/leftymu/ - Leftist Music

So that's some of the more uncommon stuff I have. Of course there's the anthem of the USSR in Lithuanian as well as the anthem of the Lithuanian SSR, but those can be found with a simple YouTube search.

Awesome, comrade! Merci beaucoup!

Of course, comrade. I'll be sure to share anything I can't manage to fit into a video.

Also, video related is my favourite song from the Grenada compilation, but I can't understand the lyrics. Could a comrade help me out? I'm planning to include it in another video and I need the lyrics. Here's what I have:

March 13 of '79, a most historic freedom time,
The people of Grenada rose with dignity;
Rose up from oppression,
Rose up from iniquity and shame;
From the darkness of desecration,
Shaking a paralysis of corruption,
Tyranny, violence and subjugation,
To shine out before the Caribbean
And strike terror into repressive regimes.
Unscrupulous politicians are now trembling in their pants.

Stand up, Grenada!
Stand up again, Grenadian!
Don't let nobody come in and dictate your course of action.
All of them who oppose your revolution,
Are political bandits just like […]
Fight for your rights.
Protect what you have!
You fought a good fight.
Protect what you have!
Don't give in a single inch,
Don't retreat not even a pinch.
Don't compromise your revolution!
Although […] Caribbean,
No way! Never, I say!
No way!

Some talk of legality,
Constitutionality.
But […] hypocrisy,
For if you examine,
The state of affairs in their land,
You will find human rights violations,
Total disregard for the constitution,
Complex political persecution,
And a wave of […] violence!
[…] legislative […],
And […],
Just like the man who's […]!

God bless you, Grenada!
May your freedom be blessed with longevity,
And prosperous your economy.
May he grant your leaders,
Wisdom, endurance, and courage to go on,
For your road may be long and rugged;
Many are the problems to be confronted;
Guard against corruption being repeated,
And […],
Be an example to tyrants in other lands:
No power, no weaponry,
Can extinguish a people’s will to be free!

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There was a guy on the last thread who wanted to do translations and whatnot.

Also, do you have any advice on what I should put in the OP, GET?

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Holy shit, source? This was gr8.

here you go comr8 :DDD
youtube.com/watch?v=3SSJbR-s-Ws

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I'm flattered that you even put my channel there. There's a lot of good stuff out there, but rarely all in one place. Many places are usually geared towards one thing, like the website where I found the Grenadian communist music, for example. SovMusic was a good choice, though. Kampflieder De on YouTube has a lot of good stuff, but some of it is lower quality or cuts off at the end and they never update anymore. I'm also going to give a shoutout to YugoslavianHeroes 1943, also on YouTube, as he makes some really cool videos with real footage and everything. There's also the USSC Radio, which has a large collection of political music that users from GETchan, Holla Forums, or Bunkerchan can suggest music for. You can find that here:

unitedchans.org/usscradio/

youtube.com/watch?v=Bb5-O9wRgkk

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Don't mention it. It's you who should be thanked, what with all your content. It would be a crime not to include you.
Anyways, I'll take a look at these channels, and I will definitely include the USSC Radio. Thanks for the information, comrade!

Is talk about music that isn't explicitly leftist cool?

If so, what do you guys think about Post-Pop Depression? To me it sounds like something from the records Bowie contributed to, with less edge and more of a mellow sound. Not bad, but not really what I look for from Iggy.

Go ahead. This general is just a place for comrades to chill and listen to music.

Ok.

Is Hot Animal Machine or Drive By Shooting the better Henry Rollins album post-Black Flag?

youtube.com/watch?v=YKfJEv3SreQ
The lyrics are awesome for such a catchy song :

It's alright 'cause the historical pattern has shown
How the economical cycle tends to revolve
In a round of decades three stages stand out in a loop
A slump and war then peel back to square one and back for more

Bigger slump and bigger wars and a smaller recovery
Huger slump and greater wars and a shallower recovery

You see the recovery always comes 'round again
There's nothing to worry for things will look after themselves
It's alright recovery always comes 'round again
There's nothing to worry if things can only get better

There's only millions that lose their jobs and homes and sometimes accents
There's only millions that die in their bloody wars, it's alright

