2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I NEVER want to hear another word about BERNIE BROS on DU again [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)But there are hillary supporters who are the same.
I do suspect sanders supporters have more of an internet presence because they skew younger, generally. And they're probably more familiar with platforms like twitter.
The point of the video is that the "Bernie bro" label is a deliberate piece of memecrafting, designed to convey a specific message and image. I wouldnt say that there are no sanders supporters who have behaved badly.
It's silly, all the arguing "bernie bros are so real!" i mean, they're a subjective categorization, and i doubt very much anyone self-applies the label. It's like saying "d-bags are real". I would agree, d-bags ARE real, but what constitutes one is a subjective judgment that varies on the part of the person applying the characterization.
For the record, though, ive never second guessed anyone's right to endorse whoever they choose. I didnt have a problem with JL's endorsement, but I thought his "I never saw him" comment was a bit gratuitous, especially when he also phrased his statement in such a way that it implied he had encountererd the Clintons during the civil rights movement in the 60s, which obviously didnt happen.
But making a poorly phrased statement like that isnt a federal crime, nor does it indicate deliberate duplicitousness, and the guy clarified it to boot. I suspect he was just speaking off the cuff. It wasnt a big deal to my mind, nor was I going to attack the guy over it.