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McKim

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46. This is Getting Old and Unproductive

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 03:18 PM

Feb 2020

This is getting old and unproductive. I am a 74 year old retired female teacher who sends a check every month to the Warren and the Sanders campaign. I am passionate about Medicare for All after my great niece died in George because it was so expensive to visit the doctor. She had stage 4 lung cancer by the time she did and it was all over for her at 54!

I am tired of being bashed over and over again by the media echo chamber and on this site. Let’s see, I am a vitriolic, aggressive, bullying, spoiled brat, a “Bro”, Brown Shirt, traitor and you name it. At the same time I am expecting to vote Blue no Matter Who. So you want Sanders supporters to Vote Blue No Matter Who, well is this bashing encouraging them to stay with the Democratic Party?

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

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Sorry, but "Bernie Bros" is the relatively BENIGN term for the vile scum-buckets to whom [View all] Atticus Feb 2020 OP

Agree Horizens Feb 2020 #1

+1! Cha Feb 2020 #115

It never referred to that until now, with your post Blues Heron Feb 2020 #2

It's always meant that. Codeine Feb 2020 #16

Disagree Blues Heron Feb 2020 #22

Can you support the allegation of redefining particular words with any evidence or data? LanternWaste Feb 2020 #27

Sorry, not a fail. lark Feb 2020 #91

Hey Lark DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #101

Sorry, what did you mean by "any and all ways we can......."? lark Feb 2020 #107

Not you Lark, DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #134

Again, I miswrote or you took me wrong. DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #135

I totally agree with that definition. That's what they have always been. Squinch Feb 2020 #127

Exactly! justie18 Feb 2020 #28

They're not all young. yardwork Feb 2020 #104

I respectfully disagree. cab67 Feb 2020 #167

The whole nickname thing is used as a broad brush though Blues Heron Feb 2020 #170

I've never seen it used to describe all Bernie supporters. cab67 Feb 2020 #171

It's used to tar his entire campaign. Blues Heron Feb 2020 #174

You may be right but it also alienates all Sanders supporters who feel like they are being grouped Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #3

+1,000 n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #14

LOL HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #23

I should have said sexist Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #48

I'm a Bernie Bro Cartoonist Feb 2020 #50

If you voted for Hillary wryter2000 Feb 2020 #54

This! mcar Feb 2020 #58

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #60

I voted for Hillary I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2020 #89

I voted for Hillary cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #108

+1 mitch96 Feb 2020 #62

Agree I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2020 #87

Racial??? LakeArenal Feb 2020 #31

You are correct, but it won't make a dent. The anti-Sanders/Sanders supporters KPN Feb 2020 #61

No, it's not helpful, but the behavior is atrocious. lark Feb 2020 #94

That's an insultingly false analogy. yardwork Feb 2020 #105

Know what else isn't helpful? cab67 Feb 2020 #169

Has Bernie said anything publicly telling them to stop? gollygee Feb 2020 #4

Here you go Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #8

I'm very glad to see that gollygee Feb 2020 #10

Ahhh... both sides. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #15

Yep. That again... ehrnst Feb 2020 #126

well, maybe this week stopdiggin Feb 2020 #18

Not this week. A year ago. Squinch Feb 2020 #145

Ummm that is not telling them to stop outright though. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #20

February 24, ****2019*** "Both sides" need to stop? ehrnst Feb 2020 #128

Oh look, he's also saying that it may be people 'impersonating his supporters" ehrnst Feb 2020 #129

A year ago. It didnt work too well. Squinch Feb 2020 #143

He has said some things, but only by saying "everyone is doing it and should stop" or something like redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #12

he "floated" this.. Cha Feb 2020 #121

That floats like an air biscuit... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #131

.. Cha Feb 2020 #132

That isn't good enough gollygee Feb 2020 #137

I know.. and yes he does! make it stop. Cha Feb 2020 #138

"It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds." ehrnst Feb 2020 #139

It doesn't "float". Cha Feb 2020 #140

What I don't understand The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #5

I have wondered this too. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #11

Very eloquent and reasonable points. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #32

Russian meddling in 2016 included Sogo Feb 2020 #75

How can someone further infiltrate a campaign organization that has MineralMan Feb 2020 #77

Perhaps I didn't express my comment to your precision. Sogo Feb 2020 #79

Or it could be that Bernie defenders on this site see mass hypocrisy. Rilgin Feb 2020 #117

That's a lot to unpack but I'll try. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #133

Thank You. Will try to continue with the same civility and with actual substance. Rilgin Feb 2020 #149

