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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]BainsBane
(53,031 posts)being a Clinton supporter. Perhaps they are, but I haven't seen any such proclamation. Casting that as Clinton supporters in the plural, however, is not accurate. It's one poster. The majority of LGBT Americans actually support Clinton.
Bill Clinton was an ass in 08. I do worry that he'll repeat some of his crap. It made me wonder if he really wanted his wife to be president. I myself did not support Clinton in 08.
As for Stormfront, I recall some discussion that there was a group of supporters for a certain candidate there. How else would one provide evidence for the point? I believe the post was hidden, as have also been a number of posts pointing to a certain candidate's voting record.
Fan club? Beatification? Seriously? Do you see how Bernie is treated around here? That's not even credible in comparison.
You are cherry picking statements to make a claim that some view is predominant, when it clearly isn't. Clinton supporters are not the ones who insisted AAs were suffering from Stockholm Syndrome for failing to support the candidate they were told to. It wasn't Clinton supporters who targeted, and continue to target, Black Lives Matter, whose harassment of black activists was so noticeable it generated a series of articles in the press.
There are certain posters who, as long as I've been on DU, have posted about equal rights, racism, feminism, LGBT rights, etc.... Many of them are Clinton supporters, several are undecided but are friendly with Clinton supporters. There are also posters who are known to take contrary views on those positions. Of the ones who have always stood out to me, all but one are Sanders supporters.
There are people committed to social justice who support Sanders, Clinton, and O'Malley. There are also plenty of people less evolved in their approach to diversity, and no shortage of jerks supporting any number of candidates. To claim that Clinton supporters in general are bigots, which is the implication of your post, is clearly false. The overwhelming number of women, people of color, and LGBT Americans support her as opposed to other candidates. Some who initially supported Sanders have switched allegiances in direct response to the BLM controversy. A few examples do not make a pattern.