From Al Jazeera 5-14-20: "America's Divided Democrats

[abqtommy]

A look at Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail as they battle for the future of the US Democratic party."

link to article:
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2020/05/america-divided-democrats-200512092640358.html

I won't produce any text from the article since it's pretty standard historical tripe. But Al Jazeera does
provide a useable comments feature and here is my comment I sent to them:

"I think you're missing the very important fact that tRUMP, the reTHUGS and their cultists are doing
more to formulate Democratic strategy than Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders. Ya know what I mean?"

[murielm99]

1. I am tired of hearing how divided we are.

Typical media narrative.

[empedocles]

4. So am I, tired of the 'divided' narrative. But BS has always been divisive and costly to

Dem voter mandates and victories, - for like 6 years.

[LymphocyteLover]

9. more like 20 years

it's so fucked the way the media has a double standard in their GOP vs Dem coverage

[empedocles]

2. Dem voters have overwhelmingly voted for Biden.

BS'ers keep undermining the Dem vote and winning chances, ala 1960's stubborn leftist losing tactics, - and the tremendous cost of giving the unpopular Nixon victory.

[Talk about the far right being obliviously stubborn].

[gab13by13]

8. This is news to me,

last I checked Joe and Bernie were getting along quite well. Why stir up the pot?

[abqtommy]

11. I was there in 2016 along with Bernie and his Bros. I've never supported him or them, then or now.

There's no need for you to get involved in pot-stirring. There are other people that will take care of that...

[Demsrule86]

13. I think some long for division...can't help themselves...tear it down...don't you know.

We have AOC joining Biden Climate force...that must really sting.

[SWBTATTReg]

3. Ha, I laugh. Isn't this the nature of the democratic party, where many different disciplines, ...

thoughts, etc., all of us, with many different thoughts and solutions, is all together, in one big tent, called the democratic party. Wouldn't have it any other way, and when it comes down to it, we do come together when it counts, after all, HRC did beat trump by 3 million +- votes.

[empedocles]

5. And despite putin, Dems could have won in 2016, but for stubborn, different 'solutions' . . .

The trump cost has been at least devastating.

[TheFarseer]

6. It's really weird

The “concern trolling” from Republicans. “I think the Democrats should be doing X to win back voters.” says some Republican strategist. The advice is always to do what the Republicans want to do. No thanks! You can keep your dumb advice.

[betsuni]

7. That's silly. The "battle" is fiction.

The side that imagines Democrats are the same as Republicans are idiots.

[empedocles]

10. Yes

[Demsrule86]

12. Trashing.

Waste of space...more doom and gloom. Who gives a damn what Al Jazeera says.