Excellent Comment McKim Feb 2020 #165

This deserves its own thread and the response.. juliuswest Feb 2020 #142

Doxxing, threatening, bullying, etc that we radius777 Feb 2020 #150

Did I doxx or Bully you. Have you seen that happen here? Rilgin Feb 2020 #152

It's just Bernie Bros nobuddy Feb 2020 #168

Thank You. Rilgin Feb 2020 #187

False-equivalency/both-siderism. radius777 Feb 2020 #189

Is this definition from the Webster Dictionary or Random House? Rilgin Feb 2020 #190

Yes, I agree. Even a "I don't approve of (specific behavior), don't do it my name." ehrnst Feb 2020 #123

that would be a good start. Cha Feb 2020 #191

I don't use the term "BernieBros." MineralMan Feb 2020 #6

Oh I think it's our business to know why he doesn't condemn them. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #34

Why is probably because he doesn't object to their tactics, MineralMan Feb 2020 #76

I'll never forget his supporters booing Hillary's name after he lost California. He let them go on.. grossproffit Feb 2020 #7

And when they chanted "lock her up!" in Philadelphia at a rally... ehrnst Feb 2020 #130

K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2020 #9

They aren't Democrats. Lunabell Feb 2020 #13

our FDR roots aren't what *some* imagine it is. "Progressives" despised FDR wyldwolf Feb 2020 #24

Most trumpeting his name today couldn't pick him out of a photo lineup if their lives depended on it HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #26

Given that the word "progressive" had a well understood meaning in the 30/40s, denem Feb 2020 #42

would you prefer "far left," "socialists," "further-left liberals?" How about... wyldwolf Feb 2020 #47

the word 'communist' comes to mind denem Feb 2020 #49

not to mine wyldwolf Feb 2020 #52

The communist party and fellow travelers opposed FDR yes? denem Feb 2020 #57

is "fellow travelers" your 'out' phrase? wyldwolf Feb 2020 #64

Oh come on - 'fellow travelers' is also a well understood term denem Feb 2020 #68

sure, and none I listed would fit under that term... wyldwolf Feb 2020 #70

Huey Long "Share the Wealth" fits. denem Feb 2020 #74

Conservatives called it communism, communists disagreed. wyldwolf Feb 2020 #78

Few of the figures you list fit the bill as 'the far-left who despised FDR'. denem Feb 2020 #85

dueling quotes: wyldwolf Feb 2020 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author denem Feb 2020 #109

Internment camps? HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #25

Reductio ad absurdum. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #30

Move it to beat trump. Not other candidates or their supporters. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #35

There is nothing absurd about the Japanese internment camps. MineralMan Feb 2020 #80

FDR disavowed that any of his policies were socialism in any way shape or form... ehrnst Feb 2020 #144

Yep. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #17

"To be sure, these do not represent the majority of Sanders supporters" wyldwolf Feb 2020 #19

More than those saying no smears of Democrats. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #38

Shit. They are on his staff dalton99a Feb 2020 #21

+1 Historic NY Feb 2020 #33

Yes! justie18 Feb 2020 #37

Exactly. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #39

Creating a gauntlet for rally goers to walk still pisses me off. krissey Feb 2020 #29

The guy on the right holding the sign could be a Trumper. MH1 Feb 2020 #136

Respectfully, I agree 100% with this post. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #36

Putin punks. Dirtdude Feb 2020 #40

Um, remember "Hillbots" in 2008? Warpy Feb 2020 #41

This shit us getting old. Et tu Atticus. Your Bernie hatred earns you a spot on my full ignore list. CentralMass Feb 2020 #43

Well, bless your heart! You won't see this, of course, since you have me on ignore, but Atticus Feb 2020 #83

If Bernie cannot stop his people from harrassing others, Bernie is no leader. Plain and simple. Stuart G Feb 2020 #44

Thank God that our Leaders do not have the control that you seem to demand Rilgin Feb 2020 #120

How about a "This is unacceptable. Do not do this in my name." ehrnst Feb 2020 #122

OK Rilgin Feb 2020 #124

"Thousands of post a day attacking one candidate and all his supporters..." ehrnst Feb 2020 #125

Guess I was right. Rilgin Feb 2020 #147

Look in a mirror, Hon. ehrnst Feb 2020 #148

Couldn't agree with you more, Atticus. Paladin Feb 2020 #45

This is Getting Old and Unproductive McKim Feb 2020 #46

Please reread the OP. nt Atticus Feb 2020 #86

Bernie Loses Mjolnir1956 Feb 2020 #51

Yeah... don't care. Will vote for Dem nominee.... the_sly_pig Feb 2020 #53

+1 DetlefK Feb 2020 #55

They* are foul mcar Feb 2020 #56

SO, if Sanders wins the primaries, people who support other candidates should stay home on LiberalArkie Feb 2020 #59

