Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell

[Tom Rinaldo]

41. Yes. And that is crazy and on its face should be unacceptable

Sure, it's easy enough to create a pro or anti Sanders flamebait thread. The same can be said about Clinton or Obama or Biden or Pelosi - it's all in the writing and whether or not hot battens are being pushed compulsively and/or maliciously.

But it also has to do with the agenda of those who reply to them. Any thread can be ignored - none require that kerosene be thrown on them - but kerosene is ALWAYS in great supply here if Bernie is mentioned.

Bernie Sanders has a voting record over several decades in Congress that over 90% of DU members would praise if viewed with the name of the politician "masked". He won the votes of 45% of those participating in the 2016 Democratic primaries. He resoundingly won the support of younger voters who represent the future of the Democratic Party.

Sure he can be substantive criticized on a number of counts. So can Hillary Clinton for that matter (not always on the same counts). But it says something disturbing that the mere act of mentioning Bernie Sanders in an OP title guaranties that a flamebait thread will follow. No one has to like him, but that is simply wrong. He's not fucking Trump or Ryan. He is a nationally popular politician who is part of the resistance to Trump and Ryan.