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56. Exactly. It's not egalitarian; it's tribal -- people "like us."

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 02:41 PM

Sep 2015

They define "woman" very narrowly: "woman" is anybody who's just like me. So therefore, the concerns of poor uneducated women aren't the concerns of "women."

And no wonder such people don't care about the issues Bernie raises. Way too selfish for that, just like their candidate.

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Remember when Bernie said social justice must wait for economic justice? [View all] MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 OP

See also this thread jfern Sep 2015 #1

Yes, an informative thread. senz Sep 2015 #43

I remember, Comrade Manny! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #2

I am proud to be abakan Sep 2015 #36

I'm so proud I use him as my avatar. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #37

AND who don't know jack about senz Sep 2015 #42

Confirmation bias. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #44

indeed they do. hifiguy Sep 2015 #63

It's amusing to watch some HC supporters try to turn his strengths into weaknesses. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #65

THAT site is a methed-up monkey house hifiguy Sep 2015 #69

O.M.G. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #71

Ha! Nice one, hifiguy. senz Sep 2015 #75

LOL. Very good. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #94

The pulling down of the shade is a metaphor for how they close their minds to all the facts. n/t A Simple Game Sep 2015 #118

When they do just post this link, not that THEY will pay attention, but for anyone reading sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #91

So People of Color just don't know enough to pay attention, eh? leftofcool Sep 2015 #49

OH, so leftofcool thinks People of Color are "ignorant," eh? senz Sep 2015 #52

That's an old trick and a dirty one, don't let it get to you, senz. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #55

Yep but it needs to be pointed out. senz Sep 2015 #57

They could very well have been setting you up for a hide. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #58

Thanks, bmus senz Sep 2015 #72

You did great! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #74

It's from the Rove school of 'put words in your opponents mouth then make them defend themselves'. sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #92

And insults PoC with his signature... Snap the Turtle Sep 2015 #67

Not even close to what was said..... daleanime Sep 2015 #53

Straw man. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #54

lol Go Vols Sep 2015 #59

I love that cartoon! beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #62

Howdy back at ya neighbor. Go Vols Sep 2015 #64

LOL. merrily Sep 2015 #96

I've had to post it often in the past few months. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #97

Underestimating some posters can be challenging. merrily Sep 2015 #98

Nobody said that and you know it. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #117

I don't remember it either. Paka Sep 2015 #3

Are you suggesting that President Bernie Sanders will be a multitasker? AppalachianAmerican Sep 2015 #4

Gasp! Impossible! senz Sep 2015 #45

All I remember is where it all started and I knew right then it was about to become a 'tactic' that sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #5

+1 NealK Sep 2015 #6

Amazing flag in your sig line. senz Sep 2015 #87

when do you suppose they started the "big campaign" to tie Sanders to some MisterP Sep 2015 #89

... NealK Sep 2015 #7

win frylock Sep 2015 #32

Blammo! hifiguy Sep 2015 #66

made me snort my pepsi. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #125

Some on the other side think we can only have one or the other. Fearless Sep 2015 #8

it messes up their argument that we must vote for their candidate or else lose liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #12

I never understood the women's rights argument. PotatoChip Sep 2015 #25

What really gave -me- a huge ironic, laugh was when those same upper middle class white women Hiraeth Sep 2015 #41

Pffft. I much prefer espresso with a slice of lemon rind on the side. merrily Sep 2015 #99

Too "drink with your pinkie out" for me.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #124

lol, yeah strong coffee's great senz Sep 2015 #126

Sorry, I meant Costco. I get the two confused... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #127

lol, great story senz Sep 2015 #128

Thinking back I realized I've used it for over 20 years. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #130

LOL! I don't drink espresso all the time. Don't own that big machine. merrily Sep 2015 #129

Hawaiian coffee isn't bad. That volcanic soil makes killer java. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #131

I'll have to try it. I do like strong coffee. merrily Sep 2015 #132

Starbucks sold a "Holiday Blend" a few years ago.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #134

Exactly. It's not egalitarian; it's tribal -- people "like us." senz Sep 2015 #56

Correct. Springslips Sep 2015 #80

Very good point. It's easy for middle-class people to assume victimhood. senz Sep 2015 #88

To break a glass ceiling you need a stable floor to stand on. n/t A Simple Game Sep 2015 #120

Actually, their argument would require women's rights to be secondary jeff47 Sep 2015 #105

Exactly! nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #107

I asked my neighbor if the lies, distortions and smears posted on DU would affect his primary vote. merrily Sep 2015 #9

Your neighbor was frozen with fear MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #10

If your fool cousin, TWM, had posted that, I would have asked if he were projecting. merrily Sep 2015 #16

