Sanders is no liberal, neither is his base (Reply #116)

In the discussion thread: To those who STILL support Sanders: as I have previously posted, I agree with much [View all]

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 03:22 PM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

116. Sanders is no liberal, neither is his base

whose views clearly are not in line with classic Dem (whether to the left or center) beliefs.

Their views are alt-left views - a fusion of anarchists, libertarians, socialists, communists - that ultimately despise the Dem party and its voters.

"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a liberal Democrat." - Bernie Sanders

What Bernie Sanders has said about the Democrats over the years - PolitiFact

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

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153 replies	Author	Time	Post
To those who STILL support Sanders: as I have previously posted, I agree with much [View all]	Atticus	Mar 2020	OP
Amen.	showblue22	Mar 2020	#1
It's unpersuasive when your arguments against Bernie depend on saying things he never said	Bucky	Mar 2020	#24
Well said. Thanks.	mikelgb	Mar 2020	#35
Why wait then?	Ferrets are Cool	Mar 2020	#40
You Get No Cigar For That, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#49
That is a chilling analogy,	KitSileya	Mar 2020	#63
The Comitern Slogan At The Time, Ma'am	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#67
How very Susan Sarandonesque of them.	KitSileya	Mar 2020	#70
Exactly, Ma'am	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#71
I'm not trying to persuade anyone.	showblue22	Mar 2020	#62
We're not afraid of debate	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#72
Sanders is no liberal, neither is his base	radius777	Mar 2020	#116
It Is Only Courteous, Sir, To Take A Man At His Word	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#122
Of course. "When someone shows you who they are,	radius777	Mar 2020	#124
Whoa!	notinkansas	Mar 2020	#2
I stand by every damn word in my OP. If you want "peace", stop slashing and burning. nt	Atticus	Mar 2020	#4
Huh?	notinkansas	Mar 2020	#11
The Question Inevitable Arises, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#17
Agree.	Lonestarblue	Mar 2020	#36
The primary is over. Accept reality	Walleye	Mar 2020	#5
No it's not	MythosMaster	Mar 2020	#20
Of Course It Is, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#25
That would be news to those	MythosMaster	Mar 2020	#28
Mere Whinging, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#32
Bernie is refusing to face the facts. Not a presidential quality .	Walleye	Mar 2020	#38
Biden is up by over 300 delegates...Sanders can't overcome this lead in a proportional primary...	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#39
That is such a good idea. Use the tools we have	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#104
I live in a May primary state...	dawg day	Mar 2020	#48
Yeah, as others have pointed out, what's the difference between the supporters of Sen. Sanders	KitSileya	Mar 2020	#66
Exactly	seta1950	Mar 2020	#78
No more of news than it is	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#74
Where do you get your 350 vs 650 numbers.	whopis01	Mar 2020	#57
Treat Each Primary As A Baseball Game, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#61
But it is not a baseball game.	whopis01	Mar 2020	#85
Let Me Try Again, Sir, Very Slowly	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#91
You can be as slow as you need to be.	whopis01	Mar 2020	#99
I Do Appreciate The Laugh, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#102
Yes...It Is....	LovingA2andMI	Mar 2020	#45
Show me your math	MythosMaster	Mar 2020	#139
Go Fetch.....	LovingA2andMI	Mar 2020	#142
I asked for your math	MythosMaster	Apr 2020	#145
The link has the math...	LovingA2andMI	Apr 2020	#146
Fumbled in your own endzone	MythosMaster	Apr 2020	#147
So Don't Have Time to Play This Game..	LovingA2andMI	Apr 2020	#148
The fact that you don't understand the math of proportional allocation	grantcart	Mar 2020	#60
This message was self-deleted by its author	ReformedGOPer	Mar 2020	#23
Oh, FFS! Stop it. Nobody is doing that.	NurseJackie	Mar 2020	#6
Thanks. nt	Atticus	Mar 2020	#8
Trying to take down the Democratic party?	notinkansas	Mar 2020	#12
'Bernie' Most Definitely Is Not, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#19
Sir! Are you also saying	notinkansas	Mar 2020	#43
You Know Perfectly Well What I Am Saying, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#54
The problem is that	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#79
No other candidate campaigns against the Democratic party, just Bernie.	NurseJackie	Mar 2020	#22
We have to fight on 2 fronts	seta1950	Mar 2020	#86
...	William769	Mar 2020	#13
Well said	seta1950	Mar 2020	#84
If Bernie wants to state how he is better that is fine	NCProgressive	Mar 2020	#15
This is shameful	mcar	Mar 2020	#31
There is only one candidate who will win the nomination, and 99% of Democrats know this.	George II	Mar 2020	#26
Yes!	redstatebluegirl	Mar 2020	#3
Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes!	justhanginon	Mar 2020	#7
We all agree with much of what Bernie advocates, but...	mtngirl47	Mar 2020	#9
hes sucking all the oxygen out of the room when we need it the most!	samnsara	Mar 2020	#10
By 'sucking all the oxygen out of the room'	notinkansas	Mar 2020	#14
His message has been soundly rejected	NCProgressive	Mar 2020	#16
Actually, no. People rejected Bernie, not his ideas.	Bucky	Mar 2020	#27
That is an entirely false narrative created by Bernie	NCProgressive	Mar 2020	#34
To Be Kind, Sir, That Overstates The Case Considerably	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#58
Gawd you fight the good fight.	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#106
+1	uponit7771	Apr 2020	#152
His ideas are nothing new to this party	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#83
"Too many" people that "his message is resonating with" aren't inspired enough to vote for him.	ehrnst	Mar 2020	#18
Try Not To Strain Your Shoulder Patting Tourself On The Back, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#21
The best would be to ignore him, but I would be concerned at the lengths the Sanders campaign	OnDoutside	Mar 2020	#47
I Agree, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#55
It sure is, and to borrow from Rachel Maddow, "watch what they do, not what they say" and the	OnDoutside	Mar 2020	#119
Unfortunately, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#121
True enough, it's increasingly difficult to avoid that conclusion.	OnDoutside	Mar 2020	#130
No, his message hasn't resonated with many people at all. In fact it's resonating with LESS people..	George II	Mar 2020	#52
Please	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#82
stop telling me who to support	NJCher	Mar 2020	#29
I assume you actually believe that makes sense. That makes one. nt	Atticus	Mar 2020	#33
stop ascribing motive	NJCher	Mar 2020	#81
I vote narcissistic bullshit.	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#105
not even mildly amusing	NJCher	Mar 2020	#128
Oh you Sanders people have such thin skin.	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#131
what's that got to do with anything?	NJCher	Mar 2020	#133
Your argument is with whoever brought up	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#134
Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.	ReformedGOPer	Mar 2020	#30
Yes	seta1950	Mar 2020	#87
And Those Who Do Study History, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#107
And There Is History Behind This Worth Study, Sir	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#153
I couldn't agree more!	Mickju	Mar 2020	#37
Ego trip	Walleye	Mar 2020	#41
To be fair, this really isn't about the Sanders supporters. This is about Sanders refusing to do the	OnDoutside	Mar 2020	#42
I Just Want health Care for All	McKim	Mar 2020	#44
It might not happen in one fell swoop	dawg day	Mar 2020	#53
Yes	seta1950	Mar 2020	#89
I remember Nancy Pelosi advocating for universal health.	LakeArenal	Mar 2020	#108
We have Europeans & American ex-pats who post at DU. I hate to tell you this, but no country....	Hekate	Mar 2020	#76
Good Points, Ma'am, And Good Questions	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#110
That's fine	seta1950	Mar 2020	#88
Guess what?	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#90
Many facts presented in your post. Thank you.	Hekate	Mar 2020	#111
Thank you!	betsuni	Mar 2020	#120
Since you didn't support him...what difference does it make...and I want a unicorn...but it won't	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#140
to those who buy into this Bernie Vs Joe crap	azureblue	Mar 2020	#46
I really hope it's bots trying to divide us	Frances	Mar 2020	#51
It's not just bots and Russian trolls by a long shot.	comradebillyboy	Mar 2020	#94
A dose of reality...the only way to remove him is by winning the election...and Sanders endangers	Demsrule86	Mar 2020	#141
The friend of our enemy is our enemy.	PubliusEnigma	Mar 2020	#50
For many of	Rebl2	Mar 2020	#56
Dreamed	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#92
To an extent, Bernie is a victim of his own campaign.	Mopar151	Mar 2020	#59
Just a thought	hell674	Mar 2020	#64
The process is as done for BS	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#93
who exactly	hell674	Mar 2020	#136
Does this look anything like trying to get Republicans elected? Link provided	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#65
You really believe that BS	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#95
Ignore the tenor of a post, nitpick and pick a fight	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#100
I believe that it is necessary to correct you.	TexasTowelie	Mar 2020	#112
Ugh. The republicans control the Senate. Not the democrats	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#114
You made a false claim that did not withstand scrutiny.	TexasTowelie	Mar 2020	#117
There Really Is Not Much Room To Doubt, Sir	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#113
Going back to productive isolation with my family rather than get swarmed further on this thread (NT	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#115
.	TexasTowelie	Mar 2020	#118
My OP does not really accuse Sanders of "wanting to get Trump elected". It pretty	Atticus	Mar 2020	#127
It is projection. Bernie does not want Trump to win.	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#135
You are minimizing the conduct of "some" of Bernie's 2016 supporters. They did not simply	Atticus	Mar 2020	#138
Bernie's empty gesture to an empty Senate chamber. Sanders was	comradebillyboy	Mar 2020	#96
Typical Bash. Avoid and nitpick	Rilgin	Mar 2020	#101
While we still have states yet to vote in rhe primary	ms liberty	Mar 2020	#68
When he concedes	Aquaria	Mar 2020	#97
All The Man Has To Do, Ma'am, Is Concede His Defeat	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#98
I'm wondering if Bernie hates the 'Democratic establishment' more than he hates Trump.	kstewart33	Mar 2020	#69
Let's use our Resources to Elect Biden and a Democratic Senate and House.	MarcA	Mar 2020	#73
I know at least one person who said this part of your post years ago	Eliot Rosewater	Mar 2020	#75
People should say they agree with most of what Warren advocates, since most of Sanders'	blm	Mar 2020	#77
Well Said, Ma'am	The Magistrate	Mar 2020	#80
Calling people's politics "rabid" for supporting a candidate who is 2nd in the Democratic primary	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2020	#103
Turner and Sirota---and those who think they are swell people---are definitely "rabid" Sanders	Atticus	Mar 2020	#123
Your OP is aimed at DUers, not "Turner and Sirota"	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2020	#125
The only DUers who have cause to be insulted are those who---as the above post states---	Atticus	Mar 2020	#132
Bravo. Thank you Atticus for speaking TRUTH. NT	centrarchus	Mar 2020	#109
It's about cult of personality and ego pleasing	Legends303	Mar 2020	#126
This was Sanders	MFM008	Mar 2020	#129
there is no way Sanders can try again in 2024 (as hopefully Trump is out and Biden or another	Celerity	Mar 2020	#144
Well said.	IluvPitties	Mar 2020	#137
K&R	Tarheel_Dem	Mar 2020	#143
recommending people support Trump is okay here?	mikelgb	Apr 2020	#149
Are you really that stupid or do you just think everyone else is? nt	Atticus	Apr 2020	#150
It Would Be Pleasant, Sir, To Learn Where You Detect That In The O.P.	The Magistrate	Apr 2020	#151

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