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LiberalLovinLug

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131. It is now pretty obvious that stoking a Bernie supporters vs Kamala supporters is Putin's tactic
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:53 PM
Jan 2019

And facilitated and mirrored by GOP trolls too I'd imagine. And even perhaps a segment of Democrats.

It worked very well last time. Even a few in here are fooled pretty easily.

"Bernie Bros" is an invention by Robinson Meyer, a writer for The Atlantic, who's specialty is Climate Change, not inside politics. But it was seen and then used by ulterior groups to sow division.

Of course there are actual tunnel visioned cognitional impaired that one may find to fit the description. The tiny few that give credence to the myth. There are probably a few gay, black, immigrants that support Trump.

But the idea that the left, even the more extreme left, is against women, African Americans, and ESPECIALLY African American women, is ludicrous if you even study that possibility for a second. It was the left that historically fought for women's rights, the left that fights for civil rights, including during MLK days. Its the left that fights for unions, for environmental protections, for social security....etc...etc....etc....If you don't fight for all types of social justice, then you are not left in any way.

I don't know how dumb one has to be to actually believe that there is some large influential significant organized group of left-leaning folks, that only allow white males into their club, that have some kind of cultish overwhelming crush on a cranky disheveled old man who barks more than he speaks. And that everyone, not just Republicans, everyone else is beyond hope and to be ridiculed on Twitter.

