Biden and Sanders supporters please stop sniping at each other.

[TomSlick]

It seems that every other post - almost irrespective of the issue - ends up with the Joe and Bernie supporters sniping at each other. It is not only not helpful to the chosen candidate, it is very off-putting. I am finding it more and more difficult to not ascribe the poor motives of posters to the candidate whose picture appears below the post.

We're all on the same team here. In due course, we will figure out who is going to captain the team. In the meanwhile, please stop tearing down the team.

[left-of-center2012]

1. My fear is ...

I fear all these Democratic attacks against Democratic candidates
will be used by the GOP in their fall campaign to re-elect Trump.

[elleng]

2. Yes, and by the russkies too.

BAD FORM, on DUers' parts, imo.

[calimary]

19. Yes. And by the Russians, too.

Definitely.

I think maybe ALL attacks on fellow DEMS should be viewed as coming from the Russians.

[TomSlick]

4. That is one of my fears.

My primary fear is that a slash-and-burn primary will leave a lot of hard feelings between Democrats. We can't afford the luxury of such hard feelings. The republic is at risk. The primary focus for Democrats has to be defeating Trump. Everything else pales to insignificance.

[TidalWave46]

24. Not sure why that is a fear, it's a guarantee.

They are going to throw the kitchen sink at our candidate and what happens on DU will not change that for better or worse. The op kept it in the confines of DU and on out how they personally view it. That argument has merit. Claiming that people sniping at each other on DU will help Republicans garner an additional tactic is false. They will do that no matter what is said here.

[dware]

3. They started it, no, they started it,

no no no, they started it, oh, well, your mother wears combat boots.

I know, I know, I've been guilty of it too.

[TomSlick]

5. I've had my own posts that I now regret.

My goal going forward is to mind my own counsel going forward. True repentance is followed by reformed behavior.

[dware]

6. Now that you've pointed this out,

I will do my best to behave, but I can't promise that I'll let an egregious claim slip by, that's the best I can do.

[TomSlick]

7. All we can do is the best we can do.

[PatSeg]

9. Shucks

You beat me to it!!!

[rpannier]

22. I think most people at DU probably have

It happened in 08 and 16
Some people need to take up a hobby... a soothing hobby

[Dream Girl]

8. Some of them are Russian.

It’s kind of obvious if you know wat to look for. Notice I said SOME.

[TomSlick]

10. If that's correct, it would be easier to spot the trolls if the real DUers didn't participate.

[dware]

11. Ok,

then kindly enlighten us on what to look for.

[Thekaspervote]

12. You asked... here it is

Here are some links DUers can use to search for past and current Russian enablers on DU and JPR.

These resources are the DU archives here on DU itself and The Wayback
Machine on archive.org.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212439167

[dware]

25. Thank you. nt

[relayerbob]

13. YES YES YES

[EveHammond13]

14. He started it...

[Olafjoy]

15. So agree!!

I HATE the posts when we are going after each other. I mean the current resident of the WH threatens life on earth. He must be defeated. Stop sniping at each other. OMG. Just stop.

[TalenaGor]

16. what if.....Biden/Sanders?

[Gore1FL]

17. I am undecided but have been "accused" of supporting Sanders by a Biden supporter and attacked.

I like Sanders more than Biden, but neither are in the top 3.

I agree, it's weird.

[DanieRains]

18. I Agree I Like Sanders More Than Biden But...

I would walk through 1,000 miles of forest fires to vote for Biden against Trump.

I like Joe.

I like Bernie, and Elizabeth more.

All three are good people I would happily campaign for. The others too including ALL OF THEM (Bloomberg and Steyer too).

Get rid of Trump or the country / world is doomed.

[quakerboy]

20. I agree

Maybe not the forest fires bit.. Fire is alarming at best. Maybe we can go around the burning forests if such a trek becomes necessary?

But yea.

Trump must go. Country/World may be doomed regardless, but thats no excuse to not try and reverse course from destruction.


And every time I walk into a thread making some destructive, usually not logically founded or well reasoned argument against our candidates.. Its an unpleasant reminder of how happy the reds are to egg us on when we make poor decisions and form up the circular firing squad, and what it can cost us.

[betsuni]

21. No.

When I see people called trolls/wealthy and privileged/Republicans/centrists/neoliberals/elitists/stupid/not progressive/paid shills and so on for supporting Democrats like Biden, I'll defend them and seek revenge. If something is true, fine. But it's not true that Democrats are the same as Republicans, corrupt, ideologically bankrupt, failures, don't fight for anything, hate the working and middle classes, etc. I will snipe.

[rpannier]

23. Polling on 2nd choice has shown

many Sanders supporters have Biden as their 2nd choice
and quite a few Biden supporters have Sanders as 2nd or 3rd
I guess there aren't a lot of those at DU

[dewsgirl]

26. Oh how I wish. My Twitter timeline is a mess due to exactly this.

I am usually on Twitter much more, I hate reading all the tweets bashing each other...and it's only January.

[samnsara]

27. as long as everyone promises (PROMISES everyone!) to vote for the Dem nom..

..even if its a damned loaf of bread...

[R B Garr]

28. Quotes from MSNBC: "Bernie Sanders goes after frontrunner

Joe Biden”. That just now on Stephanie Ruhle’s show.

Earlier, Kornacki had a similar segment lead-in: Sanders attacks Biden.

We saw who was attacking Clinton and how she could never respond in kind to keep the peace.

SO, we know where this all started and why it continues... No sense in letting all the attacks and mistruths get amplified and repeated without correction.

[Johnny2X2X]

29. I voted for Bernie in 2016

But then I spent countless hours on Facebook debating with Bernie supporters who were posting obvious fake stories about Hillary on my feed.

The psychology behind this is very complex and very powerful. No one, no matter who they support ever wants to admit they've been duped.

I am seeing a repeat this cycle. Nearly all of the Russian propaganda that cost Hillary the election had its roots in the Democratic Primaries.

[Apple Fritter]

30. I completely agree.

Like they stab each other with tiny facts about the past or about how they handle themselves. Why don't they hilariously pivot to how Bloomberg sucks for both of them.