Democratic Primaries

sheshe2

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61. Not really.

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 08:04 PM

Feb 2020

I was an Obama gal from day one. Actually it was the 2004 key note speech. He had me then.

Link to me where Hill supporters back then were doxing Obama supporters and sending death threats. I will wait here.

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

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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