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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 81 points 3 hours ago

LOL, Bernie knows that's never going to happen. He's just reminding the world of an empty promise that trump made, and openly offering his help so that Trump can't say the Democrats blocked him. He'll still say it, but there will be readily available evidence to the contrary, not that that's ever mattered before.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 hours ago

Goddamn I fucking love Bernie.

[–] Sprokes@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

What good things that Trump did promise? I am surprised that he promised this even though we know that it won't happen.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 1 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

I work blue collar, and lots of us are hopeful he will do the tax free overtime. I think he was just saying that, and I didn't vote for him, but that would be game changer.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

Would it be a game changer? It means you can do overtime without being taxed for it, right? Or maybe less taxed.

That sounds like a quick and dirty way to exhaust the population even more in order to keep the bread and circus going on.

So you got the folks working 60-100 hours a week then because it makes them a lot more money, so they are just slaving their life away. Wouldn't a better fix be raising minimum wages?

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 hours ago

Populists promise lots of good things; it’s just that most ring-wing populists tend to have their fingers crossed behind their back.

[–] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Why doesn’t Bernie understand Trump was just joking when he said that?!

Talk about owning the libs!

Bernie can’t even get a joke!

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Just like all that election fraud stuff. Totally joking guys. Got you good eh?

[–] halfapage@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

Just a prank bro! A social experiment!

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago

Bernie should run for president one of these days...

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 120 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I know Bernie is being polite and playing politics, but let’s be honest: Trump keeping this promise is about as likely as Hell freezing over.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 191 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

It's not polite, it's calling him out. Trump will say/lie about anything. At one point Trump said exactly this. He didn't mean it, he just said some shit.

Bernie is repeating his own words because occasionally Trump says something good without any intent to follow up.

So Bernie is taking him at his word. He knows Trump will never do it, but if he can call the hypocrite out and trick him into agreeing, why not?

To want to talk about 4D Chess? There it is.

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 42 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I guess we'll see, but I think we can all appreciate his willingness to go straight to brass tacks and hold Trump's feet to the flame while the entire Democrat Party leadership is still busy clutching their pearls.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

That's Bernie for ya!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I hope you're right, but even if you are, the words "I look forward to working with the Donald Trump administration" coming from Bernie of all people is just all kinds of wrong.

He should know that fascists never negotiate in good faith. This feels less 4d chess and more "peace in our time"..

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yeah I was gonna say this reads like "no balls"

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 56 points 7 hours ago

Bernie calling out bullshit yet again.

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

Is Burnie trying to duck season rabbit season Trump? I'm actually curious to see if this works

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago

No. He's calling trump out.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yeah. One never can tell which way old men with possible dementia will twitch.

Hell, maybe he'll have a stroke and wake up with integrity and a conscience. Weirder things have happened to nicer people, after all.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 31 points 7 hours ago

Somehow I don't think Mr "Pro-Business" will hamper banks' efforts to fleece us.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Trying to get that from the userer-in-chief is gonna be a nogo

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Who knows? Good things might happen while Trump golfs and rambles. Probably not, but it could theoretically happen.

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 3 hours ago

We need to convince Trump that the way to win a legacy is to deliver something like universal health care. Present it as a display of personal power and his unique talents, and as a branding moment like no other (beyond Obamacare). 'The Democrats couldn't do it in 50 years, but I rammed it through in 2. Got the chair of Cigna on the phone and fired him personally. Now we all have Trumpcare and even Hillary has to praise it through gritted teeth...."

The GOP tied themselves so tightly to his star that they'd have to own the pivot, or find some way to retract their allegiance. And the rest of us could at least enjoy the historic worst-person-you-know-makes-a-greatipoint moment.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

I'm sure he has some evil son of a bitch on staff whose sole job is to ensure that nothing positive that trump lies about ever accidentally comes true.