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Hillary Clinton
In reply to the discussion: Liberal media turns on Sanders [View all]Her Sister
(6,444 posts)6. I Felt the Bern But the Bros Are Extinguishing the Flames ~ Time magazine
http://time.com/4339865/bernie-sanders-supporters-violence/
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Its also too easy to suggest that Sanders supporters are a different kind of angry than Trumps. Are we entirely sure about that? The populist right may be more inclined toward misogyny and xenophobia, but the populist left is not immune from these afflictions. And as Ive written before, when you see progressive white menmany of whom enthusiastically supported Barack Obamas candidacyhate Clinton with every fiber of their being despite the fact that shes a carbon copy of Obamas ideology (or in fact now running slightly to his left), its hard to find any other explanation than sexism. Either way, the brutish, boorish behavior of Bernie Bros (and their female compatriots, too) was a huge reason I was reluctant to seemingly side with them in endorsing Sandersand has been the only reason I have ever questioned my decision to do so since.
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I think the DNC is already planning on how they will deal with the worst-case situation
stopbush
May 2016
#37
Even Salon's fever broke briefly enough to post a rational Sanders criticism today.
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#4
Too late. I read Salon for over 10 years, until last year when they made it clear...
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#8
Huffington Post has the same problem. There's something too samey about their pro-Bernie writers...
BobbyDrake
May 2016
#23
The anger sanders has tapped into is extreme left wing and the young ignorant supporters...
beachbumbob
May 2016
#15
I think it's a sign that Bernie will lose a HUUUGE amount of political power...
Walk away
May 2016
#18
If that's what has to happen to show Liberal Democrats and Independents just how...
Walk away
May 2016
#30
Yes. At this point, the media still asks him questions about his supposed policies,
stopbush
May 2016
#36
As they should. It's one thing to have out of control supporters, but not to denounce them, really?
eastwestdem
May 2016
#34