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In reply to the discussion: The Ironic Hijacking of the Bernie Sanders’ Campaign by Elitist White Progressives [View all]beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)125. Why would l bother refuting ferd's straw man?
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The Ironic Hijacking of the Bernie Sanders’ Campaign by Elitist White Progressives [View all]
boston bean
Aug 2015
OP
Agree that perspective is critical, which comes with knowledge, which starts with information.
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#133
Exactly, there are many things that Obama has done to warrant criticism...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#231
And, they're in deep denial .. just look at them.. so entrenched. And, why are they protecting the
Cha
Aug 2015
#298
This is not just DU. This is SOOOO much bigger than DU. The #berniesoblack hash tag, the
Number23
Aug 2015
#313
Absolutely it's not just DU.. the "Libertarian Liberals" that SJ is talking about are damn well all
Cha
Aug 2015
#328
Very well said. For his own and the nation's sake, he needs to disavow such folks. n/t
freshwest
Aug 2015
#337
Whoah! Another attack on supporters and not on the candidate! Somebody pinch me! nt
Bonobo
Aug 2015
#2
Funny how google works like that. Good search! Here are some of her non-"Pro Bernie" tweets...
George II
Aug 2015
#48
That was good of you to post a positive. Can we agree there has been zero attacks by the candidates on each other?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#207
You will know one when you see one. A defintion is not desirable or needed.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#214
give me an example of something that you would consider an attack, then......
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#219
Sarah Jones certainly says good things about BS.. but, that's not enough for those trying to protect
Cha
Aug 2015
#302
Too many BS supporters are doing it to themselves.. the Black Activists and Sarah Jones among many
Cha
Aug 2015
#295
Meh. It's how I know who's had a good week and whose poll numbers are dropping.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#103
So she's one of the priggish, self-satisfied, angry white progressive Bernie supporters?
hughee99
Aug 2015
#209
Wow, look at some of the responses above... Sarah might be on to something..
boston bean
Aug 2015
#8
So you are saying that the Bernie supporters who responded to your OP are...
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#224
I don't know, do they? They are more upset about an article than those issues, it would seem.
boston bean
Aug 2015
#229
You post a highly inflammatory article about the Bernie campaign being hi-jacked
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#239
I've seen so much shit on this website posted about Hillary and her supporters
boston bean
Aug 2015
#240
I communicate with hundreds of Bernie supporters every week. In the past few months I have
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#255
Oh, and by the way. Those comments by Hillary supporters that I mentioned before...
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#259
Sanders supporters are not "more upset about an article than those issues."
cyberswede
Aug 2015
#244
You should learn to seperate personality from "faction"...and also apprecate nuance
Armstead
Aug 2015
#117
Agree in general, BUT let's remember there are millions of conservative progressives by nature,
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#147
There is so much irony with Bernie's supporters it's hard to decide where to start.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#13
How about the irony that for all the demonization, they stick to political discussions and do not
Bonobo
Aug 2015
#22
The Hillary-hatred isn't ironic. The personal animosity towards HRC is the engine
DanTex
Aug 2015
#27
You jump the gun when you call it hatred. It is criticism. The salient point is this:
Bonobo
Aug 2015
#30
I like both Hillary and Sanders. What's notable to me is that many Sanders supporters
DanTex
Aug 2015
#43
The reason that I am so critical of Hillary in terms of the "email nonsense"
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#70
Yes, just like when she was the head of healthcare reform back in the '90's.
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#106
She would probably be happier as a CEO and the dictatorial powers that come with the position. n/t
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#162
Plenty of it is. The sentiment "I won't vote in the GE if it's Hillary" is pretty popular here on
DanTex
Aug 2015
#59
Hmm, I count for anti-Hillary email OPs right now, and this is a slow day for it.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#80
Nope. In the Sanders group poll, 70% of the respondents said they would vote for--
eridani
Aug 2015
#102
Seems pretty reasonable after what I have witnessed. Sorry, you don't see it or wish to reflect. n
boston bean
Aug 2015
#39
lol. you have a strong bias. your strong dislike of his supporters renders you utterly incapable
cali
Aug 2015
#61
But it is obvious that you strongly want Hillary in power and not Bernie...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#242
The evidence is her experience on the internet and with many Bernie supporters.