It's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing
It's only their lives and the lives of their next of kin that they are losing

Okay, so I think that the general's OP will contain the Holla Forums anthem, some sort of banner (I will probably ask Catgrill Drawfag about this), and this picture:

Other than that, the OP will look like this:

This general is a place for comrades to relax and share recorded songs, sheet music, and thoughts on music.
m.youtube.com/user/PchanKingOfGETs
m.youtube.com/channel/UCEGtFm4HBDj5SvZjNYOFaLw
m.youtube.com/user/Kampflieder
sovmusic.ru/english/
ussc.su/map/
unitedchans.org/usscradio/

Millionaires by Phat Bollard for those wondering.

THAT'S who they are! Thanks, comrade.

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How do I stop being a lazy piece of shit, Holla Forums?

Take your time. That's hours upon hours of music.

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THE FLOOD NEVER ENDS

Here are the guitar tabs for the Internationale.
tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/misc_unsigned_bands/pierre_de_geyter_-_l_internationale_tab.htm

youtube.com/watch?v=5iAIM02kv0g

youtube.com/watch?v=CELhm5PExkM

lol wrong link
youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU

youtube.com/watch?v=p3l7fgvrEKM

:^)

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Next version on the way. It's currently too big to post.

Das Einheitsfrontlied

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GETchan's German communist medley is underrated.
youtu.be/mvVe43BKKFk

This list needs some hawkwind
youtube.com/watch?v=PRGDaOK2H88

Post your favorite version of the Internationale.

youtube.com/watch?v=qHNsRZ8iqFc

I want to do 10 Hours of German Communist Music, tbh. Gotta finish Chinese first, though.

It's a hard choice, but I'd have to go with the French one. Here's my favourites:

1. French - youtu.be/aZ731aR_SBY
2. Serbo-Croatian - youtu.be/yJhtwtIW81w
3. Bunkerese - youtu.be/ywBTuQmAVEc
4. German - youtu.be/8ysNVYFSKf8
5. Bulgarian - youtu.be/i5VsVGlZJnA
6. Romanian - youtu.be/YapPZVsei3U
7. Mandarin - youtu.be/yLyWh_Ojqb8
8. Portuguese (PCP) - youtu.be/5MdT8SuR8PI
9. Slovak - youtu.be/cTSL4dXnFcw
10. Malagasy - youtu.be/BeQkwaIlfag

9,001. Any version that only sings the chorus once
700,000. Any English version
100,000,000. Billy Bragg's "version"

Honourable mentions:
Kosovar Albanian - youtu.be/A7zK0Ux6qLc
French+Mandarin - youtu.be/P11XZmJvYek
Dari - youtu.be/c9nmh3mr7gE
Breton - youtu.be/P_DzCWkqxqM

If you don't mind punk and/or German lyrics, ZSK is great

ZSK - Antifascista youtu.be/q15qLdQ9bNM

ZSK - Und Genau Da Gehen Unsere Wege Auseinander
youtu.be/_wnkoQEvwX8

Mother Anarchy Loves Her Sons!
youtu.be/h_T7bD4pAlE

if you don't think this is the best version of the internationale you are wrong
youtube.com/watch?v=L0td8s6AU_A

Why the french one ?
i'm a french speaker and know the lyrics by heart so i genuinely wonder

It's like Pete Seeger said.

Besides, I just like that recording in general.

Marc Ogeret is based

Couldn't agree more.

Speaking of the Internationale, here's this clusterfuck I found and added a short video to.

Catalan: youtube.com/watch?v=deESSazleFw
Russian: youtube.com/watch?v=t8EMx7Y16Vo
Japanese: youtube.com/watch?v=lyfhs42mdyA
Hungarian: youtube.com/watch?v=Th_5J50Lt_M

It's a shame how piss-poor the English renditions of the Internationale are. It translates into other languages just fine, but for some reason English is just a mess.

youtube.com/watch?v=sK6WHxxWDdc
youtube.com/watch?v=9Ryo9oiU3U0
Pretty good tbh

Gaelic Version
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cG-n3PvgkJ0

You ave to pick an English version of the Internationale guys, British, American, Bucko Bragg, or the IWW version

kampflieder.de/

youtube.com/user/Kampflieder/videos

Moscow Clock Chimes - The Internationale 1936
youtube.com/watch?v=XMiMuGOmSdA

spooky scary communism

Honestly the least shit one is the Caribbean one. Too bad there's only a tiny clip of a recording from it.

