Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumA must read column for Bernie supporters
Full of snark that summarizes my feelings pretty well. Written by one of those millenials who doesn't seem to realize whose turn it is.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/02/bernie-sanders-is-the-worst-presidential-candidate.html
Title: "Bernie Sanders is the Worst Presidential Candidate in History, and You and All Your Friends are Idiots"
thereismore
(13,326 posts)She's got that youth vote locked in!
Bernin4U
(812 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Literally none of his so-called democratic socialist programs have ever been successfully implemented in any government in world history, except for all the other major nations in the modern world, and also America during our most prosperous period.
merrily
(45,251 posts)in my DU posting experience is the dry humor of DU's resident Millennial spokesperson, Warren DeMontague.
Then again, truth be told, I love any post that makes me smile or laugh. I don't really care how young or old the poster is!
peacebird
(14,195 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)Please read the incredible insight from Dana Milbank at the Washington Post, who points out that Bernie Sanders hasnt raised any money for the Democratic Party, which might hurt progressives in smaller races. This would be a serious tragedy when you consider how successful the party has been since 2008 under DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, only losing, to quote Milbank, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats, 910 state legislative seats, 30 state legislative chambers and 11 governorships. I mean, why stop throwing money into their coffers now??!? Clearly, the DNC and the party elite have the pulse of the people, and theres no need for an entire overhaul of a fundamentally failed system. You dont change your horse midstream, especially when that horse is stubbornly intent on drowning itself.
Edited to add bolding emphasis to the last sentence.
Bernin4U
(812 posts)Trajan
(19,089 posts)I loved it ...
EmperorHasNoClothes
(4,797 posts)Also, it's a really good summary of the arguments used by Hillary fans on this site over the past few months. Funny how that works.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)How do I get a refund on my 2 Bernie Tee's and ballcap?
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)noretreatnosurrender
(1,890 posts)Yes he did.
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(1,894 posts)GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)and welcome to DU!
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)Glad to be here. I had to get up to 10 posts so I could start a thread with this.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)we excerpt the appropriate number and link to the page.
Funny.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)He hit 'em all ... Perfectly snarky!
This is a really important one. If theres one message that should sink through your thick heads, its this: Cast your vote for the candidate who understands Washington, D.C. as it actually is, and not as youd like it to be. Real change happens for progressives when we elect a centrist candidate who doesnt represent our values in the first place, in the hopes that she makes concession after brutal concession to Republicans in an effort to pass legislation that strengthens banks and pharmaceutical companies and other monolithic institutions that contribute to our horrific wealth inequality.
One thing you should never do is to vote for the candidate who represents what you want the country to become, in the hope that its the start of a process that leads to an America we can be proud of, and which protects and supports all its people. That would be exactly the kind of naive, starry-eyed mistake you and your stupid Sanders comrades are dumb enough to make. What you would do, if you had any brains, was to forget the big picture entirely, ask reductive questions like, can Bernie Sanders immediately pass universal health care? and, if the answer is no, throw your vote to whichever compromised puppet the establishment tells you should win.
In other words, rubes, concede. Concede pre-emptively. Concede now, tacitly admit that your country is fucked beyond repair, and maybe even skip the middle man entirely by liquidating your assets, gathering the cash, and leaving it all on the doorstep of Goldman Sachs before you screw off and die in the streets.
werknotgoin2takeit
(172 posts)Brilliant. Made my day.!😂
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511321742
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
Way over the top. Rude and insensitive. Even the poster acknowledges it.
JURY RESULTS
A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Feb 23, 2016, 04:25 PM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Piss off, troll!
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: I have seen this from both sides but to be fair a point could be made without the insults, especially in the title. I challenge people in the future on a jury to write reasons they agree and disagree with a post and be fair about it. Not use it to score points for YOUR SIDE.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: It's meant to be satire. Not as good as Manny, but it's clearly satire.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Nothing of value in this post. Nothing.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
They didn't get it. Oh well... I thought it was obvious satire. And GREAT satire at that!
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)I am planning to confine my reading and posting to the Bernie group. I have watched and listened to Hillary for 25 years. Nothing she says to try to distance herself from her past is going to change my mind and I am not interested in dealing with her apologists.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)They will check your facts, do your research, spelling and grammar, and generally tighten up your argument. Some of them. I humbly hope I have done likewise but I like DU for that. And the Lounge and the forums, even LBN, where DUers are more chill.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)I always try to look at understand the other side. And I read through a lot of threads over the last week or two before posting here. I virtually never see even an attempt at a substantive argument from Hillary's side. It's BernieBros and Bernie can't win and nobody can prove that Wall Street money has caused her to change any votes, etc.
But like I said previously, I believe that a person's past behavior is the best indicator of what they'll do in the future, and I'm quite familiar with Hillary's past.
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)Satire is no longer allowed.
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)I thought it was beautifully over the top satire, and obvious at that.
The other option is somebody sort of bet that they could get a hide on it (and did). I give that a 10% possibility. I really think was some kind of friendly-fire incident. It is a war zone in GD-P
In hindsight it would have been better on my part to use the EXCERPT key on that text
and / or
Put " SATIRE)" right at the beginning of the headline.
Or Post it as was done here. Kudus to the OP!
TIME TO PANIC
(1,894 posts)GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)and it is.