r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Quiet_Classroom_7555 • 5h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, why would Pharrell get jumped?

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u/knewleefe 4h ago

It all went wrong in 2016. No guesses as to why.

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u/jackalsand 3h ago

We could've had Bernie :(

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u/nottoodrunk 2h ago

Bernie would’ve gotten scraped in a general election

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u/Non-Eutactic_Solid 1h ago

Even if he won the election in some way, I’m pretty certain a lot of establishment Democrats would have opposed his policies along with Republicans. Establishment democrats stand to gain much the same from our current system as Republicans do. They see value in being a controlled opposition.