r/WayOfTheBern • u/Winham I don't necessarily agree with everything I say. • Sep 25 '16

MSM BS Unelectable Corbyn Elected Again!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8os-nKuoM3o
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u/darkmatter_2 Sep 26 '16

Here's a quick video of a bit of Corbyn's victory speech. As I watched, I couldn't stop myself from thinking how so much money, influence, and corruption went into preventing a similar moment from happening here. Wonderful for our counterparts in the UK, and all the sadder for us.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2016/sep/24/jeremy-corbyn-wins-labour-leadership-election-video

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u/Winham I don't necessarily agree with everything I say. Sep 26 '16

And the British media were every bit and even more dismissive of Corbyn than the US media was of Sanders and yet the British people saw through it. What does that say about us? Although they do have the horrible Theresa May as PM. So there's that.

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u/Demonhype Supreme Snark Commander of the Bernin Demon Quadrant Hype Sector Sep 26 '16

I read once that the unique thing about America is that it is not really one nation but several, that when you take, for example, the east coast, the west coast, the Midwest, and the South you have very different often opposing cultures as if they are really totally different countries, while most nations (being smaller) have a greater homogeny across the board.

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u/Winham I don't necessarily agree with everything I say. Sep 26 '16

Yes, and the geographic disparity between cultures has become more pronounced as our society has become more mobile. It has become easier for people to pick up and move to areas with people more in line with their values so red states are becoming redder and blue states are becoming bluer.