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BlueWI

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117. Since you seem to appreciate empiricism
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 02:40 PM
Feb 2020

link us to empirical evidence of who Bernie Bros are, demographically, and how many exist.

I'm assuming they're men, since they're Bros, and they're white, since all Bernie's supporters are white according to Bernie's opponents, and they're middle or upper class, since they're entitled, as some tend to say.

As soon as enough evidence is posted from actual data, or at least a sociologist or political scientist is quoted who applied the term Bernie Bro to legitimate research, then this subject will be at least worth discussing.

Till then, the reasoned response is to call out the Bernie Bro label for the pot-stirring and reductive moniker that it is, especially when it encourages derision and dismissal of Sanders' current support among majority of Latino and young Democratic voters, a significant number of black voters, and others whose primary preferences should be respected and debated fairly.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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Not trying to be snarky. rownesheck Feb 2020 #1
Nope, it's been a demeaning mischaracterization from the start. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #5
Thank you for the link. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #31
That wiki article reads like a BS campaign flyer. lapucelle Feb 2020 #50
Since you seem to appreciate empiricism BlueWI Feb 2020 #117
My goodness! You certainly read a lot into an observation about a wiki page. lapucelle Feb 2020 #134
Your post mentioned confirmation bias BlueWI Feb 2020 #137
Those are not reasonable inferences based on someone having asked a question lapucelle Feb 2020 #141
That was always the impression I got PatSeg Feb 2020 #20
That is a misconception. It was applied, not self-applied. nt ramen Feb 2020 #86
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
Wasn't it GoldWATER? Beartracks Feb 2020 #82
That was in 2008, when Obama "stole" the nomination Warpy Feb 2020 #113
Yeah I don't use either term. Agschmid Feb 2020 #132
No,but... JackSabbath Feb 2020 #104
What about Turner, Gray, and Sirota, are they part of that percentage of which you speak? George II Feb 2020 #3
They are Russian Hackers trying to sew discord - again - in our elections Hestia Feb 2020 #157
Most of his supporters are indeed very good people. However, the ones who are not, are truly vile. LonePirate Feb 2020 #4
Ditto! berksdem Feb 2020 #6
Yes. I see very little if any different between MontanaMama Feb 2020 #8
There is a reason for that BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #32
I don't see Sanders' supporters being unique in that regard. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #14
I don't see the zealotry in any other candidate's supporters gollygee Feb 2020 #15
Me either PatSeg Feb 2020 #23
I see plenty. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #36
Probably because they don't have the high percentage of support from young people. Doremus Feb 2020 #63
They all have supporters gollygee Feb 2020 #71
There's some of that, I think. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #84
Exactly. That's what's so disturbing. Chemisse Feb 2020 #151
I keep hearing this but to take one example dsc Feb 2020 #44
I like Warren and Bernie I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2020 #56
I'm not sure it matters. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #81
well certainly Warren has some supporters dsc Feb 2020 #83
I just gave one possible explanation. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #89
you don't give your candidate enough credit dsc Feb 2020 #90
Warren and Sanders are in competition for the same base. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #107
"If the roles were reversed, the trolls would be in Warren's camp." stopdiggin Feb 2020 #124
Sure we do: 2008. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #133
Nor encourage the discontent, anger, blame for five years. krissey Feb 2020 #109
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
This is true of all candidates, unfortunately. ramen Feb 2020 #88
But his supporters have a coordinated volume and vitriol that dwarf or drown out that from others. LonePirate Feb 2020 #95
Aw. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #7
That's BS dalton99a Feb 2020 #11
Thank you! Lulu KC Feb 2020 #34
... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #12
I have a handful of favorite posters Codeine Feb 2020 #45
LOL Gothmog Feb 2020 #61
That's just BS, NurseJackie. MineralMan Feb 2020 #80
Can we not agree that leaving name-calling to the playground and current white house occupant ramen Feb 2020 #91
The zealotry borders on religion dalton99a Feb 2020 #9
Did those specific people in the pic do anything? davs797 Feb 2020 #37
What is Blake Shelton doing with a portrait of Bernie? n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #65
Some go the extra step and get ink... progressoid Feb 2020 #93
Looks like a diverse and engaged group of young people BlueWI Feb 2020 #120
Sanders supporters: Don't say this about Sanders or supporters because it's divisive gollygee Feb 2020 #10
What would be an acceptable alternative to describe beastie boy Feb 2020 #13
You mean Bernie supporters who feel the establishment Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #29
yes, the group of bernie supports who fall for conspiracy theories Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #57
"Establishment" is a divisive term and shouldn't' be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. lapucelle Feb 2020 #87
Establishment? You mean people who've been in government for decades? we can do it Feb 2020 #92
