Democratic Primaries
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Working Families Party Staffers Face Harassment After Warren Endorsementhttps://time.com/5681261/working-families-party-harrassment/
(snip) WFP organizer Ember Ollom, a rape survivor who has tweeted about her assault, received a message that said: We were raped by this process, so Im happy it happened to you. When Ollom tweeted about the harassment, more people responded to tell her she was lying.
Staffers also received messages and tweets that vowed to hunt all WFP down and said may you all get cancer. One staffer received a threat that someone would find where she lived.
The backlash began after the party, which has an organizing presence in 20 states and is on the ballot in three, endorsed Warrens 2020 bid on Monday after endorsing Sanders in 2016. The endorsement, one of the first from a progressive group, was seen a triumph for Warren and a setback for Sanders, who has praised the Working Families Party as an example of my vision of Democratic socialism.
In the days since, WFP staffers were inundated with messages calling them liberal sellouts, corporate frauds, and just as corrupt as the DNC, often accompanied with the hashtag #BernieorBust. It was not immediately clear how many of the messages were sent by real people, how many were sent by right-wing agitators, or how many were sent by bots.
I do not personally think that Bernie Sanders would condone this behavior, says Ollom. Its not all Bernie supporters, but people are doing this in his name. A lot of people have their picture as his profile picture. When it seems to come from a collection of people speaking on behalf of this candidate, it definitely looks bad.
In response to requests from TIME, Sanders campaign declined to offer further comment.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)hiding behind those keyboards.....
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(296,848 posts)just because Senator Warren was endorsed by WFP.
In response to requests from TIME, Sanders campaign declined to offer further comment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)In 2016 the Sanders Campaign excuse, for the most vile attacks on HRC and her supporters, was -it's nothing to do with us - just RW trolls and troublemakers. That was, until the Convention, when BS delegates were saying the same thing in person, as they were online.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)made me feel nauseous and pissed because I can see this happening again.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,380 posts)I have a bad feeling.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Docreed2003
(16,850 posts)This was maddening in '16 and just infuriating now after three years and you wonder if these people feel the same way now...guess we have our answers
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)It's typically white, privileged assholes who are perfectly okay letting everything burn to make a political point. Why? Because it's not their lives impacted. These assholes are no better than the Republicans. I don't want to see their tears toward children being locked in cages and refugees being denied entry into the United States. They clearly didn't care enough about 'em to put their petty political bullshit aside to vote for the right candidate.
And it's why People of Color do not support Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
renate
(13,776 posts)This is so true, but I never realized the reason behind their attitude before.
I think some of them (perhaps I'm naive) would change if this were pointed out to them. I think a lot of them think they're just doing what people living in a democracy should be able to do--to vote for their preferred candidate--and would be willing to reconsider if they realized that some things are more important than their right to vote however they wish.
Not a lot, perhaps, but some, because I've known a few of them personally. They aren't assholes, they just grew up being told that we're the greatest democracy in the world blah blah blah and every vote counts equally so voting is your chance to have your say, and haven't realized that the times and the stakes have changed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,380 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)Although, it that video did make me laugh at the way they poked fun of them, but then I remembered what they helped give us. :/
Gotta follow where this stuff is coming from, though. Isn't there a documentary on netflix about Cambridge Analytica that discusses one of their campaigns in some other country in which they convinced a large segment of the citizens to simply not turn out to vote? This stuff reeks of those same tactics, and I can't help but feel these people are just being sucked into it. Which is why I am really leery of the racist/sexist social media posts supposedly coming from Sander supporters. Yes, it's possible some are real, but I we really have to be vigilant to make sure we too don't become sucked into similar traps ourselves.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(296,848 posts)believe?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Fathers who don't like having their daughters called c*nts at the convention?
By the fruits you shall know them.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
crazytown
(7,277 posts)Losing to a woman again
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(296,848 posts)I'd want to get right on that and disavow their vile attacks on WFP members.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeyondGeography
(39,346 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(296,848 posts)to speak to Time.. and that's what I was referring to.
In response to requests from TIME, Sanders campaign declined to offer further comment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)...in his own campaign by upper staffers! And then it was only after two dozen women wrote him a letter about it and leaked it to the press.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(296,848 posts)George! Jeeze!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BlueMTexpat
(15,365 posts)over again.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(296,848 posts)try to deny it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RandiFan1290
(6,221 posts)Sounds more like the tactics from the bigoted PUMA thugs.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Cha
(296,848 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)...like the fictitious "Bernie Bros" (another russian machination).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
betsuni
(25,380 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)We've been dealing with shit like this in atheist/skeptic and gamer circles for a decade or more now. This probably ain't the Russians, sadly enough.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
betsuni
(25,380 posts)http:/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
obamanut2012
(26,046 posts)And, some of his campaign folks like Turner have been very, very salty (as well as stating they voted for Stein and not HRC). Every Berner? Of course not, but more than a full IRL ones called me a c#nt, a lesbian bitch, etc. in 2016 for being an HRC supporter. Some people are just unhinged over politics.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Codeine
(25,586 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(144,919 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(296,848 posts)Thank you for Watson on this, Goth
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,308 posts)endorsements in question will set the tone up to the convention. We've been here before.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,708 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)I posted an OP how some TV-hosts for financial news were shaking in their boots about Warren winning and how some Bernie-Bros got all pissed about that. "Even though they said they're afraid of Warren, what they really meant is that they're afraid of Bernie!"
My OP got deleted for bashing democratic figures.
And here is an article about Bernie-Bros writing some really fucked-up shit and somehow that's fine.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
honest.abe
(8,614 posts)Sick.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)who ended up voting for Trump, simply because they wanted to give a middle finger to Democrats. I belong to a activist group on facebook, and I can tell you that it's always the Bernie Bros who are always whining about how they can't vote for anybody but Bernie. The Harris supporters, the Biden supporters, the Warren supporters, never complain that they wouldn't vote for Bernie if he won he primary. All of them gladly say vote blue no matter who. Not the Bernie supporters. It's their way or the highway.
Selfish assholes.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
honest.abe
(8,614 posts)No doubt his supporters are going to be pissed off again when he loses and who knows what they might do.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
peggysue2
(10,823 posts)There's no way to get around that and we've been here before. All the screeching that those who did not support Sanders in 2016 and complained about harassment were simply 'making it up.' Well, here we go again in living color. The vile, sexist spew is on the march again. And this time, the evidence is right out in the open.
The difference? This is the Left eating its own. But the hateful vibes? Same old, same old.
The Sanders' campaign needs to do more than shake up his Iowa and NH campaign staffs. Time to do some major housecleaning! Because hating on people is regressive, not progressive.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MaryMagdaline
(6,851 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)But I've had the unfortunate distinction of being around way too many Bernie Bros to know that quite a few of them are capable of this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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obamanut2012
(26,046 posts)Lots of REAL folks like this. I have met them, I have friends who have had to work with them on local-level politics.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
grossproffit
(5,591 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
PhoenixDem
(581 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,294 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
George II
(67,782 posts)Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis gets heckled by angry protesters during DNC interview
Given congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis' legacy as a staunch progressiveone whose entire public life has been dedicated to giving voice to the marginalized and oppressedit's surprising, then, to hear him heckled so vociferously by angry protesters during an on-air interview about his party's historic nomination of Hillary Clinton, the first female major party presidential candidate in United States history.
Speaking with MSNBC's Tamron Hall outside the Democratic National Convention on Thursday morning, Lewis was interrupted multiple times with shouts of "bullshit" and "she stole it" as he praised his party for selecting Clinton as their standard-bearer.
"You know, we have elected a person of color for two terms. He broke barriers, President Barack Obama did in his way," Lewis told Hall. "And tonight, this night, we're going to nominate a woman.
From the crowd assembled to watch the segment being filmed, a woman can be heard angrily shouting "she stole it!" as Lewis pauses, appearing momentarily flustered by the interruption, before describing Clinton's nomination as "the end of another long struggle in America."
Several more people can then be heard joining the chant of "she stole it," with one punctuating their protestations with "never Hillary!"
"Her nomination is going to inspire young women, young girls, young men, all over America and all over the world," Lewis goes on to explain to Hall. "I've said it a few years ago"
"Bullshit!" someone can be heard yelling from the crowd, Lewis appearing to suppress a chuckle.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden