Alt-left narrative which Sanders has since backed off of, but (Reply #73)

In the discussion thread: Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes [View all]

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 11:59 PM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

73. Alt-left narrative which Sanders has since backed off of, but

that narrative that the Dems 'sold out the (white) working class' is alive and well amongst both the alt-right/Trumpers and alt-left/DSA/Greens whose ideology is not at all liberal or Democratic, but a fusion of extremist populist ideologies, which they pound 24/7 on social media to slime Democrats.

Basically the alt-left are hard left on economics and foreign policy, libertarian or conservative on social values (and hostile towards social liberalism and civil rights which they see as 'dividing' the working class ie offending whites), and hold a conspiratorial worldview that is hostile towards the Dem party and its modern day icons such as the Clintons and Obama.

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

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98 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes [View all]	Celerity	Dec 2019	OP
The reality is many of them are just that.	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#1
How many?	Uncle Joe	Dec 2019	#2
LOL	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#4
I never said that, I asked how many, do you know?	Uncle Joe	Dec 2019	#5
at least a dozen	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#8
How about a percentage with no sarcasm?	Uncle Joe	Dec 2019	#11
In my view the majority of Trump supporters fit at least one of those bills	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#19
Do you have a link to wherein Bernie ever said it was zero? n/t	Uncle Joe	Dec 2019	#21
Sure	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#79
For a guy who rarely (if ever) supports his own allegations with data or evidence...	LanternWaste	Dec 2019	#94
Within my group of siblings and including myself,	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#78
No you are not alone. The MAIN THREAD that binds them together, rump voters	Eliot Rosewater	Dec 2019	#29
Thank God for sanity	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#39
Hang in there!	OAITW r.2.0	Dec 2019	#54
No	Cole483rn13	Dec 2019	#13
I don't need to assume, I've experienced it.	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#14
There's a difference	customerserviceguy	Dec 2019	#37
That ship has sailed.	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#38
Anyone who still supports Trump has no basis to object to being called racist, sexist homophobes	StarfishSaver	Dec 2019	#18
This message was self-deleted by its author	dawg day	Dec 2019	#52
Hm	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#65
This. Absolutely this!	BlueMTexpat	Dec 2019	#98
They Are Racist.....	LovingA2andMI	Dec 2019	#77
But also, many are not.	thesquanderer	Dec 2019	#30
gee if I posted this criticism of the dems party it would get a hide nt	msongs	Dec 2019	#3
2nd that. Spend some time in the party Bernie. More than a few months every 4 yrs.	IADEMO2004	Dec 2019	#10
He's wrong about that, tootoo	mcar	Dec 2019	#6
This alone should D.Q. Sanders from being in the democratic primary	Botany	Dec 2019	#7
+100000	Celerity	Dec 2019	#12
In Oct. 2018 Donald Trump went to Lebanon, OH and praised Gen. Robert E Lee	Botany	Dec 2019	#16
Do you know how many people who voted for Obama moved to Trump?	redqueen	Dec 2019	#20
That's right, it's not as simple as some folks assert.	JudyM	Dec 2019	#25
Its	squirecam	Dec 2019	#56
Why? What part of it so offends you? (n/t)	thesquanderer	Dec 2019	#28
Wrong, again.	Hoyt	Dec 2019	#9
This makes no sense	thegoose	Dec 2019	#15
"It wasn't that Donald Trump won	PatSeg	Dec 2019	#17
Funny he says that.	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#41
Yeah	PatSeg	Dec 2019	#58
Yes....	George II	Dec 2019	#22
I'm more concerned with the fact	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#23
The fact is not all of the people who voted for Trump are racists, sexists or homophobes.	Autumn	Dec 2019	#24