Arise ye toilers of all nations,
Condemned to misery and woe;
To hell with humbleness and patience,
Give deadly battle to the foe.
Wipe out the rule of wealthy classes;
Arise and smash your slavery chains
Let power be wielded by the masses,
Let those who labour hold the reins.

Chorus:
Proletarians come rally,
For this final big fight.
The Internationale,
All toiling folks unite.

No god, no king, no politician
Will win for us a better day,
So let us drop the old traditions,
Forge weapons for the coming fray.
Roll up your sleeves all working fellows,
Put fire beneath the melting pot,
Set up the forge, and blow the bellows
Lets strike the iron while it’s hot.

The earth and all its boundless treasures,
Belong by right, to those who toil;
No parasites of wealth or leisure
Shall claim possession of the soil.
We hail the mighty tempest raging,
The flash of lightning through the gloom.
For us the dawn of life presaging;
For them the knell of mortal doom.

Damn, that's really good. It seems to roll right off the tongue too.

Thanks. I will make sure to add it to the OP.

Is there an English version of the site? I can't read German.

here's Bill Bragg's Internationale variant. what do you guys think?

I think it's whitewashed. I'd say that the original English version is a lot better.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5DTbashsKic
m.youtube.com/watch?v=PTKgW4xej5s

Personally, I prefer Bragg's rendition but for a national anthem I'd say the original english would work better.

I like the American English lyrics the most, personally. America is where it was translated from French to English. This Dutch version pretty good too.

Here's a webm for the American English version of the Internationale. Japanese version is coming soon.

Here it is.

Literally the shittiest version. It's not even really a translation. He changed the lyrics completely because he thought the old ones were too "outdated". But now there's nothing really lefty about them anymore. They sound more liberal to me. "Of the past let us make a clean slate" becomes some shit talking about racism, and the line about rejecting all masters, from gods, to Caesars, to tribunes becomes "Let no one build walls to divide us." Are you fucking kidding me? He completely destroyed the revolutionary nature of the Internationale. Not only that, but his lyrics don't even fit the tune very well. Just listen to the lines "For the tyrants fear your might" and "Freedom is merely muh privilege extended". The former changes the tune completely and the latter just has too many syllables and makes it sound like shit. I'm sure he had the best of intentions, but he sure is pretentious for thinking he can just rewrite the socialist anthem.

Billy Bragg's internationale is the absolute worst. It even tops recordings of Solidarity Forever that replace "is there ought we have in common with the greedy parasite?".

Police Truck is a fucking must in this day and age.

This is exactly my problem with Billy Bucko's revision. He ruined an amazing piece of poetry.

I fixed the English Internationale.

Arise, you prisoners of starvation!
Arise, you damned of the earth!
For reason thunders condemnation,
There's a better world in birth!
It is time to win our liberation,
Arise, arise, you slaves in thrall!
The earth will change at its foundation,
We who are nothing shall be all!

Chorus 2x:
It's the battle's finale,
Come together apace.
The Internationale,
Unites the human race!

We need no condescending saviours,
No god, no king, no lord to heed.
The workers ask not for their favors;
We will save ourseleves from need!
We will make the thief disgorge his plunder,
And free the shackled from their lot.
The fires in our furnace thunder,
We'll strike the iron while it's hot!

Chorus 2x

The law oppresses every nation,
The wage slave system drains our life.
The rich are free from obligation;
For the poor is endless strife.
Through the years we've languished in subjection,
Equality has other laws;
She says, "They'll work without objection."
No claims on equals without cause.

Chorus 2x

Behold them seated in their glory,
The kings of mine and rail and soil!
But have you read in all their story,
How they plundered workers' toil?
We will fight for the redistribution,
Of workers' labour, thieved by few.
In working for their restitution,
The people only take their due.

