2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLots of ink spilled on crazed "Hillary hating", not much on crazed hatred of Sanders supporters.
And the irony is that the hatred of Sanders supporters is really up close and personal, perpetrated against people we have interacted with for years, decades even.
Furthermore, it is not hate against a single distant political figure. It is hatred against thousands and tens of thousands of people.
Now THAT is hatred that should be looked at in my opinion.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Sanders supporters.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Samantha
(9,314 posts)are not necessarily saying they hate her. I am supporting Sanders because of his ideas, which Hillary does not share. I think sometimes this gets lost.
Sam
CanonRay
(14,163 posts)and some of you people are not going to make it...exploding capillaries and all that. Aren't there enough people to hate on the other side who truly deserve it?
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azurnoir
(45,850 posts)yellowcanine
(35,715 posts)For starters, please explain how you are measuring "hatred" ?
And then be sure to include citations for each claim made.
kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)Honestly, we do have a few idiots amongst those that support Sanders. Really annoying sorts that refuse to argue effectively or discuss things reasonably. But that is true of all groups supporting all candidates. There are statistically a lot more Sanders supporters on DU so, we will end up with a larger share of the idiots.
But honestly, fixating on the trolls really doesn't solve anything.
The jury system isn't perfect and I have suggested things about it on that other list, but honestly it is pretty good. We do a fairly ok job of policing our own.
That said, I am getting tired of "support for x" threads, whether or not it is people I happen to agree with.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)If you support Sanders = You HATE candidate "X".
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