In January 2021, the photo of US Senator Bernie Sanders, and especially his gloves, at Joe Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States, unleashed a torrent of comments on social media. During the last hours, a new snapshot of the Democrat invaded social networks, and is already being used as a meme.
In this photo, we see Bernie Sanders in a suit, slumped “on the steps of the Senate.” writes Kent Nishimuraphotographer of the Los Angeles Timesimage author.
According to him, the photo was taken at “hour 13” of the “Vote-a-rama” that shook the US Senate on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
The “vote-a-rama” marathon procedure
On Saturday, US senators began debating the texts of Joe Biden’s big plan on climate and health. At night, they entered a marathon procedure called “vote-a-rama”, during which, with drawn gestures, for fifteen hours straight they proposed dozens of amendments and demanded a vote on each one. It was then during this process that the photographer captured the image of Bernie Sanders, visibly exhausted by the debates.
The senator presented several amendments that sought to reinforce the social aspect of the text, finally approved this weekend, but considerably cut in recent months. In fact, progressives had to abandon their ambitions for free public kindergartens and colleges and better care for the elderly in this text.
“Millions of retirees will continue to have rotten teeth and will not receive the dentures, hearing aids or glasses they deserve,” criticized Bernie Sanders from the floor last week.
“The Gospel of Marx” or “The Socialist Chronicles”
This photo represents for many Internet users the fierce battles carried out by the US senator. “You are a true hero,” writes one surfer, “Pictured: a lone senator fighting for workers,” comments another.
On a lighter note, memes began to pop up with this shot, especially imagining this image on a record cover as a headline. In the proposals, we can read ideas of opponents and supporters of the elected official: “my amendment has failed”, “let me take a break”, “the gospel of Marx”, “three steps from communism” or again “the socialist chronicles” . .
Others take the icon from an American educational cartoon about the laws and how they work, paralleling the Democrat on the steps of the Senate and the animated character, a rolled-up sheet of paper representing a piece of legislation. also sat on these steps during the animation.
The diversions also include the addition of other characters alongside the senator, such as Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker, who, in the film, dances on the stairs.
The snapshot of Bernie Sanders and his gloves had sparked a wave of mocking images and jokes on the Internet. The designer of the mittens had also received thousands of requests for this model, and even the senator had managed to use this photo to raise $1.8 million for charity. A success to replicate?
Source: BFM TV
