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DanTex

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36. Again, that's your opinion. It doesn't disturb me, I've seen plenty of attacks on Bernie's

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 06:55 PM

Feb 2020

supporters from the media and from twitter and everywhere. What the name-calling does is make it more difficult to unify behind whoever the nominee is.

Beating Trump is what matters.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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The 'swarm': How a subset of Sanders supporters use hostile tactics to drown out critics [View all] George II Feb 2020 OP

Somebody on the internets was mean! Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author sagetea Feb 2020 #7

I think the point is ... frazzled Feb 2020 #9

The fish rots from the head Dream Girl Feb 2020 #10

Seriously? Quackers Feb 2020 #13

No, it shouldn't, but I see calls here for doxxing all the time. LisaM Feb 2020 #24

This is way beyond mean and not at all funny. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #17

... Scurrilous Feb 2020 #77

Why are we seeing this from only one candidate's supporters? krissey Feb 2020 #71

Cute. But it's not just "somebody", it's lots of people and includes high level Sanders staffers. George II Feb 2020 #82

Break out the fainting couches! nt JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #2

The fact that you... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #18

Someone on another thread accused people of "getting the vapors" LisaM Feb 2020 #26

I am surprised none of them mentioned the"clutching of pearls". sheshe2 Feb 2020 #30

If we can't have fun in a Primary, when do we? JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #53

Fun? Really? MineralMan Feb 2020 #66

Just yes! JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #69

Because there is nothing fun about the misogynistic bro behavior described in the OP. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #81

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #87

Frantic attempts to minimize or dismiss this as harmless aren't working. ehrnst Feb 2020 #94

Responding to stuff like this with gendered responses like "fainting couches" and "clutching pearls" gollygee Feb 2020 #60

+1000. ehrnst Feb 2020 #84

Really, Joe? MineralMan Feb 2020 #65

If you or your daughter was the target of such swarming ehrnst Feb 2020 #85

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #88

+1000 sheshe2 Feb 2020 #91

What a blasphemous article. dalton99a Feb 2020 #3

Uh oh. People on the internet. Saying mean stuff. DanTex Feb 2020 #4

Trump like cultists....the fish rots from the head Dream Girl Feb 2020 #11

They posted their personal info and home addresses. Quackers Feb 2020 #16

Not OK with that. Also not OK with the stream of articles attacking Bernie supporters, and DanTex Feb 2020 #22

Hm. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #40

No Dem candidates are doxing anyone. DanTex Feb 2020 #45

Doxing is okay with you? sheshe2 Feb 2020 #20

Just stop, please. MineralMan Feb 2020 #67

I did. Another hit on Bernie's supporters. Trying to attack Bernie indirectly because of what some DanTex Feb 2020 #68

Why are we seeing this from only one candidate's supporters? krissey Feb 2020 #72

We're not. It flies all directions. DanTex Feb 2020 #75

No, it doesn't. krissey Feb 2020 #97

This is the same type of conduct that vetted sanders delegates engaged in at the National Convention Gothmog Feb 2020 #79

with likes of Nina Turner, David Sirota, Briahna Joy Gray, and others advising/directing campaign... hlthe2b Feb 2020 #5

Sanders supporters' tactics are no different than the MAGA cult. scheming daemons Feb 2020 #6

Calling supporters of a leading candidate a "cult" is not helpful to defeating Trump. DanTex Feb 2020 #25

Telling the truth is never the wrong thing to do. scheming daemons Feb 2020 #28

It's your opinion, and it's not always necessary to share your opinions in blunt words. DanTex Feb 2020 #31

Cult-like behavior is cult-like behavior... and it needs to stop scheming daemons Feb 2020 #35

Again, that's your opinion. It doesn't disturb me, I've seen plenty of attacks on Bernie's DanTex Feb 2020 #36

Got it. scheming daemons Feb 2020 #39

I'm against name-calling and bullying. DanTex Feb 2020 #42

What about doxxing? scheming daemons Feb 2020 #55

That too. All of it. DanTex Feb 2020 #59

Well, some Sanders supporters are doing this... ehrnst Feb 2020 #107

I am mystified why people aren't more concerned that one candidate and only one candidate dsc Feb 2020 #8

