@zableblam3029]

I honestly expected a bunch of conservatives being like “BuT bErNiE sOcIaLiSt” but this is a pretty good comment section

[@bro_izzy]

i disagree with bernie, but at least he seems to have good intentions and is competent.

[@craftyasmr3227]

@@bro_izzy thank u!!! he truly does care about ppl. glad to have him on the senate.

[@biggiechungus1294]

@@craftyasmr3227 socialism is when long legislation

[@cyirens5037]

I really want to say it for the sake of a laugh...

[@rebelfriend42yearsago34]

@@cyirens5037 do it

[@MuzicLuvr20]

BERNIE SANDERS 2020!! He is of the people, by the people and for the people! We need a leader who fights for the needs of the American People, one who does not cater to the Rich and powerful!

[@greatcesari]

We need more politicians like this who don’t conform to the status quo.

[@nightpatrol348]

Bernie is always on fire when his hair is messed up. :)

[@abaddonnnnn]

The man who got away :( What a president he would've made

[@sleepy_mimi]

*the man we LET get away

[@kattapp]

I have never been able to agree with Bernie and most of his politics, but he does seem to be right on this one. If a bill can’t be understood it should not even be voted upon

[@hollywoodjhawk7682]

He’s our best bet for America because this clearly shows he’s a consistent man with principles.... he not a conformist politician. He obviously wants to do what’s best for the American people and other politicians can’t say that

[@ceciliaageofaquarius1225]

What is it that you do not agree with when it comes to his policies.

[@Max-rp2ft]

I was 4 when this happened. Bernie Sanders is a hero.

[@theeternalgus9119]

There will never be another Bernie Sanders. What an absolute shame he never became President.

[@Davidlous]

i waited 3min plus and didn't hear him say " this bill is too damn long!"

[@davidfrend]

So what I'm hearing is that... this video is too damn long!

[@ChuckyMarks]

It blows my mind that this happened a year before I was born yet I still grew up a hardcore conservative. Why haven’t we been listening to this man?

[@skylinehorizn]

Cmon America, he’s only good for humanity, we need Bernie2020.

[@shanes.9016]

If by good you mean destroying our economy and putting people in gulags, okay

[@skane260]

Shane you really had me laughing with that one 😐

[@1524mclovin]

Shane guess investing into infrastructure, healthcare, and education is communism? I guess more pointless Trillion dollar wars are the way to go?

[@jaredmello]

I may not agree with Bernie’s stances, but he is absolutely correct here

[@NotFromPhlly]

I will never understand how anyone who identifies as “progressive” could vote for joe Biden over Bernie sanders..

[@Sakuya727]

They’re just voting for him because he’s riding off the coattails of Obama and his success, that’s all it is really. People vote based on dumb reasons, they don’t vote on issues. There really should be a competency test that people have to take that will determine eligibility to vote.

[@Ch1pp007]

@@Sakuya727 You want to disenfranchise 70 million Americans?

[@ianfoster9538]

Donald Trump said it best himself when he said the system is rigged against him. The federal government is powered by party rivalry. If we actually had someone in support of us, that bottom 80%, the people in power wouldn't get their way anymore, and Lord knows we can't have that.

[@poisonivy745]

@@ianfoster9538 donald trump is the system. he paid less taxes than you have

[@Taigokumaru]

@@Ch1pp007 being president is not a right. It is an earned privilege. If a person doesn't want to put in the work to become an intelligent enough human being to lead a country, then that person should definitely be disqualified/disenfranchised from the opportunity to lead the country.

[@kingofrivia1248]

I hope everyone watching these clips actually votes for him - thats needed

[@PenguinApple]

The dictionary definition of consistency should just be replaced with this mans picture

[@zackburke5459]

We don't deserve President Sanders. He's probably one of the best Americans in our history.

[@zehermanator2710]

And he's the son of an immigrant 🤭 don't let the Republicans know, that'll be their entire argument 🤫

[@awesomet8388]

Zack Burke, idiot.

[@cherylcarpenter4698]

And nothing has changed. Over twenty years later and were still talking about the same thing

[@newtagwhodis4535]

This guy is the OG!!!

[@CMacklane]

“In a time when_____” fill in the Bernie fights for the people blank

[@lexi24425]

he’s been raising hell since before i was born. we love you Bernie!!!!

[@Wiradjuri217]

This dude has been old his entire life. Ateadt he has consistently fought the good fight.

[@pauh4578]

KZbin recommendations were spot on today.

[@dromens]

He should have started running for president and building momentum long ago. Imagine where he'd be.

[@decimalexercise7154]

Probably murdered.

[@dromens]

@@decimalexercise7154 You're not wrong.

[@richardperez7255]

The thing is he didn't do anything different. Back in 2015, he was speaking to crowds of 30-40 happy as can be just like he had his entire life. But the difference was he was running for president, and he was finally heard by the nation.

[@kyleperlman]

He’d be nothing. Go back 10 extra years and his ideas would be even more radical than they were in 2016 compared to the political climate at the time.

[@heymaryelizabeth]

#Bernie2020 🔥🌍🙏🏼🇺🇸💚🔥

[@-therogueone45-57]

Maybe 😂😭👌😂

[@RoanCritter]

#Bernie2024 You can do this America!

[@mattm9396]

@@RoanCritter He'll probably be dead by then.

[@RoanCritter]

@@mattm9396 He's been 90 yrs old for three decades, so I doubt it =p In all seriousness, even if he has passed by then, I really hope there's someone as amazing as him who can run in 2024. The world needs people like him.

[@mattm9396]

@@RoanCritter I agree! I hope Donald Trump Jr. runs. He’s truly inspiring

[@mattlow51]

When you get a receipt for a pack of gum from Walgreen's

[@rohitkalaikumar3059]

He’s on the same topic since the 90’s it’s about damn time they let this man fight for the Americans.

[@darthvadersith514]

Damn. His prediction about what we’d be talking about 10 years later was SPOT ON.

[@nostylin]

Man, this guy has been at it for a while. :^)

[@centauria9122]

That stack of papers of the bill looks like the amount of homework my teachers gives me to complete in a week...

[@Teech_]

He's been preaching the same thing and he stands firm.

[@AlexanderArts]

Please let him be elected this time!

[@ten410]

It's time we put a politician with actual conviction in the white house and this man is it. Bernie2020

[@MoF1031]

How he’s never been in office blows my mind. The passion he talked with made me feel like he was not bullshitting

[@greglops6722]

Bernie has always been for the people. Vote for him. its time for real change!!!!!!

[@russellgillick7637]

He seems to be talking too much sense. He won't be president with that attitude !

[@AithlynC]

Agree or disagree with Bernie, what you cannot question is his consistency in what he stands for. About who else in the senate can you say the same? Rand Paul perhaps, who is otherwise an absolute clown.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

Rand Paul is absolutely not consistent. He's as fake of a libertarian as Susan Collins is of a moderate. Look at how he ran his 2016 presidential campaign and how he acts in defending Trump compared to the libertarian reputation some credit to him and you will see that he's quite the con.

[@music4meh]

If Bernie was voted in we would have a time machine to vote Bernie in.