Remember this about the attacks - from all quarters - on Bernie.

[kristopher]

Those attacks really aren't about him.

They are an expression of fear regarding his economic message.

[NCTraveler]

1. I see very few attacks on Sanders.

I see tons of righteous attacks on the fools acting as if they are his supporters.

Many of us have a lot of respect for his economic message.

Projecting fear onto others isn't going to work for you.

[auntpurl]

3. Yes. The biggest attacks I've seen on Sanders was from his own delegates.

Nobody else was booing him.

[tallahasseedem]

4. Yep.

And there are many of them on MSM proclaiming that they are not Democrat and will be voting 3rd party. They should have their credentials stripped after roll call.

[DanTex]

2. What attacks? What fear?

The attacks I've seen are on Bernie or Busters and Greens, and the only fear is fear of Trump.

[scheming daemons]

5. Nobody's attacking Sanders

We're attempting the braindead delegates of his (granted, only 10-20% of them) that thought it would be cool to heckle an American hero like Elijah Cummings, or a voice of progressivism like Elizabeth Warren.

The ones that go on national TV, at a DEMOCRATIC convention announcing that they're voting for Jill Stein.

[yallerdawg]

6. Yes, his economic message...

which would propel any damn Republican nominee including Trump to the presidency!

So you are quite correct.

[liberalnarb]

12. Bull***

Sorry. But that attitude is exactly why real change is so rare in this country.

[yallerdawg]

18. I know we disagree on this subject.

But, you know? It's OK.

The OP said "fear" was the basis of rejecting Sanders' economic message. I concur.

At this time in our history, our country is leaning at the very least centrist right, and has been drifting even more right since we elected Obama in 2008.

My opinion is that a pragmatic, incremental positioning will move us to the left without stirring up the rightwing rabid conservative hornet's nest nominating a self-described democratic socialist would have.

I am afraid nominating Sanders at this time would guarantee a Republican presidency.

I believe nominating Hillary gives us a chance to win!

Bernie is where we want to go. Hillary is how we get there.

We are on the same team.

[Hortensis]

19. Bernie is where. Hillary is now. Like that.

Bernie's official positions are all mainstream liberal, and if it weren't for conservative voters all the younger people on this forum would have grown up with them as realities of their world.

But happily for our chances, only the centrist right is leaning centrist right, the mainstream left is leaning left, and the far left is leaning far left.

Unfortunately, the rest of the right is leaning far right and will do everything they can to stop us. But hey, the wheel's been turning our way for a while now.

[MineralMan]

7. Who is attacking Bernie?

I've only seen posts praising him for helping to calm this convention down and get on with making history.

There has been some criticism of delegates committed to him at the convention, but that is criticism of those delegates, not Bernie. He has been very forthright in his support for the Democratic nominee during the convention.

So, if you have some example of attacks on Bernie Sanders, himself, please link to those attacks.

[Hortensis]

11. Maybe he means right-wing attacks

orchestrated by dark money sources?

[workinclasszero]

8. If you want to see attacks against Bernie go to JPR

The pinebagger long knifes are out for him over there big time!

[Squinch]

22. I had no doubt that he would be under the bus over there. With back-up tracks on him.

Because he didn't lead the booing trump trolls in a march around the convention hall while wearing a bandmaster's costume.

I'm so glad those assholes are gone from here.

[oberliner]

9. There have been no attacks on Bernie

There have been attacks on Hillary from supporters of Bernie.

But there haven't been any actual attacks on Bernie.

[DemonGoddess]

10. No one is attacking Bernie

Hell, we're all celebrating what he's doing at the convention. What everyone is objecting to are the assholes, such as the one stating AT THE CONVENTION that they're going to vote anything other than Democrat. They have no business at the party's convention.

[genna]

13. I do think it's about him

His economic policies are one portion. It's also he has uncompromised beliefs for over 30 to 40 years. It's intimidating to people who believe you can never get what you want so just give up.

[BobbyDrake]

17. Susan Sarandon: "Maybe Trump will bring the revolution"

And she's just one example. Clinton's voters got their candidate the nomination, so spare us your claims that we're the ones who "give up" when you've got Sarandon on your team.

[fun n serious]

14. No candidate ever in U.S history has been attacked like Hillary has so....

I can not feel anything about any candidate being attacked.

[sufrommich]

15. Then they must really fear Hillary. They've been

attacking her for over 20 years.

[auntpurl]

20. You may have been joking, but that really is true.

[BobbyDrake]

16. This made me laugh so loud my coworkers all looked at me funny. Thank you. nt

[Squinch]

21. Are you swatting flies around your head that no one else can see right now?

No one is attacking him and no one is afraid of his economic message.