boston bean
Aug 2015
#71
The evidence is all around you. You just have to want to acknowledge it. nt
boston bean
Aug 2015
#84
cali--I expected more from you. You really need to read her work B/4 says she is a Hillary supporter
riversedge
Aug 2015
#112
I sorta of draw a line with joining in with people who criticize civil rights movements.
boston bean
Aug 2015
#128
ie, the arguments out there that BLM is wrong, don't they know that Bernie is the best for them.
boston bean
Aug 2015
#139
Bernie and other white progressives has been fighting for civil rights for decades. Therefore....
Armstead
Aug 2015
#153
i am just referring to your double standard in your interpretation of "coalition"
Armstead
Aug 2015
#182
It is exactly to the point of the article and the treatment by Bernie supporters to
boston bean
Aug 2015
#188
If the words White and Black were transposed, the OP would be hidden as racist.
leveymg
Aug 2015
#38
did you also notice the smear on folks that expect the 4th amendment to be followed?
questionseverything
Aug 2015
#266
"whose myopic priorities are pot laws and the privacy of their emails"
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#327
It's also ironic that many who support Bernie like myself, have supported Elizabeth Warren running..
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#246
Yep, early on that was one reason why I was hoping Warren would get in the race...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#257
Neither Sanders or Clinton are attacking each other. Does that truth, as stated in the OP, scare you?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#114
Asking for evidence to back up a personal conduct claim is a "Strawman logical fallacy"? Better tell that to all lawyers!
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#137
Neither Sanders or Clinton are personally attacking or bringing down each other. Prove me wrong.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#150
If the candidates are not attacking each other, as you concede, then who ARE these supporters doing so? And why?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#157
Well you know we Bernie supporters are emotionally unstable like that.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#203
Because they're not as clever as they think they are. They have nothing of substance so they
Cha
Aug 2015
#301
The agents provocateur are stirring up quite the mess and alerting like crazy.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#118
The division started with not including others who have a different life experience.
boston bean
Aug 2015
#136
The response to this thread really prove the premise of the article cited in the OP
Gothmog
Aug 2015
#317
If we had labeled all BLM supporters as "black supremacists", the reaction would have been huge!
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#252
Even thinking of blacks as supremacists is ignoring all of history! You do Sanders no favors.
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#320
I never said I did or would! I was just saying if the roles were switched...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#336
Unfortunately it is an editorial - an opinion - with little substantiantion . . .
DrBulldog
Aug 2015
#111
Historical precedent is not helpful this time around. The barren and lawless campaign money law landscape is
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#149
Democratic Party registered members do like steaks...what is the big deal about steaks?
Fred Sanders
Aug 2015
#155
Damn, I would have thought those supporting Bernie would love the proBernie statements like
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#151
Bookmarking for later. Have to dash off to attend my weekly Klan meeting. n/t
RufusTFirefly
Aug 2015
#172
This is exactly what I saw several months ago, and also is reflected in the polls...
Sancho
Aug 2015
#175
You want to see one from a HC supporter who should have been shown the door?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#206
They - as in HC supporters if you bothered to read my previous post.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#236
Indeed. The strenuous efforts here to revive the shit storm of 2008 are fascinating.
Warren Stupidity
Aug 2015
#292
Odd. I talk to a lot of Sanders supporters and so far, none of them resemble in the slightest
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#199
*snort* Check it out, the author of the OP, Sarah Jones, can't even get critical facts straight.
Zorra
Aug 2015
#222
excellent article. i have an OP of these people that consistent of nothing but petty and catty. nt
seabeyond
Aug 2015
#228
Congratulations on another highly divisive, high-response post! The Koch's enjoy our infighting! nt
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2015
#233
No, I have thought this through, it isn't only hedge fund supporters who is paying this amount,
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#267
The blatant lying, dishonest, fictional nature of this article proves this is campaign rhetoric.
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#261
it's the lily-white fragile-white crunchy-granola "Portlandia" card: it's like talking to TERFs
MisterP
Aug 2015
#297
"whose myopic priorities are pot laws and the privacy of their emails."
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2015
#335