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In reply to the discussion: The Breakdown… [View all]Squinch
(51,025 posts)47. I think this is it exactly.
"more likely to be a white, male, racist who has some odd personality disorder where his self worth is somehow tied to Bernie Sanders."
I'll put in the "not all Bernie supporters" disclaimer here, and state that I am a white woman who is undecided about the primary. I like Bernie.
But there are some here who are so rabid in their insistence that everyone support Bernie without question, that there must be something more at work than the surface politics.
The idea of a female candidate, and the idea of a black woman questioning their white male candidate, is simply too much for them, and they need to lash out with a much-watered-down version of a white hood and burning cross to say "we know who you are and where you are, so shut up or we'll shut you up."
You and Mr. Scorpio have hit on the clear motivation: this all just goes back to the old "we're the white guys in power, and we're going to keep it that way" terror of that a certain segment of society about the loss of their unearned privileges.
And all the other white guys adamantly shouting, "there's nothing to see here," and "it was just a random outsider passing through town so there is no reason for us to examine ourselves over this" are simply the same voices that always show up in closed communities that have something rotten in their core.
I'll put in the "not all Bernie supporters" disclaimer here, and state that I am a white woman who is undecided about the primary. I like Bernie.
But there are some here who are so rabid in their insistence that everyone support Bernie without question, that there must be something more at work than the surface politics.
The idea of a female candidate, and the idea of a black woman questioning their white male candidate, is simply too much for them, and they need to lash out with a much-watered-down version of a white hood and burning cross to say "we know who you are and where you are, so shut up or we'll shut you up."
You and Mr. Scorpio have hit on the clear motivation: this all just goes back to the old "we're the white guys in power, and we're going to keep it that way" terror of that a certain segment of society about the loss of their unearned privileges.
And all the other white guys adamantly shouting, "there's nothing to see here," and "it was just a random outsider passing through town so there is no reason for us to examine ourselves over this" are simply the same voices that always show up in closed communities that have something rotten in their core.
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Maybe they didn't like seeing mine and others' Avatars depicting Brave was Censored on DU?
Cha
Sep 2015
#113
Great job, MrScorpio. And you made an important point that hadn't occurred to me at all.
pnwmom
Sep 2015
#10
White America’s racial illiteracy: Why our national conversation is poisoned from the start
sheshe2
Sep 2015
#11
'We' is a pronoun used by Theodore Kaszynski to imply the existence of a group called Freedom Club.
NBachers
Sep 2015
#12
Idiot and Bernie supporter are not necessarily exclusive descriptors. n/t
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Sep 2015
#34
Mahalo for your post, EBB. "So by screwing with people on a blog, and assigning it more importance
Cha
Sep 2015
#117
Plus why would a RW troll be concerned with Sanders ( or DU) at this time when Trump
Person 2713
Sep 2015
#70
I have to say that many who deny it is a DU Bernie supporter, have no qualms
boston bean
Sep 2015
#72
I'm not convinced, either. My very first thought when I read it was that it was a woman. nt
scarletwoman
Sep 2015
#124
This is a great analysis, I agree with everything except the gender of the @$$-wipe
etherealtruth
Sep 2015
#85
Make sure to point out to those people that the letters didn't have to be shown to us
MrScorpio
Sep 2015
#103
The letter could also come from a Bernie supporter who can't tolerate a strong, independent...
Spazito
Sep 2015
#112
Yes, Spazito.. MrScorpio brought out too many logical points about the letter wrtiter being a BS
Cha
Sep 2015
#114
Brilliant, MrScorpio.. Thank you so much for deconstructing this with such detailed analysis.
Cha
Sep 2015
#110
I'd bet that the writer of this letter could be identified with reasonable certainty.
kwassa
Sep 2015
#116
Thank you for your excellent analysis. I agree that it IS a Duer, but not that it's a male.
scarletwoman
Sep 2015
#122