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26. Funny how some say Russian interference is just an excuse and didn't exist but

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #21)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 12:25 AM

Feb 2020

"They're Russian bots!" is the first thing they say about badly behaving Bernie supporters. Which is it, I wonder.

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

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Why is it that it's only Bernie followers who seem to engage in widespread bullying? [View all] pnwmom Feb 2020 OP

Wouldn't know Bernie supporters were the bullies by reading this forum. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1

This forum is moderated. Bullying isn't tolerated. Also, it is harder to go after people pnwmom Feb 2020 #2

Ha! HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #4

I'd like to see an example of bullying on DU by supporters of other candidates. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #8

Oh come on. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #12

It's not bullying. It's criticism. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #13

Vetting is bullying? sheshe2 Feb 2020 #17

There is a critical difference between criticizing and bullying, as described in the article. pnwmom Feb 2020 #19

Being cynical is not bullying. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #66

You F&*king kidding me? So many acts of bullying on DU pass because they're against BS. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #46

Please feel free to give examples of the bullying against BS. :) nt Sloumeau Feb 2020 #55

You are literally in a post bullying BS supporters. Don't gaslight me. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #59

Can you please give examples of what you consider bullying? betsuni Feb 2020 #61

Bullying is making judgements on the character of a candidates supporters... Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #64

Well, when I say that the ACA with a public option and 55-year-old Medicare betsuni Feb 2020 #87

+1,000,000. dchill Feb 2020 #62

Please and asking for examples are bullying? You might want to look the word up. Hint. krissey Feb 2020 #67

That's your perspective. Cha Feb 2020 #3

We are not talking about HERE. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #6

I was thinking the exact same thing! Bluepinky Feb 2020 #53

They aren't really like that. They aren't real. Other campaigns have just as many people like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #5

BS "floated" this.. Cha Feb 2020 #10

So, BS refuses to do anything about it... Sloumeau Feb 2020 #57

Pretty much covers it all. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #18

I have to say that a lot of us are actually not like that. ramen Feb 2020 #52

Then it would be helpful if those not bullying tell those who are it's not ok. we can do it Feb 2020 #90

Totally agree. nt ramen Feb 2020 #93

Ummmm, no ... there was a fight at a BS even here recently. Other campaigns DO NOT have these people uponit7771 Feb 2020 #78

I guess I forgot this: The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #91

The average age of a supporter for Bernie Sanders may be younger than Sloumeau Feb 2020 #7

Yang had young supporters. But they're not known for being bullies. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #9

Yang also never spoke badly about any other candidate The Mouth Feb 2020 #14

How many supporters? progressoid Feb 2020 #39

There is no evidence that a similar PROPORTION of Yang's supporters engage pnwmom Feb 2020 #40

I am not seeing it from Buttigieg and he has youth, too. Nor Beto when he was around. krissey Feb 2020 #47

The #YangGang were the nicest group of supporters out there. denem Feb 2020 #49

Klobuchar's supporters are super nice and measured here too mdelaguna Feb 2020 #75

60 year olds, like everyone else, engage in bullying. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #48

Civility is not part of this election cycle, period. They are mirroring MAGA crowd. zonkers Feb 2020 #11

Civility doesn't seem to be a problems for supporters of other D's. Warren's supporters, for example pnwmom Feb 2020 #16

From the article: The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #15

No they have not. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #21

Funny how some say Russian interference is just an excuse and didn't exist but betsuni Feb 2020 #26

You just cannot have it both ways. sheshe2 Feb 2020 #31

Thank you for that.. why do they have to be Cha Feb 2020 #22

The Ady Barkan stuff was disgusting tishaLA Feb 2020 #20

You make a good point. And I find it interesting that Bernie, himself, never admonishes the bad Vivienne235729 Feb 2020 #23

"If you're not with Bernie you're an infidel" dalton99a Feb 2020 #24

So true. betsuni Feb 2020 #28

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2020 #32

Fom Steve Almond's "Bad Stories": betsuni Feb 2020 #25

There's a story that a frog may consider the sky to be the size of the well. David__77 Feb 2020 #27