Honestly sometimes it seems like this party WANTS to lose	redqueen	Dec 2019	#26
I just shake my head.	Autumn	Dec 2019	#27
You mean the ones that are supporting someone who is not actually a Democrat	tymorial	Dec 2019	#33
that is NOT what his embedded neuro-linguistic programming is	Celerity	Dec 2019	#40
God help me if he is the nominee. I'm going to be puking everyday for months	tymorial	Dec 2019	#31
That is what we did with HC	RandiFan1290	Dec 2019	#85
Why did you do that?	betsuni	Dec 2019	#90
There is nothing for me to suck up	tymorial	Dec 2019	#91
I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes	Lexee	Dec 2019	#32
I know they are	still_one	Dec 2019	#55
Every one of them.	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#68
+++	still_one	Dec 2019	#69
Ya, pretty evident. Too bad denying that facts only works to enable the behavior.	Lexee	Dec 2019	#96
Trump's biggest vote getters were lots of good paying jobs	Prosper	Dec 2019	#34
Voting for someone as openly racist and sexist as Trump	ismnotwasm	Dec 2019	#35
++++	brer cat	Dec 2019	#64
Welp.	sheshe2	Dec 2019	#70
last I checked...	handmade34	Dec 2019	#36
I grew up believing there is no choice for poor people	Prosper	Dec 2019	#81
"..it wasn't that Donald Trump won the election, it was that the Democratic Party lost the election"	myohmy2	Dec 2019	#42
I don't agree with you or Bernie	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#43
agree with...	myohmy2	Dec 2019	#87
No, but when he just throws out the blanket statement that they're not racist he invites criticism.	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#92
Ignoring Comey, foreign interference, and the LIEs propagated by some so called	still_one	Dec 2019	#57
If he truly believes that then I question his judgment. Nt	helpisontheway	Dec 2019	#44
Some of them are just dumb.	Wolf Frankula	Dec 2019	#45
Bernie is right	ritapria	Dec 2019	#46
What about the people who voted for him because he promised to keep the Mexicans out?	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#47
Bernie, as usual, is wrong.	Jakes Progress	Dec 2019	#59
of course Bernie's right...	myohmy2	Dec 2019	#88
How is the Democratic Party a party of the liberal elite and not the working class?	betsuni	Dec 2019	#89
I hate it when people say "we lost	bamagal62	Dec 2019	#48
The race should not have been close enough to steal	ritapria	Dec 2019	#50
Voter suppression; Russia interference; Comey memo	spooky3	Dec 2019	#53
I could not disagree more with Sanders' statements in this OP. Nt	spooky3	Dec 2019	#49
Poof	liberal N proud	Dec 2019	#51
BULLSHIT Bernie. BS!	Wawannabe	Dec 2019	#60
This from last year: "I think you know there are a lot of white folks out there who are not	betsuni	Dec 2019	#61
Yeah, Bernie	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#66
If he truly believes what he said in these quotes... I can't vote for anyone with judgment that poor	RockRaven	Dec 2019	#62
Hmm.	LesterT	Dec 2019	#63
This video explains a lot.	OldRed2450	Dec 2019	#67
I think at the end of the day	BannonsLiver	Dec 2019	#71
It's called denial. nt	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#82
Oh, Bernie.	betsuni	Dec 2019	#74
once again Bernie gets it wrong....	quickesst	Dec 2019	#72
Alt-left narrative which Sanders has since backed off of, but	radius777	Dec 2019	#73
There are a small % who could possibly switch to the right Democrat so I really don't have a problem	Quixote1818	Dec 2019	#75
I don't believe that the 1% to 2% of Trump voters that Bernie would attract	TexasTowelie	Dec 2019	#83
Yes, we can't ignore how high his negatives are with Democrats...	comradebillyboy	Dec 2019	#97
They most certainly are racists and sexists and homophobes and deplorable folks	vlyons	Dec 2019	#76
He doesn't get it. If you consider Trump at all, you're voting for him.	Recursion	Dec 2019	#80
and here's the old Bernie again. attacking the Democratic party.	stopdiggin	Dec 2019	#84
No, Bernie - they are. That's the reason they voted for Trump.	BuffaloJackalope	Dec 2019	#86
I sure as shit hope we win back some Trump supporters in Michigan.	demmiblue	Dec 2019	#93
Yet another reason I cannot support Sanders in the primaries.	Happy Hoosier	Dec 2019	#95

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