I usually enjoy reading everyone's takes on political stuff (especially yours), even if I disagree, but yall need to stop with this.

Since when is Bernie immune to criticism? He's not everyone's cup of tea. To those of us not enamored with him, or to those who have the misfortune of rooting for one of the competitors his base hates, yes his movement can come across like the left version of 45s. Eerily so.

Instead of scoffing at folks, don't you guys think this effect is something worth trying to understand if yall really want this man to win majority support?? The denial is almost as insufferable as the shade.

I get there's a cultural element to his appeal - i.e. it's "cool" to like Bernie (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/socialism-and-young-socialists.html), the hipsters turned political and all that - but that doesn't make Bernie's numbers make sense. If some people (who should "know better") put in the effort to actually read through dude's policies, or read about his background, or just simply voice fair concerns about his path to victory (eg. Jane Eyre a few replies up) - it doesn't deserve a pile on, it's not "fearmongering", it's not "disgusting". It's debate.

I did read that some cable pundits were likening his NV win to the fall of France to the Nazis and perhaps *that* is taking it too far lol.

I do my research; I'm informed. I've probably combed through Bernie's platform more diligently than somebody who likes him.

But I'll be honest: the way Bernie is propped up like he's Jesus Christ 2.0? Even on okp? It makes me *more* steadfast in my criticisms of him and when defending those I think are better candidates. Multiply it by 100 everytime I read the seemingly endless attacks launched by Bernie staff/supporters/surrogates at folks I actually am rooting for. In fact it was precisely the endless attacks his staff/supporters/surrogates lauched towards other candidates/their supporters that expanded my hatred from his policies to his politics. I don't think I posted 1 time about Bernie one time in '16, even though I thought he was on some bullshit then too. Maybe its because I checked out after becoming disillusioned by HRC/the DNC.

Bernie staff/supporters/surrogates can't possibly expect to talk all the ignorant shit they do about other candidates and then have their dude escape scrutiny. It's entirely possible that Bernie is full of shit and could lose in Nov. As it is/was with any other candidates. But must that actually happen before it's no longer some super pearl-clutching statement??


>is disgusting to watch.
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>tryna make dude seem like some rising socialist dictator and
>the left equivalent of trump (an actual fascist wannabe
>dictator).
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