The conversations on DU are reasonably tame because the TOS requires them to be. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #29

This site is well-moderated. It's other sites where the bullying occurs. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #54

Because you see what you want to see ibegurpard Feb 2020 #30

Please cite some examples. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #35

NSFW... progressoid Feb 2020 #50

That's quite a claim. Link, please. n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #44

Starts at the top. Sanders has been bullying Democrats for five decades and Democrats krissey Feb 2020 #33

Remember: Anyone can be anything online...who are they...where do they live? ashredux Feb 2020 #34

Easy answer: JoeOtterbein Feb 2020 #36

Firstly, Buttigieg is winning. Second, Sanders has been crying since 2015 and hasn't stopped. krissey Feb 2020 #41

The article talked about DEATH THREATS. If Bernie people were getting pnwmom Feb 2020 #42

Death threats.... and you are fist pumping? ehrnst Feb 2020 #94

You didn't address the "widespread bullying" mentioned in the OP. So "winning"* is license to bully? George II Feb 2020 #99

I find it interesting that Bernie, himself, never admonishes the bad behaviors of his staff. Aussie105 Feb 2020 #37

If they aren't Bernie people, then why isn't he speaking out more strongly against them? pnwmom Feb 2020 #43

On Hardball last night they showed clip of him admonishing mdelaguna Feb 2020 #76

He generally states that he "didn't know about it" so I guess that means he doesn't need ehrnst Feb 2020 #95

House Finches love Bernie Beringia Feb 2020 #38

Attempt at distraction from what's going on in the OP Cha Feb 2020 #45

They seem to have declined to bless his campaign with a miraculous appearance this time around. ehrnst Feb 2020 #96

this is my struggle with Sanders TalenaGor Feb 2020 #51

Tech-bros like Zuckerberg control the internet, which is a sewer radius777 Feb 2020 #56

They skew younger and male, thus more aggressive. RandySF Feb 2020 #58

But so do Yang's supporters, and they're not bullies. pnwmom Feb 2020 #60

Not as large a pool of people. RandySF Feb 2020 #63

Still, you'd expect to have heard some reports, if the issue was being young and male. pnwmom Feb 2020 #65

I think it is an example Sanders has set over the last five decades and especially last five years. krissey Feb 2020 #68

yes. Cha Feb 2020 #69

+1. And how he turns a blind eye to their ratfucking and bullshit dalton99a Feb 2020 #70

+1 betsuni Feb 2020 #72

Obama's base was young, so was Beto's in TX in 2018, radius777 Feb 2020 #73

The percentage of bullies was lower among the rest of candidates no matter who they uponit7771 Feb 2020 #79

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There was a fight at a recent Sanders rally, that's a fact not a "trope". No other dem candidates uponit7771 Feb 2020 #80

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #82

False equivalence noted, no other candidates have fights at their rallies like Sanders ... uponit7771 Feb 2020 #83

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #85

This is false on its face, Obama had bigger turnout during his primary run and no fist fights among uponit7771 Feb 2020 #88

"Literal victim blaming" ????? gollygee Feb 2020 #89

When I used to be on Twitter eilen Feb 2020 #74

It's not. It's a media myth. DanTex Feb 2020 #77

There was a fight at a recent Sanders rally, that's a fact not myth uponit7771 Feb 2020 #81

Interesting anecdote. DanTex Feb 2020 #86

But "all sides" right? ehrnst Feb 2020 #98

"... all sides ..." ---Oh, Lord... here we go. NurseJackie Feb 2020 #84

False equivalency.... ehrnst Feb 2020 #97

Oh my. That's all I can say. George II Feb 2020 #100

They aren't the only ones. Zolorp Feb 2020 #92

These are NOT Saunders supporters Hearthrob Feb 2020 #101

Then why isn't he speaking out against them and saying they don't represent him? n/t pnwmom Feb 2020 #102

Because they're true believers who think the end justifies the means? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #103

Kick Cha Feb 2020 #104