Where in hell did you get that nonsense from my OP? nt Atticus Feb 2020 #88

Would like to see a study done on this Billsmile Feb 2020 #63

There's a lot of folks who are not, never will KPN Feb 2020 #65

You got that right. nt lillypaddle Feb 2020 #66

... LexVegas Feb 2020 #67

It amazes me that everyone thinks only Bernie supporters are spouting vile and disgusting things. airmid Feb 2020 #69

Nice try...all from 2016...see that is the issue...what you said isn't true... and back it up with Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #71

Whatever...if you bothered to look there is current stuff. airmid Feb 2020 #73

Awww, such sweet memories. progressoid Feb 2020 #82

We are a Democratic Party running a primary. Sanders himself says nasty stuff about the krissey Feb 2020 #93

They are populist extremists Dukkha Feb 2020 #72

Exactly! BlueIdaho Feb 2020 #96

Would it surprise you to know Women under 45 Maggiemayhem Feb 2020 #81

We'll never win elections without building coalitions. D23MIURG23 Feb 2020 #84

Totally disagree with your premise. The people who I described as "Bernie Bros" are not at Atticus Feb 2020 #95

Yes, this is how I feel. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #103

You evidently don't understand my premise. D23MIURG23 Feb 2020 #110

You evidently don't understand the nature of "Bernie Bros". They will most certainly vote for Atticus Feb 2020 #114

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2020 #119

No fire, just agreement. lark Feb 2020 #90

Bottom Line Roy Rolling Feb 2020 #92

Thanks for your thoughtful response. I am sure it would surprise many of the other posters who Atticus Feb 2020 #98

Jackasses snort Feb 2020 #97

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #100

DU rec. I know one in real life and his behavior is atrocious. yardwork Feb 2020 #102

Wiki agrees. IADEMO2004 Feb 2020 #106

I agree which is why I could never support him then and MojoWrkn Feb 2020 #111

I have deleted all of them. I will not put up with redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #141

How many Bernie bros are Russian? Buzz cook Feb 2020 #112

How many were made viral by Sanders supporters? ehrnst Feb 2020 #118

Valid line of inquiry. Russia PLANS to disrupt/ divide/ our Democratic majority. joost5 Feb 2020 #179

It's become a loaded term TheFarseer Feb 2020 #113

K&R betsuni Feb 2020 #116

Lots of new people who just joined today. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #146

Perspective Vendiy Feb 2020 #151

The harassment. Can't vote them away. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2020 #153

LOL Vendiy Feb 2020 #154

You posted a good example. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2020 #155

Clarification please? Vendiy Feb 2020 #156

I'll add one: more harrassing than the thousands of unwarranted incarcerations Squinch Feb 2020 #158

Losing to Trump because of stupid bickering. marble falls Feb 2020 #162

it truely did leave a bad taste in my mouth for that candidate..still does... samnsara Feb 2020 #157

Benign term for Russian bots. AllyCat Feb 2020 #159

Convenient. nt Atticus Feb 2020 #160

speaking of those encouraging people to vote 🍊 on Election Day robbedvoter Feb 2020 #161

Haw about Sandersnistas? Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #163

Benign my ass. KPN Feb 2020 #164

What do you believe is an appropriate term for those described in the Atticus Feb 2020 #172

Doesn't need a term. My opinion: this is counterproductive, gains zero for our party or our KPN Feb 2020 #178

Don't be sorry about stating your genuine opinion. I think your view is myopic and Atticus Feb 2020 #182

Okay, I won't be. And of course you do. KPN Feb 2020 #185

Thanks for your thoughts. nt Atticus Feb 2020 #186

They remind me a lot of Ron Paul supporters. cab67 Feb 2020 #166

YES wisteria Feb 2020 #173

The Hasty Generalization Fallacy mikeysnot Feb 2020 #175

Think wkdjr Feb 2020 #176

"Drive by" attack much? You win "Most Disgusting Post" for this thread. Blech! nt Atticus Feb 2020 #177

Perhaps we should give them, instead, a Russian Themed Name, bobalew Feb 2020 #180

Are Turner, Sirota and Weaver Russians? nt Atticus Feb 2020 #183

Fortunately, no other candidate has supporters who ever act obnoxious online ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #181

Uh-huh, yeah, "they all do it" and "both parties are the same" and "all the primaries are RIGGED", Atticus Feb 2020 #184

I've certainly never seen such behavior on DU, for example ProfessorPlum Feb 2020 #188