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They must be scared of her. Shell_Seas Jan 2019 #1
Republicans are afraid of smart women Perseus Jan 2019 #8
republicans are afraid of women. George II Jan 2019 #13
Especially yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #23
+++ agree iluvtennis Jan 2019 #127
Compare this Harris OP to another recent J.G. CHECK ALL THE NUMBERS: Jeffersons Ghost Jan 2019 #144
For sure, as much as they're afraid of ELECTABLE Democrats. Hortensis Jan 2019 #143
they just don't like women bdamomma Jan 2019 #147
They DEFINITELY are scared of her! pazzyanne Jan 2019 #51
Ted Agrees! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #64
While Harris is impressive, will she move us forward in what matters? appal_jack Jan 2019 #89
I rather doubt she would find a way to reverse yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #93
Stuff like this is the worst of the worst....hard to stomach.... mentalslavery Jan 2019 #122
"NeverKamala"? MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #134
Just referencing the tweet's hashtag, not mine. appal_jack Jan 2019 #146
It is now pretty obvious that stoking a Bernie supporters vs Kamala supporters is Putin's tactic LiberalLovinLug Jan 2019 #131
In 2010 KKKarl Rove... SergeStorms Jan 2019 #132
I'll say it again ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #2
I too think that it's ignorant RW trolls, paid by Trump... Jeffersons Ghost Jan 2019 #36
what is really predictable is for trolls to piggyback the limbaugh attacks - communist, had affairs certainot Jan 2019 #116
From the left and right. RandySF Jan 2019 #3
Which means she's doing something right... Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #4
I'm noticing that, too, Randy. As if their hit job on Hillary failed to demoralize us. LuvLoogie Jan 2019 #20
Yes, but from what I have seen so far its insignificant. honest.abe Jan 2019 #5
Yes, exactly. Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #17
Yeah, I just had a post removed for defending her. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #6
Post removed Post removed Jan 2019 #7
Alerting on me? yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #9
Yes Blecht Jan 2019 #10
I wonder if they followed me from Twitter to DU... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #12
I think it was the "Bernie Bros" reference in your OP. honest.abe Jan 2019 #14
They may not like it but they yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #16
Probably a troll.. honest.abe Jan 2019 #18
No one is clean, watoos Jan 2019 #26
Yes, that's right but she is clearly clean enough... honest.abe Jan 2019 #28
I could not agree with you more. watoos Jan 2019 #46
We aren't running any women just because they are women. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #42
I disagree. watoos Jan 2019 #48
Name the candidates we are running just because they are women. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #92
Yes it is.. They are Qualified Women. Cha Jan 2019 #101
Fighting for two years to keep an innocent man in prison is "insignificant"? Jake Stern Jan 2019 #81
her entire history as an AG is troubling Mosby Jan 2019 #86
Who (other than yourself) is arguiing she is "the anointed one?" LanternWaste Jan 2019 #96
there have been like 30, 40 threads here about senator Harris Mosby Jan 2019 #107
This sounds familiar , were you on my Twitter feed? yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #105
I'm not on twitter Mosby Jan 2019 #112
Thankfully, no one at all (other than yourself) is arguing or implying otherwise. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #115
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2019 #119
I don't usually respond to personal attacks. Mosby Jan 2019 #123
That's "insignificant", remember? Jake Stern Jan 2019 #106
just wait until a reporter asks her about reincarnation Mosby Jan 2019 #109
Those tidbits from her background will probably help her with centrist voters on both sides. honest.abe Jan 2019 #117
*** CALLING BULLSHIT ON YOUR LIST !!! *** uponit7771 Jan 2019 #135
Thank you. As I suspected the attacks against her are bogus. honest.abe Jan 2019 #139
Reply Mosby Jan 2019 #150
You reposted what I looked and lquoted but didn't refute any of it uponit7771 Jan 2019 #151
i dont know the details of all the cases but Im sure there wer alot of pressures and complications.. honest.abe Jan 2019 #114
There's a world of difference between somebody being a Republican in the past Jake Stern Jan 2019 #118
Well I would like see the facts of these cases before making any judgements. honest.abe Jan 2019 #120
All the information I have heard is quite correct Jake Stern Jan 2019 #124
Thank you. honest.abe Jan 2019 #125
Your first link is full of good things about her: honest.abe Jan 2019 #126
I don't dismiss anybody until the votes are counted Jake Stern Jan 2019 #130
MORE Bullshit! Her CAF support was aimed at Transnationals not just gangs & she's owned up to Cooper uponit7771 Jan 2019 #138
The List is petty bullshit IMHO see post 135 uponit7771 Jan 2019 #137
Yes.. just saw that! honest.abe Jan 2019 #140
Looks like the trolls are out in force on DU, bout the only thing they can do right now is suppress uponit7771 Jan 2019 #141
Yep.. but its not going to work. honest.abe Jan 2019 #142
Agreed; I've been hit for it before. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #44
Bernie Bros was originally their term NastyRiffraff Jan 2019 #98
Really, I didnt know that. LOL. honest.abe Jan 2019 #121
Whoa, why can't we do something about that bullshit?!?! uponit7771 Jan 2019 #54
DU probably does, but twitter not so much , however yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #79
Twitter estimates 23million of its active users are actually bots progressoid Jan 2019 #103
Better to delete this brief convo and pm the info Hekate Jan 2019 #57
Thanks, Hekate Blecht Jan 2019 #58