Chorus 2x

We see through their disinformation:
Designs to turn us into war.
But now, the soldiers in formation
Break their ranks and fight no more.
And if those cannibals keep trying,
To sacrifice us to their pride,
They soon shall hear the bullets flying,
We'll shoot the generals on our side.

Chorus 2x

Just we, the workers of the world-wide,
The mighty army of labour,
To own the planet have a true right -
But for the parasites - never!
For too long we've endured exploitation,
Too long we've been the vulture's prey.
Farewell to days of condemnation!
The red dawn brings a bright new day!

Chorus 2x

Very nice.
Is that you?
Got tabs for those?

In Portuguese:

De pé, ó vítimas da fome!
De pé, famélicos da terra!
Da ideia a chama já consome
A crosta bruta que a soterra.
Cortai o mal bem pelo fundo,
De pé, de pé, não mais senhores!
Se nada somos neste mundo,
Sejamos tudo, ó produtores!

(Chorus x2)
Bem unidos façamos,
Nesta luta final,
Duma Terra sem amos
A Internacional.

Messias, Deus, chefes supremos,
Nada esperemos de nenhum!
Sejamos nós quem conquistemos
A Terra-Mãe livre e comum!
Para não ter protestos vãos,
Para sair deste antro estreito,
Façamos nós por nossas mãos,
Tudo o que a nós diz respeito!

(Chorus x2)
Bem unidos façamos,
Nesta luta final,
Duma Terra sem amos
A Internacional.

No, that wasn't me. However, the tabs for the first one seem to just be except played a few frets down.

Will Holla Forums sing Hoxa's birthday song?
youtube.com/watch?v=2DW-U6rXVO0

Interesting fact CAN stands for Communism Anarchism Nihilism
youtube.com/watch?v=r9SnbhDEmgg

Guys, I can't stop listening to the DDR's theme.

Yeah, "theme" it sounds like it's from a movie.

We should.

It's a good anthem.

I never really listen to experimental music. My dad was all about that sort of stuff, though.

This is my current lefty anthem.

youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0

The Limerick Soviet - Alun Parry
youtu.be/9Ff_5SdLXvM

the ultimate metal right here
youtube.com/watch?v=38XCGGFrE30

Phil Ochs - Love Me, I'm a Liberal

First one is far more complicated than that.
It's a really nice arrangement, I'm going to invest some time trying to figure it out.

When you figure it out, tabs would be greatly appreciated, comrade.

UPDATED OP:
This general is a place for comrades to relax and share recorded songs, sheet music, and thoughts on music.
m.youtube.com/user/PchanKingOfGETs
m.youtube.com/channel/UCEGtFm4HBDj5SvZjNYOFaLw
m.youtube.com/user/Kampflieder
kampflieder.de/
sovmusic.ru/english/
ussc.su/map/
unitedchans.org/usscradio/

I just emailed the creator of this version for the tabs:
His channel description says he has it available, so you might want to work on this in the mean time:

Nice, please post them if he sends them.
I'm quite shit at figuring stuff out by hear, so I'm basically watching the video in slow motion and writing stuff down. Probably got about 20/30s so far.

I'll get back to it once I have the time.

If a more musically talented comrade wants to give it a shot, please feel free.

The name is poking fun at Atlus Shrugged. Should I post it here when I'm finished with the first track? Are lefties aloud to share their own music here?

Yeah, that would be fantastic, comrade!

shit

yes, plz

share work in progress bits too

youtube.com/watch?v=xsU39voYIsY

Auf, auf zum Kampf
Lyrics (English):
Up, up let´s fight!
Up, up let´s fight, let´s fight! We are born to fight!

Up, up let´s fight, let´s fight! We are ready to fight!

We have sworn to Karl Liebknecht, that we give Rosa Luxemburg a helping hand.

We have sworn to Karl Liebknecht, that we give Rosa Luxemburg a helping hand.

There stands a man, a man, as strong as an Oak!

He has surely, surely, survived many Storms!

Maybe tomorrow he will be a corpse, like so many other Freedom fighters before.

Maybe tomorrow he will be a corpse, like so many other Freedom fighters before.

