Democratic Primaries

The Mouth

(3,416 posts)

18. Never underestimate the danger of fans

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 01:43 PM

Feb 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots

And people think soccer hooligans or rioting basketball fans are bad!

"The only thing new is the history you don't already know" Harry S. Truman

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

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

47 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Cops repeatedly called on Bernie backers [View all] brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

I consider myself a supporter murielm99 Feb 2020 #1

Well said. nt GemDigger Feb 2020 #3

You make a very important distinction there. Thank you. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #6

"fan" is just short for "Fanatic" The Mouth Feb 2020 #8

Indeed. This is interesting to read... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #10

Never underestimate the danger of fans The Mouth Feb 2020 #18

If only there was a word for a large association of fanatics. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #20

More importantly, Sanders isn't the second choice of many of the other candidates' supporters ... marble falls Feb 2020 #42

+1000 blue-wave Feb 2020 #15

+1 Historic NY Feb 2020 #28

They don't sound like Russians or bots to me. :) Sloumeau Feb 2020 #2

That's really disturbing PatSeg Feb 2020 #4

Could blame it on infiltrators though ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #26

Like Stein............ Historic NY Feb 2020 #29

Ha! n/t zackymilly Feb 2020 #32

That's true PatSeg Feb 2020 #31

I can think of a few candidates ... but not to say I think any are the LIKELY explanation ;) nt mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #34

Mueller: Americans were targeted to attend events organized from St Petersburg (Not FLA). Marcuse Feb 2020 #41

Number of people shocked at seeing such a headline: Dem2 Feb 2020 #5

... NurseJackie Feb 2020 #7

She's a lunatic. redqueen Feb 2020 #9

You'll find a lot of "lunatics" awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #11

Twitter, you say? redqueen Feb 2020 #13

But of course they would blame others awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #14

Every single person participating is helping Russia. redqueen Feb 2020 #16

Those aren't mutually exclusive. Trump is chaos personified. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #19

Just saying that smearing a candidate or all of his supporters redqueen Feb 2020 #23

Sensationalist Activities are Not Helping McKim Feb 2020 #35

Definitely agree. No one should excuse it or ignore it, if it's done by identifiable people. redqueen Feb 2020 #37

That's where you're missing the gigantic point awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #21

Russia wants to keep Trump in office. wnylib Feb 2020 #47

I've been harassed as well. octoberlib Feb 2020 #17

Yep awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #22

Wow, the comments on the article.... spicysista Feb 2020 #12

No kidding Spicy DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #27

Sanders is not capable of uniting the party. He has never ever been a uniter comradebillyboy Feb 2020 #24

..... Blue_Tires Feb 2020 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Feb 2020 #30

Again, I saw similar conduct at the National Convention by sanders vetted delegates Gothmog Feb 2020 #33

I have told this story before but it happened to me in the 2016 caucus.. Peacetrain Feb 2020 #36

I am sorry that this happen to you but your expericence is consistent with my experience Gothmog Feb 2020 #39

Yep.. it is not a comforting sight . and once you go through something like that with a group Peacetrain Feb 2020 #40

Yelling at a lawyer is a waste of time Gothmog Feb 2020 #44

I mean to use that kind of language.. no place for it and is so demeaning to women Peacetrain Feb 2020 #45

It gets worse, believe it or not. LisaM Feb 2020 #38

Shocking.... berksdem Feb 2020 #43

Must be a slow news day. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #46