If MLK were alive today...

[joshcryer]

217. I have to disagree.

While there are examples, such as John Lewis' FB page where Sanders supporters spammed it saying he wrong, in most cases the pro-Sanders sentiment is positive throughout the internet.

Of course, on liberally inclined forums like DU and Reddit, the pro-Sanders sentiment is increasingly negative, those sites speak to an already liberal audience (not moderates, not the right wing). So their minds are already made up and any bullshit posted there is not going to have an effect.

The idea that Sanders should then police arguments made on irrelevant sites is, to me, wrong. Sanders can't control it any more than I can, because they aren't supporters of Sanders. If they were actual supporters, really truly worked for him like we do on a daily basis, they wouldn't be posting the utter bullshit that they do, because Sanders has already shot down the hatefulness. In a Democratic debate, no less.

I disagree that Sanders should say a damn thing to these people, because if he pisses them off they'll turn on him like a dime, they never supported him, they never cared about his candidacy, he is only a means to an end to hurt Clinton. Period. The minute that Sanders "highlights" the insane, slacktvist "supporters" and tells them to cut off the shit, the very minute they go Green. As they plan to anyway if he very likely loses.

They will not support the nominee he will support if he loses.

But I guarantee you, fucking do, that I'm sending a Sanders delegate to the DNC in that event. That will not be able to be said about 99% of Sanders "supporters," because they're fake, they don't care about Sanders one fucking iota.