Wait....You mean DU isn't the center of the universe? Armstead Sep 2015 #15

Oh, posts here will determine that outcome of the primary and the general. You can bet on that. merrily Sep 2015 #17

But, but,but Laas Vegas oddsmakers.... Armstead Sep 2015 #18

I'm guessing they're not making book on the effect of DU posts on the primary. merrily Sep 2015 #19

Didn't see any of that stuff on Ducks Unlimited. Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #78

Took me a few seconds, but merrily Sep 2015 #83

Conservatives are lying liars that lie regardless of letter by their names TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #11

it's because the are WRONG about everything. AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #104

I can only see about 10 replies on this thread. liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #13

I do so love the ignore and the migration. nt artislife Sep 2015 #26

They have their very own little Jonestown analogue over there. hifiguy Sep 2015 #70

oh..ha ha!! nt artislife Sep 2015 #100

They even have their own Infallible One: hifiguy Sep 2015 #101

There were only 13 when you posted so.....thread downer fail SwampG8r Sep 2015 #47

lol, it really IS their version of "nyaa nyaa can't hear you..." isn't it? senz Sep 2015 #48

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #14

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Sep 2015 #20

--Historical Revisionist Manny NuclearDem Sep 2015 #21

maybe Sanders can pack all the white people into Yankee Stadium and talk to them. frylock Sep 2015 #35

Historical revisionist NuclearDem senz Sep 2015 #51

more like, Hysterical Revisionist Manny FlatBaroque Sep 2015 #112

Did Bernie say that or not? Stellar Sep 2015 #22

That's not Hillary, either. nt artislife Sep 2015 #27

You're not for sure? Are you for real? merrily Sep 2015 #29

Yes I'm real. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #109

That's Warren. Neither Sanders nor Warren said 'All lives Matter'. Hillary, in a Black Church a few sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #33

Hillary and O'Malley both said it; Sanders did not. However, Rehm accused Sanders, and only Sanders, merrily Sep 2015 #76

True. He makes them way too nervous. senz Sep 2015 #90

I've only heard one candidate say that all live matters, and that was O'Malley. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #110

Hillary Clinton's 3-Word Misstep: 'All Lives Matter' frylock Sep 2015 #115

I missed that. Stellar Sep 2015 #119

Even if Bernie had not been aware of the movement, he would not have used that merrily Sep 2015 #133

No he did not Armstead Sep 2015 #39

I believe you. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #111

Your sig line suggests concern for police abuse of People of Color. senz Sep 2015 #85

That's nice. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #108

Ah. Don't really care. Figures. nt senz Sep 2015 #116

It's just that I'm used to the same answers. Nothing new. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #121

I don't believe you. senz Sep 2015 #122

OK, have it your way. And sorry I lost ALL credibility with you. nt Stellar Sep 2015 #123

Who supported social justice issues FIRST before they jumped on economic justice issues?... cascadiance Sep 2015 #23

Please link to just one piece of legislation that Bernie sponsored or co-sponsored for PoC leftofcool Sep 2015 #50

recently questionseverything Sep 2015 #68

- crickets - hifiguy Sep 2015 #73

aka why I don't fill that kind of request anymore. merrily Sep 2015 #77

information is never a waste.. questionseverything Sep 2015 #79

IMO, knowing when to be someone's google monkey and when not to be is valuable info, too. merrily Sep 2015 #82

Also, specifcally in response to Ferguson, Sanders and Conyers co-sponsored an employment bill. merrily Sep 2015 #95

Thanks, was thinking his prison reform bill too. Also, he was a Head Start TEACHER early on! cascadiance Sep 2015 #103

so much good work..it is hard to pick just one questionseverything Sep 2015 #106

He never even implied it AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #24

Of course they did. HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #30

Some did, and probably not without help. merrily Sep 2015 #31

good answer. thanks ish of the hammer Sep 2015 #60

My pleasure. You're welcome. merrily Sep 2015 #84

Yes, it was an obvious campaign smear tactic which is now backfiring as have all the others, as AAs sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #34

^^^ This ^^^ senz Sep 2015 #93

As people learn about Bernie... HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #28

K&R Go Vols Sep 2015 #38

Manny, I haven't read the thread yet but just want to tell you senz Sep 2015 #40

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #46

It's the same old Big Lie bullshit. hifiguy Sep 2015 #61

This: "Third Way? NO WAY! GO AWAY!" Tommymac Sep 2015 #81

the less they have to say, the louder they say it MisterP Sep 2015 #86

They couldn't put it on the interwebs if it weren't true Major Nikon Sep 2015 #102

Some of us HAVE said that you won't have one without the other The Green Manalishi Sep 2015 #113

A HUGE K&R! n/t in_cog_ni_to Sep 2015 #114