Condescending Hillary fans: Man, did this pro-Bernie blogger get it right.

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52. Thanks for this, Fawke Em. It needed to be said and you said it well.

You were probably nicer and more patient than they deserve, but of course the way we treat others has more to do with who we are than what the others may or may not deserve. You were patient and adult about it because this is who you are; you're a naturally classy person.

They seem to think they're being classy too, when they make countless condescending, snide remarks about Bernie supporters, discussing us as if we were naive children who want a rainbow or a pony -- or leftover hippies who never got a job. Of course not all in the other camp do it, but those who do are amazingly arrogant, and they seem to think that speaking this way marks them as "superior."

But of course it doesn't. Just the opposite.

I find the shallowness and insincerity of this minority annoying and at times exasperating, but it doesn't get under my skin, because it's just so small and stupid. It does, however, make me sad and angry that their insulting comments could be painful for fellow Bernie supporters. I wish you all could understand how much more worthy you are. When they behave that way, they are beneath you, and you need to know it.

One thing they do that goes beyond small and stupid is to try to drive wedges between Bernie and people of color, or Bernie and Obama, or Bernie and women, or Bernie and Democrats -- or whomever else they want to separate him from. In each case, they refuse to acknowledge facts proving their claims wrong -- which shows, imho, that they know perfectly well that their accusations are a lie. They're just trying to create distrust and dissension in hopes of hurting Bernie's chances. To me, that goes beyond "small and stupid"; it is dishonest and malicious. When they do that, I always wonder if they're following orders from their candidate's HQ -- because it's so in character -- and, of course, one of the reasons I would not ever want to vote for that person under any circumstance.

Fawke Em and all Bernie supporters, please don't let a handful of very small people get you down. I respect you so much. I am proud to be on his side and yours.