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In reply to the discussion: Bernie isn't the problem.... but the bernbots are [View all]
lapucelle
(21,086 posts)142. Because "actual definitions" actually differ,
I think we're crossing over from mere linguistics into semantics, semiotics, and messaging.
populist:
A member of a political party claiming to represent the common people.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/populist
A person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. (OED)
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/populist
populism:
"A political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups."
https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/12/economist-explains-18
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/what-is-populist-trump/516525/
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And some of the loudest were GREENS. And most of us understand more about Greens now
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#79
No, Bernie supporters are not alt-right trolls, they're just previously unaffiliated
jpljr77
Aug 2017
#2
But you're not a bot, there is a difference between Bernie supporters and the bots.
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#128
OP is not about you. Is about BoBs and rightwing trolls pretending to support Bernie.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#146
I believe the OP made a distinction between Bernie supporters and the online bots.
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#127
Correct... it is alt-right trolls PRETENDING to be Bernie supporters who are attacking Harris
scheming daemons
Aug 2017
#4
I know quite a few who have picked up the russianpropaganda and run with it.....
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#6
People I know in real life- some friends of 25years and some others friends of friends.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#47
Seriously? There is one right in this thread who wrote in Bernie in the GE. I do not question that
seaglass
Aug 2017
#100
Discussion that came at the price of excluding so many voters is never good.
bettyellen
Aug 2017
#151
I agree. Bernie is not the problem but a subset of his supporters is another story.
LonePirate
Aug 2017
#8
We've seen this before, and far too many people bought into it and realized too late,
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#131
I engaged on Facebook and was immediately chastised for defending her.
SleeplessinSoCal
Aug 2017
#14
Unnnn, there are somethings Sanders has said RECENTLY that engender this attitude towards the
uponit7771
Aug 2017
#15
I agree with Flying Squirrel. OP is divisive, dehumanizing a broad swath of people as "bots" /nt
philly_bob
Aug 2017
#63
Good idea. It's the place to go for those that would fit in there. Can't see that there is much
seaglass
Aug 2017
#120
I was agreeing with your characterization of that site you've left to come post here.
Ninsianna
Aug 2017
#137
Since Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat, attacking Bernbots is not an attack on Democrats.
scheming daemons
Aug 2017
#104
"We leave sadly, ... We sincerely wish more of you had not become so blind, deluded, jaded,
betsuni
Aug 2017
#111
Much as any use of the word "anointed" is half-witted and reveals an absurd bias
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#30
much higher priority on irritating and unpleasant over that of character and policy
LanternWaste
Aug 2017
#33
You've met people before you just don't like. Their manner grates on your nerves.
Honeycombe8
Aug 2017
#64
I thought she was GREAT at the hearings, doing just what she needed to do in the few minutes
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#93
What rule did Harris break when she asked to have a question simply answered -- yes or no?
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#109
You're right, it's very sad when people cling to the bitterness and divisiveness. nt
Autumn
Aug 2017
#50
You mean where we ALL come together and vote for Democrats NO MATTER WHAT
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2017
#51
... yes, that. And letting go of old hostilities and resentments and suspicions.
NurseJackie
Aug 2017
#53
I want to know what the spooky significance is, of starting a post with "I want"...
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#59
The poster said that being Attorney General has never been a stepping stone to the Presidency.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#89
Kamala Harris was Attorney General of her state. When has that position ever been a "stepping stone"
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#81
Right. Bill Clinton was a boy wonder. She has had much more experience, and in a larger state.
pnwmom
Aug 2017
#94
He has had time to talk about how bad the Democratic Party is but not the terrible stuff the
lunasun
Aug 2017
#103
Some parts of Trump must appeal to them .look they claim to be left of the mainstream Dems
lunasun
Aug 2017
#107
When in human history has Populism turned out well when Populist movements have taken power?
Expecting Rain
Aug 2017
#115
No, it involved an attack on so-called "elites" in the name of "common people"...
Expecting Rain
Aug 2017
#125
OP is about Bernie or Busters and alt-right Trolls pretending to support Bernie. You aren't either.
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#144
The insistence on defending bots, alt-right trolls posing as Sanders supporters, and delusional
emulatorloo
Aug 2017
#153