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In reply to the discussion: An explanation of why Sanders' comments about Obama were offensive to many African Americans [View all]karynnj
(59,504 posts)You do this all the time whenever a post disagrees with your op. It appears what you want is everyone just ignoring your post or agreeing that it is the best thing ever written.
I seriously can not parse the offending sentence to criticize Obama. It does criticize the Democratic platform he and every nominee since the 1990s when the DLC first became the establishment. To be clear, the nominees I most agreed with on issues in that time frame were Kerry and Obama with Gore in third place. (Bill Clinton in 1992 had a terrible environmental record and Hillary Clinton shifted against TPP and was the most hawkish)
It is ironic that you argue that Bernie should consider how what he says will appear to diverse audiences, yet you are uninterested in how others interpret what you negatively interpreted. I did NOT argue that no one reacted as you did - obviously some did. I tried to explain an alternative meaning to what he said that I would argue is consistent with everything he has said in the past. It also ignores the overall message which was pretty good.
I think Bernie's point is misguided because I think that very few people, not already clearly attached to one side or the other, vote based on ideology. I suspect that people vote for President more based on how they see the candidate as a person and how that interacts with what they personally see as the issues facing the country. I don't think that translates just to ideology. Obama won because he was charismatic, likable enough to bring out large numbers of Democratic leaning voters. Bernie is driven by ideology - more so than any of the mainstream politicians I can think of.