We don´t fear, don´t fear, the thunder of the cannons!

We don´t fear, don´t fear, the green uniformed Police!

Karl Liebknecht we have lost, Rosa Luxemburg fell by the hand of a murder!

Karl Liebknecht we have lost, Rosa Luxemburg fell by the hand of a murder!

Up, up let´s fight, let´s fight! We are born to fight!

Up, up let´s fight, let´s fight!We are ready to fight!

We have sworn to Karl Liebknecht, that we give Rosa Luxemburg a helping hand.

We have sworn to Karl Liebknecht, that we give Rosa Luxemburg a helping hand.

I was just reposting stuff that was in the last thread, comrade.

Lyrics (German):
Auf, auf zum Kampf!
Auf, auf zum Kampf, zum Kampf!!
Zum Kampf sind wir geboren!!
Auf, auf zum Kampf, zum Kampf!!
Zum Kampf sind wir bereit!!
|: Dem Karl Liebknecht, dem haben wir's geschworen,!
Der Rosa Luxemburg reichen wir die Hand. :|. !

2. Wir fürchten nicht, ja nicht,!
Den Donner der Kanonen!!
Wir fürchten nicht, ja nicht,!
Die grüne Polizei!!
|: Den Karl Liebknecht, den haben wir verloren,!
Die Rosa Luxemburg fiel durch Mörderhand. :| !

3. Es steht ein Mann, ein Mann,!
So fest wie eine Eiche!!
Er hat gewiß, gewiß,!
Schon manchen Sturm erlebt!!
|: Vielleicht ist er schon morgen eine Leiche,!
Wie es so vielen Freiheitskämpfern geht. :| !

4. Auf, auf zum Kampf, zum Kampf!!
Zum Kampf sind wir geboren!!
Auf, auf zum Kampf, zum Kampf!!
Zum Kampf sind wir bereit!!
|: Dem Karl Liebknecht, dem haben wir's geschworen,!
Der Rosa Luxemburg reichen wir die Hand. :| !

lyrics are wrong
it's not "grüne Polizei" ("green police") but Noske Police

weird a "leftcom" wouldn't know who Noske is
jk, everyone knows you're just tryhards and LARPers without any real clue what they're talking about
fucking faggot

I'm just copying and pasting lyrics.
plz no bully

that's all you ever do

try reading and listening for a change

Bad day?

Butthurt marsoc detected.

It appears so.

Here. Is that better?

I'm trying to get the American lyrics in with the tabs, but it starts to not really fit anymore after the lines that I've done. Any help?

Is Sleaford Mods Holla Forums? They talk about Marcuse on Twitter.

youtube.com/watch?v=dEYYI1ii0AU

Shameless Self-Bump

Any idea who sings this?

youtube.com/watch?v=tWpjJimRz1k

youtube.com/watch?v=Jlos0GLhXaQ

deal w/i

I don't know if they're from Holla Forums, but they are fucking good.

youtube.com/watch?v=x2YlbiyiuMc

Red Army Choir's 'Polyushka Polye' gets me more pumped than meth-addled DnB

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youtu.be/5tCMI0uKbBE

youtube.com/watch?v=eTvUs4rY4to
youtube.com/watch?v=5Gq_DTm1oBk

Fuck it, I'm finishing this shit, but god damn.

Why are Chinese songs so short?

China's up next?

I have it, comrade!

youtube.com/watch?v=LVoMCuemhxc

Well yes, but not a one hour video. I'm trying to go for ten hours. I'm about a third of the way through right now.

Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch the Landlord

holy shit I need sauce for the tuvan song

That's the Tuvan Internationale. The Revolutions of 1917-1923 succeeded in three countries: Russia, Mongolia, and Tuva. Since the Soviet Union adopted the original Internationale as their anthem, Mongolia and Tuva decided to make their own Internationale songs. As a result, we have the Mongol Internationale and the Tuvan Internationale. Despite the names, these two songs are completely original.