Thank You, I am Not Takng It! McKim Feb 2020 #125
No, I don't mean anything of the sort. beastie boy Feb 2020 #135
Agreed cherryinpa Feb 2020 #16
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
Hold up... Jirel Feb 2020 #21
Good points Prue Feb 2020 #59
How about Sanders supporters calling Warren a snake and using snake emojis in their posts about her? highplainsdem Feb 2020 #22
Kind of makes "BernieBros" PatSeg Feb 2020 #38
Would they be allowed to do that on this forum? CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #39
It's a term for his internet trolls. RandySF Feb 2020 #24
What's the proper term to use for Sirota and Nina and Briahna Joy Gray? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Feb 2020 #25
You know what ELSE is "divisive"... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #26
+1000 NT Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #28
Bingo!!! PatSeg Feb 2020 #40
Cognitive dissonance makes this post invisible to some. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #48
Had to be said. we can do it Feb 2020 #94
And that is just a start. krissey Feb 2020 #112
"BernieBros" are a very specific subset Codeine Feb 2020 #27
This is true. Someone who punches at "Bernie Bro's" wasn't aiming at me in BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #43
Can we call them the Boo Bros? For booing Secretary Clinton at the DNC? malchickiwick Feb 2020 #30
And what about the Democratic Convention in 2016? That still rankles. Clinton's opposition was a deurbano Feb 2020 #99
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #33
Don't try to shame me into murielm99 Feb 2020 #42
Just this. Codeine Feb 2020 #46
Yes, ridiculous. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #54
+1 MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #49
.... LexVegas Feb 2020 #62
+100. nt dware Feb 2020 #123
Cool story, bro. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #47
I have seen the actions of sanders supporters up close and I do not care what we call them Gothmog Feb 2020 #51
That last fellow gives new meaning to the phrase "No Filters", eh? NurseJackie Feb 2020 #66
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
What sexist language did I use??? Gothmog Feb 2020 #144
You wrote "I don't care what we call them" and I wrote that I do, and why Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #147
I saw too much of sanders supporters at the national convention Gothmog Feb 2020 #149
I'm a Sanders supporter and I am generally fairly nice Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #150
These sanders supporters were vetted delegates who represented his campaign Gothmog Feb 2020 #152
Wow. Very illuminating. n/t Chemisse Feb 2020 #154
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
For me, BernieBros Turbineguy Feb 2020 #67
Those who don't support Sanders should coalesce around one candidate LarryNM Feb 2020 #68
I agree, the name calling is unproductive regardless of which candidate is attacked. 33taw Feb 2020 #69
It is amazing to me awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #70
It is not the way Democrats behave, for sure. krissey Feb 2020 #114
This exchange kind of says it best CalFione Feb 2020 #72
yeah, its tiring to rehash the last election, especially when that term was invented by yaesu Feb 2020 #73
Especially since young women make up more of Sanders base than men Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #75
Too bad greenjar_01 Feb 2020 #76
Whoever they were, whatever you call them, apcalc Feb 2020 #77
Did anyone ever consider tiredtoo Feb 2020 #78
yeah. yeah. and we could pass out MAGAt hats too! (nt) stopdiggin Feb 2020 #127
check it out. tiredtoo Feb 2020 #129
Some angry, devisive, aggressive Bernie supporters are OregonBlue Feb 2020 #85
I will stop calling Berniebros Berniebros once Berniebros stop behaving like Berniebros: DetlefK Feb 2020 #96
but they started it! ibegurpard Feb 2020 #97
Self described Bernie Bro irisblue Feb 2020 #98
BEING hypersensitive about language and perceiving slights where none exist is divisive and Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2020 #100
Agreed. But you zentrum Feb 2020 #101
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
How about "SandersSiblings"? LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #106
At least it's not gender specific. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #108
I agree...it also minimizes Sanders' female supporters... KSNY Feb 2020 #110
Okay, Bernie surrogates then.. and I have met them up close and personal Peacetrain Feb 2020 #115
Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #116
Wow. Worse than people who support Trump. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #118
That's been my personal experience hurple Feb 2020 #121
No. dware Feb 2020 #122
I've been calling them "Bernistas", which may slow down the sexism complaints, but... TreasonousBastard Feb 2020 #126
not nearly as divisive evertonfc Feb 2020 #128
Or what? What is gonna happen? boston bean Feb 2020 #131
It is not helpful to use mvd Feb 2020 #136
I bet if the terms "Biden Bros" or "Bloomberg Bros" were used Gore1FL Feb 2020 #139
Pretty much nailed it. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #140
Without question. Good point. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #148
I seem to remember a rule from back in 2004 Anaxamander Feb 2020 #142
I do too CrawlingChaos Feb 2020 #146
Yet I remember seeing Puma on a daily basis in 2008. MrsCoffee Feb 2020 #153
LOL...Bernie is a divisive term and shouldn't be used by Democrats who claim they want unity. pecosbob Feb 2020 #143
I always call them Bernie's supporters Progressive dog Feb 2020 #145
I've noticed the term frequently on Twitter, but only in defensive posts bluedye33139 Feb 2020 #155
I'm not much of a name caller, Skid Rogue Feb 2020 #156
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