Here is how Bernie Sanders became like Donald Trump

[liberal N proud]

When Donald Trump applauded the violent thugs at his rallies, he became a violent thug himself. Sanders is now no different, and that’s distressing.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/20/1528657/-The-problem-isn-t-Bernie-Sanders-supporters-It-s-Bernie-Sanders-himself

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R!

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2. I used to like Robert Reich's posts on Facebook...

He used to talk about the bankers and how things need to be done.

...then he started talking about how wonderful Bernie's 'revolution' is and started trash talking Hillary, and now if you look at his Facebook posts (comments), it's a Hillary hate fest.

He likes to talk about how Trump and Bernie's 'movements' are similar. He doesn't say it, but the way they are similar is they are both based on anger, and while Trump wants to take out his anger on 'others', Bernie wants to make the wealthy, the connected, and anyone who isn't angry at 'the establishment' suffer.

Not EXACTLY on topic, but something I've been wanting to get off my chest.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Yup. Reich lost me & many Dems when he propped up Sanders,

like a cardboard cut-out promo on opening day.

fool

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4. Sadly, he's doubling down...

He keeps insisting that Bernie should stay in. He's tried backing off on the negativity toward Hillary, but some of the folks commenting on his posts are over the top.

I think he's doing damage to down ticket dems at this point.

[BlueCaliDem]

8. Reich lost me when he began attacking and criticizing President Obama w/out mentioning Republican

obstructionism.

[misterhighwasted]

10. Good lord, that too. Another nobody trying to stay relevant

Reich..eeewww

[Koinos]

11. Reich must not know economics and finance very well, if he was taken in by Sanders.

Sanders doesn't seem to have much educational background in those areas, with the exception of Marxist ideology.

If he did, he wouldn't have disgraced himself in his NYDN interview.

And he would have been able to do his own taxes, since, as he claims, they were simple and unremarkable.

He also has no law background. You don't have to be a lawyer to be president, but many of our presidents have been lawyers or have had legal training.

[Koinos]

5. Good article, with one exception.

I thought what Kos said was excellent, with one exception:

To reiterate, yes, those violent cranks existed. They exist everywhere. Some Sanders supporters are assholes. Guess what? Some Clinton supporters are violent assholes too!

It is painful to say, but there are some a******s among Clinton supporters. That is bound to happen. But it is false equivalence to say they are VIOLENT. I am sorry, Kos, but please point me toward any violent demonstrations by Clinton supporters. I'm sure that there have been one-to-one altercations from time to time, but this attribution of violence to both sides is disingenuous, to say the least. One reason I feel at home with Clinton supporters, while I find Sanders' supporters scary, is that Clinton supporters are not consumed by anger and hatred all of the time.

[misterhighwasted]

6. Dems have been unbelievably stoic in the face of hate & lies

We are not the problem & we are not the extreme.

[Koinos]

7. Democrats have seemed a little bit soft at times.

They have seemed too "liberal" (in the true sense of the word) and tolerant.

Whatever its apparent drawbacks, I'll take "liberal" and "tolerant" over close-minded and intolerant anytime.

It is better to be inclusive than to be exclusive.

[BlueCaliDem]

9. K&R! eom

[savalez]

12. Love trumps hate.

HRC knows what this race is about.

[Koinos]

14. Hate breaks things. It doesn't create. It doesn't bind people together to seek the common good.

[Iamaartist]

13. K&R

That's just about what I said but someone here say Sanders is better then Trump I think he is just like him now and don't trust neither.....