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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: 'BernieBros' is a divisive term and shouldn't be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)66. That last fellow gives new meaning to the phrase "No Filters", eh?
So disrespectful. (And his friends just nod in agreement.)
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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'BernieBros' is a divisive term and shouldn't be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. [View all]
HerbChestnut
Feb 2020
OP
My goodness! You certainly read a lot into an observation about a wiki page.
lapucelle
Feb 2020
#134
Those are not reasonable inferences based on someone having asked a question
lapucelle
Feb 2020
#141
Would such derisive name-calling be tolerated toward the supporters of any other candidate here?
CrawlingChaos
Feb 2020
#2
"Hillbots" got used quite a bit in 2016 primary season, there seem to be names for everyone.
Agschmid
Feb 2020
#55
And anyone who doesn't worship Bernie has been called a Corporate Shill about a hundred times
Clash City Rocker
Feb 2020
#60
Hillary was also being called a "Goldman Girl", but that didn't extend to her supporters.
CaptYossarian
Feb 2020
#74
What about Turner, Gray, and Sirota, are they part of that percentage of which you speak?
George II
Feb 2020
#3
Most of his supporters are indeed very good people. However, the ones who are not, are truly vile.
LonePirate
Feb 2020
#4
Probably because they don't have the high percentage of support from young people.
Doremus
Feb 2020
#63
Yeah, and that goes for supporters of any candidate. Or really, any group of people.
DanTex
Feb 2020
#53
Wait, you mean we don't have any folks like that in our party aside from Sanders supporters?
KPN
Feb 2020
#64
I doubt that most of the people doing this are actually in our party
Clash City Rocker
Feb 2020
#138
But his supporters have a coordinated volume and vitriol that dwarf or drown out that from others.
LonePirate
Feb 2020
#95
Can we not agree that leaving name-calling to the playground and current white house occupant
ramen
Feb 2020
#91
Sanders supporters: Don't say this about Sanders or supporters because it's divisive
gollygee
Feb 2020
#10
"Establishment" is a divisive term and shouldn't' be used by Democrats who claim they want unity.
lapucelle
Feb 2020
#87
Everyone has an opinion...I think 'establishment' and' thirdway' shouldn't bet used by
Demsrule86
Feb 2020
#17
+1. You give someone room and board and all they want to do is burn your place down
dalton99a
Feb 2020
#35
Third Way is the name of a think tank. They picked it. What else should people call that think tank?
DanTex
Feb 2020
#119
I am getting whiplash here on DU. I just read a post about how BS people are calling for
Vivienne235729
Feb 2020
#18
I just read another Bro talking about taking down the Democratic Party, right before this Op.
krissey
Feb 2020
#111
Personally, I think this "division v. unity" schtick is a horseshit canard people trot out...
Act_of_Reparation
Feb 2020
#19
How about Sanders supporters calling Warren a snake and using snake emojis in their posts about her?
highplainsdem
Feb 2020
#22
This is true. Someone who punches at "Bernie Bro's" wasn't aiming at me in
BusyBeingBest
Feb 2020
#43
And what about the Democratic Convention in 2016? That still rankles. Clinton's opposition was a
deurbano
Feb 2020
#99
I have seen the actions of sanders supporters up close and I do not care what we call them
Gothmog
Feb 2020
#51
What are we to call the folks that do this garbage, if we can't call them Bernie Bros?
BlancheSplanchnik
Feb 2020
#79
I care when any Democrat employs sexist language that presumes it's only men that count
Tom Rinaldo
Feb 2020
#130
The righteous oppression of sacred cows and their flock are so vainglorious.
LanternWaste
Feb 2020
#52
No kidding. And folks here belly-ache about "establishment" and "corporate". Too funny really.
KPN
Feb 2020
#58
I agree, the name calling is unproductive regardless of which candidate is attacked.
33taw
Feb 2020
#69
yeah, its tiring to rehash the last election, especially when that term was invented by
yaesu
Feb 2020
#73
I will stop calling Berniebros Berniebros once Berniebros stop behaving like Berniebros:
DetlefK
Feb 2020
#96
BEING hypersensitive about language and perceiving slights where none exist is divisive and
Kashkakat v.2.0
Feb 2020
#100
Maybe so, but there are Sanders supporters who are rude and disruptive
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#102
Not unlike those who disparage "establishment Democrats". Incidently, I don't use that term toward
still_one
Feb 2020
#103
It isn't a one way street here. We see the crap all over the place from Sanders supporters, then
krissey
Feb 2020
#105
I've been calling them "Bernistas", which may slow down the sexism complaints, but...
TreasonousBastard
Feb 2020
#126