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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Ironic Hijacking of the Bernie Sanders’ Campaign by Elitist White Progressives [View all]GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)261. The blatant lying, dishonest, fictional nature of this article proves this is campaign rhetoric.
And the fact that anyone in Hillary's camp would defend such delusional bullshit, or give tacit approval to it, is exactly the type of sleazy behavior I want no part of, ever.
Don't feed the lesser-of-evils beast, Ever.
Go Bernie!
Because of this bullshit article I am going to make another donation to Bernie right now.
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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