Jonathan Pie Segment called: Thank F**k!
*Pie walks in the studio*
Hello, Tim. How was Washington? Oh bad, was it? Why? *silence* Sanders won. I thought you'd say that. Sanders won, so the gravy train for your friends in 'Murica is now over and you feel sorry for them.
Tim, Sanders is one of the best hopes for the middle and working class in the US at the moment. Him and Jeremy Corbyn are the only left-wing politicians in the world at the moment who could alter the course of the world at the moment, whether it's the Middle East, the economy, trade, infrastructure and more. What's that? *silence*
No, Tim, he does not want to end capitalism, you austerity-loving Tory f**khead. He wants to make sure that it works for everyone, ot just the elite few, so thank f**k he won. Oh you don't like that Tim. Well I'll say it again.
Thank f**k Sanders won. *Straightens up for broadcast*
Well the victory of Senator Bernie Sanders in the US election . . . *fades out*
Let's hope Corbyn beats May or Cameron(Not sure if Brexit happened in this timeline) in this timeline so we can see a broad rise in Left wing populism.
If the rise of left wing populism is widespread (ie not limited to just the US), you'd also expect Podemos winning the election in Spain and Melenchon winning in France for example. I'd say Brexit is still a 50-50 chance though (most left wing populists are still anti EU, even if not as fiercely as right wing populists). Depening on how far back you go, I guess in the UK the greens take 2 or 3 seats and there's a Labour government instead of a Conservative one (not sure if they'd get a majority though, probably not).