I am beyond concerned Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #12

Have you been to the twitter? Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #14

You should follow Gray, Sirota, and Turner. George II Feb 2020 #23

Now they are one hot mess. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #41

It's not just one candidate's supporters. Just that the media harps on only one of them. DanTex Feb 2020 #34

Link? sheshe2 Feb 2020 #43

Link to someone saying something mean on twitter? Really? DanTex Feb 2020 #46

Twitter links are posted here all the time. nt sheshe2 Feb 2020 #48

Umm, OK. Well, here's just one of a million examples. DanTex Feb 2020 #49

You answered me!!! sheshe2 Feb 2020 #58

Not like it was hard finding anti-Bernie people flinging insults on twitter. DanTex Feb 2020 #62

... sheshe2 Feb 2020 #63

Yeah, I'm with you. That "Bernie turtles" thing was embarrassing. DanTex Feb 2020 #64

one word for you... RazBerryBeret Feb 2020 #54

Not really. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #61

Because it's not true? melman Feb 2020 #51

The only one that claims to not be a Democrat. krissey Feb 2020 #73

What's worse, it makes it very difficult to tell if the poster is a troll or not Dem2 Feb 2020 #83

sort of makes one want to ask how many of the "swarm" not_the_one Feb 2020 #96

Didn't BS promise to "do better" after the whistle blowers' expose of the toxic predatory lapucelle Feb 2020 #15

If one "Sanders supporter" posts something inappropriate online... hay rick Feb 2020 #19

Clearly it's more than one supporter. George II Feb 2020 #21

It's that same drunk guy from the bar just blowing off steam... betsuni Feb 2020 #32

bwahahahahaha!!!! George II Feb 2020 #33

Zing. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #44

It wasn't just one supporter. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #27

please go to Twitter and see how many there are for yourself... Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #29

Anyone can make a Twitter account ibegurpard Feb 2020 #38

One? Scurrilous Feb 2020 #50

Exactly democrattotheend Feb 2020 #57

The goal seems to be division. JudyM Feb 2020 #76

The trolls posting stuff like that ibegurpard Feb 2020 #37

I organized events for Bernie in 2015. hay rick Feb 2020 #47

The stuff talked about here is hate speech. ibegurpard Feb 2020 #70

That does not mean that the behavior is not widespread. ehrnst Feb 2020 #92

My online experience has been different from what you describe. hay rick Feb 2020 #103

People's online experience do differ greatly. And FB settings allow us to exist ehrnst Feb 2020 #104

Why look for those hashtags? That creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. hay rick Feb 2020 #105

I don't confront or even engage. I simply look to see what is going on. ehrnst Feb 2020 #106

Those Joe followers aren't too shabby either, lol. Doremus Feb 2020 #52

Whataboutism for the win! ehrnst Feb 2020 #93

I voted for Bernie in the last primary season gollygee Feb 2020 #56

This is why I don't like Sanders lanlady Feb 2020 #74

The "swarm": How some Sanders loyalists attack online dissent - CNNPolitics Gothmog Feb 2020 #78

Drew Griffin did a full segment about this on CNN. It's disgustingly true. George II Feb 2020 #80

Why so many Clinton supporters formed secret FB groups in 2016. ehrnst Feb 2020 #86

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #89

These attacks on Fred Guttenberg by sanders supporters are sad Gothmog Feb 2020 #109

That's just straight up MAGAt tactics Zolorp Feb 2020 #90

Senator Sanders is not known for tolerating dissent or disagreement on any issue well. ehrnst Feb 2020 #95

too bad Cha Feb 2020 #98

All seems like it was planned against Joe...my opinion....💙 Iamaartist Feb 2020 #99

KICK! Cha Feb 2020 #100

subset? More like a superset..... getagrip_already Feb 2020 #101

Kick. revmclaren Feb 2020 #102

SNL had fun with sanders and his nasty supporters Gothmog Feb 2020 #108