Lyrics for the Tuvan Internationale:
Кадагааты каргызынга
Качыгдадып чораан арат
Качыгдалдан чарып алган
Кайгамчыктыг Интернационал

Иштикиниң эзергээнге
Эзергэдип чораан арат
Эзергэктен чарып алган
Энерелдиг Интернационал

Бөмбүрзектиң кырынайга
Бүдүүлүкке чораан арат
Бүрүн эрге тыпсын берген
Бүзүрелдиг Интернационал

Үлетпүрчин тараачыннын
Үнүп турар хувускаалын
Үргүлчү-ле баштап турар
Үш-ле дугаар Интернационал

English translation:
Foreign tyrants
Causing suffering to the proud peasants
Invoking grief on its people
Infinite Internationale

Internally burdened
Duties of half from proud peasants
Saddling the proud cry out
Gracious Internationale

Global sphere -everywhere
Confusion and suffering
Henceforth an emissary conveys
Resounding Internationale

Proletarian farmers
Making a revolutionary stand
For all time to rule and follow
Three* - only number, Internationale

*Referring to the three Internationale songs, the original Internationale, the Mongol Internationale, and the Tuvan Internationale.

This is pretty neat, definitely some i recognizes.
What would be helpful if their was a genre classification so that to help people find music they will enjoy.

Bump

Hey man! can you upload the Internacionala / Интернационала [Srpskohrvatski / Српскохрватски] (The Internationale [Serbo-Croatian]) Thank you.

My favourite Tankie song.

Mfw the other matey on board is a weeb.

youtube.com/watch?v=QCg4i1f_oDY

Best trot song.

youtube.com/watch?v=QnE_gKbte30

Prol feels incoming

I know F#A# is already on the chart, but anything by GY!BE deserves to be there.
Especially this masterpiece: youtube.com/watch?v=PZwQeZh6rP0

I know F#A# is already on the chart, but anything by GY!BE deserves to be there.
Especially this masterpiece: youtube.com/watch?v=PZwQeZh6rP0

I know F#A# is already on the chart, but anything by GY!BE deserves to be there.
Especially this masterpiece: youtube.com/watch?v=PZwQeZh6rP0

sorry guise i fucked up lol, damn internet

youtube.com/watch?v=D1Dfp5mnkow
Uz Maršala Tita in English
youtube.com/watch?v=z7ftfdnPO-0
O Bella Ciao in Serbo-Croatian

детство- это я и ты (Childhood, that's you and I)

youtu.be/2HFOqAme5MY

;_;

in India or Thailand

all the scandalous [……] political scums in the Caribbean

but only to export the hypocrisy

social violence

with the blessing of legislative […..]

Forced by […]

Pretty sure it says "just like the man who's one", doesn't make much sense tho.

our rude awakening

That's all I can understand

Some details I just found

all the scandalous [……] oppressive* political scums in the Caribbean

Forced by (pretty sure what follows is a name)

some pretty good french stuff

youtube.com/watch?v=JHQ05OzUsNQ&list=LLemMw0p_Osj06Ysqv_kXhvw&index=44

a compilation of french anarchist songs

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF4uYz6HuuQ8VQT-KCYQmMxnxQSkXLwCC

Perfect comrade, thank you!
I've been really busy, so I only had about half of it done, this will be a huge time saver.

Never heard that version, only Pete Seeger's one: youtube.com/watch?v=pCnEAH5wCzo

Your welcome, comrade.

youtube.com/watch?v=VcpZX6Wt37A

fug
*you're

"With Marshall Tito" was already posted here:

Seems "scums" is actually "scamps".

Oh, also, the first missing line sounds like "Are political bandits just like Gairy in their own island", Gairy referring to Eric Gairy, the dictator who was overthrown in the Grenadian Revolution. Not sure about this, though.

Bump

Is RTJ leftist? Every time I listen to them I hear a lot of anti-capitalist messages.

How to draw attention to myself and sell books and so on youtube.com/watch?v=unnKwvFv6Sw

sowwy pls delete

youtube.com/watch?v=QNJL6nfu__Q

Based MJ

I don't know about El-P but Killer Mike is at least socdem

youtube.com/watch?v=6lIqNjC1RKU

At least Mike refused to endorse Hillary after B████ quit. Everyone on Holla Forums was supporting B████ anyways.