Anti-semitism, the 800lb gorilla in the room that nobody seems to want to talk about

[Warren DeMontague]

271. I think the nonsense with Dolores Huerta is a glaringly perfect example.

People were absolutely beside themselves catapulting this noise about "Sanders supporters chanted english only!" .. Why? Because it plays into this narrative we've been fed nonstop about this supposedly rampant racism and sexism in the sanders camp, which has zero basis in fact.


I could have told you that an allegation that a room full of liberal sanders supporters spontaneously erupted in racist chants of "english only" were bullshit, and they were. But some people were ready to GOBBLE THAT SHIT UP, and didnt even care when it was proven false, hell, they're still repeating it.


Combine that with these deliberately crafted pieces of imagery about shit like supposed 'berniebros', a mythical creature whose picture has been painted so well we can see in our minds what shirts (purple gingham, natch) this dastardly fiend wears, the obama and rand paul stickers he has on his macbook pro, his facial hair and hat, we can speculate which mens rights subreddits he frequents, we're pretty sure he drives a prius for environmental cred but still throws his empty pabst blue ribbon cans out the window on the side of the freeway when no one is looking, etc.

Meanwhile, there has been almost no discussion about anti-semitism against one of the most successful Jewish contenders for a major party presidential nomination, ever. I think that is interesting, dont you?