Her rollout has been excellent MontanaFarmer Jan 2019 #11
Yes! on CNN tonight... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #15
Well said! I'm looking forward to it too DesertRat Jan 2019 #27
Yep.... LovingA2andMI Jan 2019 #19
I've seen some M$M coverage on her that's hard while giving Rubio and Graham passes. ffr Jan 2019 #21
Arigatou! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Tech Jan 2019 #25
We'll never do that. It's against their business model, all M$M business model. ffr Jan 2019 #52
Just the start. Time to reacquaint ourselves with Deepfake technology ... Auggie Jan 2019 #22
Oh that's great... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #30
That's an extreme example but certainly possible... Auggie Jan 2019 #59
Its bad enough some people try to revise history but this yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #61
Agree. It doesn't matter if YOU see the bullshit - it's the FB users who have no clue Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2019 #66
crowd source Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #72
I COULD easily see FOX NEWS... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #75
like the video of Jim Acosta, only competently done Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #82
If you are doing that through FB, Twitter, or the like, the social media is loaded with trolls with still_one Jan 2019 #29
Yup paid Trolls.. yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #32
i saw it last week before she officially declared NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #31
"Bernie Bro", or Russian Troll? Tom Rinaldo Jan 2019 #49
Sadly... there is often no difference between the two. scheming daemons Jan 2019 #67
If there are 5 trolls for every person they imitate Tom Rinaldo Jan 2019 #68
So true. MrsCoffee Jan 2019 #136
K&R... spanone Jan 2019 #33
i can spend hrs identifying, calling out and blocking trolls and bots.. samnsara Jan 2019 #34
Don't forget about a certain DU spin off group. Fla Dem Jan 2019 #35
I wonder if that's the group I had joined and than left .. yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #37
+10 Duppers Jan 2019 #39
Is thst happening here ? CentralMass Jan 2019 #38
Well, apparently someone yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #40
Thank you. CentralMass Jan 2019 #71
this is great, check this out! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #73
She can win IronLionZion Jan 2019 #41
I agree, that it just didn't seem like yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #45
Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2019 #43
Attacks from the left are not all Russian trolls RandySF Jan 2019 #47
She ran an independent Bernie group and was a Sanders delegate. KitSileya Jan 2019 #74
Well that stinks. honest.abe Jan 2019 #99
Exactly.. I've seen their crap Cha Jan 2019 #102
my only surprise is that it took them this long to start. EHY, RWNJs, FU!!!!!!! niyad Jan 2019 #50
Russian bots on Twitter will only grow as Kamala's popularity grows. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #53
Ran into one on Facebook. She was a rabid Bernieholic in 2016 tinrobot Jan 2019 #55
We now have TED on our side!! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #56
To the purity-seeking-crowd Apollyonus Jan 2019 #60
Who would that be? yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #62
You're smart .. you know already n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #63
heh... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #65
I'm thinking of a fictional character from a very old book. Iggo Jan 2019 #84
Yeah PatSeg Jan 2019 #69
Unfortunately... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #70
K & R. Their troll bs ain't gonna fly this time. bronxiteforever Jan 2019 #76
Naw, I haven't slayed any trolls... but lots of Monsters! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #77
Lol! Monster slayer then! bronxiteforever Jan 2019 #78
YES! very much! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #80
That was rude of them! JuJuYoshida Jan 2019 #83
...as expected. Iggo Jan 2019 #85
MAJOR PROB--how do we get general population to recognize trolls? bobbieinok Jan 2019 #87
I think Kamala will handle RW dirty tricks much differently than Hillary. honest.abe Jan 2019 #88
Hope you're right. Problem is much bigger than attacks on Harris. It's those vs dems in general bobbieinok Jan 2019 #90
True... it is a bigger problem and I blame social media, RW hate radio and Fox news. honest.abe Jan 2019 #91
Thanks for reporting this. I am inclined to agree with you that this is more likely Russian trolls Nitram Jan 2019 #94
oh they have... I have gotten some nasty messages but yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #97
I remember this from the 2016 primary campaigns and election. Nitram Jan 2019 #104
That just means they are afraid of her... Takket Jan 2019 #95
or if it is Russian Trolls, than Putin instructions are probably yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #100
I noticed Twitter accounts supposedly belonging to black women (& some men) posting vile things deurbano Jan 2019 #108
She will be the next POTUS or VP Alea Jan 2019 #110
Gosh, I hope so! yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #111
Thank you for refusing to be intimidated. We need all the yuiyoshidas we can get! nt Atticus Jan 2019 #113
oh you are sweet... thanks yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #148
Pfft. Please. This is Hillary Clinton all over again. Galraedia Jan 2019 #128
The attorney in the bogus DNC fraud lawsuit Gothmog Jan 2019 #129
Well, ... BigOleDummy Jan 2019 #133
LISTEN UP! Roy Rolling Jan 2019 #145
I haven't seen her respond to trolls as yet... yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #149
The two attorneys suing the DNC on behalf of sanders supporters banned on Twitter Gothmog Jan 2019 #152
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