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In reply to the discussion: I believe it is correct to criticize Bernie when he disrespects my party. [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,144 posts)The thing is, he is valuable to them precisely because he is not beholden to the hive mentality. Someone that can see the forest for the trees. IMO Sanders IS smart and insightful. And as a prominent independent that votes with Democrats, he is in a unique position. And the fact is, Democrats have been 'losers' a lot lately. And the pattern of shutting out the left wing of the party and trying to out Republican the Republicans has been a colossal failure. So its only natural that his voice would be listened to now. That criticism is deserved and needed to find new ways to win.
The only time I hear accusations that its all about him and he is only interested in promoting himself to show "how smart and insightful" he is, is from those that don't like him and are projecting that onto him. Because you can say that about any leader throughout history. We only know about those leaders because they stepped up so the public could find out how "smart and insightful" they were. How else do they operate? If his exposure and what he says makes him popular....instead of criticizing that popularity, maybe, just maybe, what he is saying is important?