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Related: About this forumDKos: The problem isn't (just) Bernie Sanders' supporters. It's Bernie Sanders himself
Last edited Fri May 20, 2016, 12:06 PM - Edit history (1)
Markos Moulitsas @markos 49m49 minutes agoThe problem isn't Bernie Sanders' supporters. It's Bernie Sanders himself
Shit got all crazy in Nevada. Some people threw chairs (or maybe they just waved them in the air), others sent threatening misogynistic and terroristic voicemails and texts to the head of the Nevada Democratic Party.
Heres the thing. Even though these were supporters of Bernie Sanders, I dont consider them in any way representative of Bernie Sanders supporters. Politics is full of cranks. I used to do a Sunday feature of all the hate email I got until Twitter made that obsolete. Now I get them on Twitter. All sorts of hateful messages. The Secret Service is tasked in large part with following up with people making threats against the president. This is politics and people get mad and do really stupid shit.
I dont think that has anything to do with Bernie Sanders supporters. They are a problem, but they arent the problem. Make sense?
The problem is Bernie Sanders himself, who as a leader refuses to forcefully and unambiguously reject that violence, instead rationalizing and explaining it away with a mix of grievances and outright conspiracy theory. The same guy who once said, Mr. Trump should take responsibility for addressing his supporters violent actions, now cant be bothered to do the same when its a few rotten apples in his crowd acting insane...
...here is Bernie Sanders doubling down on his destructive approach, still refusing to call out the few bad apples, and vowing a scorched-earth campaign to the convention. Because maybe then the superdelegates will see the wisdom of overturning the democratic will of the voters in favor of the toddler stomping his feet and throwing a tantrum? What the hell?
read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/20/1528657/-The-problem-isn-t-Bernie-Sanders-supporters-It-s-Bernie-Sanders-himself
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DKos: The problem isn't (just) Bernie Sanders' supporters. It's Bernie Sanders himself (Original Post)
bigtree
May 2016
OP
Still haven't heard Clinton telling her supporters to not beat up women in hotels
Scootaloo
May 2016
#2
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)1. Bernie is throwing a temper tantrum.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)2. Still haven't heard Clinton telling her supporters to not beat up women in hotels
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bigtree
(86,005 posts)8. egads!
...not one of the cool kids?
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)4. He certainly doesn't do anything to discourage that behavior.
Vattel
(9,289 posts)5. He condemns any and all violence in connection with his campaign.
apnu
(8,758 posts)7. Lamely. His statement of Nevada was lip-service and changing the subject.
CrowCityDem
(2,348 posts)9. This time was one sentence, with a but attached, in the middle of eight paragraphs of complaints.
GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)6. What violence?
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)10. Still making shit up and these people want us to give them money?
😂😂😂😂😂
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)11. Yes, I'm sick of people giving Bernie a pass.
Supporters take their cues from the candidate, and Bernie comes across as angry and bitter. No wonder we are seeing his people rioting!