2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Anti-semitism, the 800lb gorilla in the room that nobody seems to want to talk about [View all]lovemydog
(11,833 posts)every individual has differing perceptions. It can be based on age, fears of being spoken down to, things that took place in her life prior to and during the caucus. Failing to acknowledge and accept that, and instead yelling 'Liar!' about an 84 year old champion of labor rights just plays into the stereotype that some Sanders supporters lack empathy for Latino people or for people who are different from them or for people who are not Sanders supporters. Self-righteously condemning others as 'Liars!' and 'Sellouts!' I mean, some have even ridiculously claimed that Ms. Huerta accepted bribes. Bribery is a crime. She got money for a nonprofit for goodness sake. What's notable to me is not Ms. Huerta's tweet. Or even Susan Sarandon's condescension. It's the blind refusal of some (not all) Sanders supporters to even remotely try and understand that other progressives may not support their exact candidate.