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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I NEVER want to hear another word about BERNIE BROS on DU again [View all]JTFrog
(14,274 posts)208. As noted in post #196, there are still consequences.
        If a poster gets two or more hides in a short period of time they are flagged for review.  I'm not positive, but I think the only way a poster can be unflagged is by the admin checking them out. 
That hidden post was absolutely vile so I hope the admin are on it.
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                        Why I NEVER want to hear another word about BERNIE BROS on DU again [View all]
							JonLeibowitz
							Mar 2016
							OP
                        
        
        Fun thread, right? I am shocked what I started. And I thought this was a positive thread, at first.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #218
      
        
        ***Note to Bernie supporters: I urge you not to engage this one,some intentionally miss the point***
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #5
      
        
        ***Note to Hillary supporters: I urge you to push back on the idea that Berniebros do not exist.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #9
      
        
        Linkhere . Quoting someone's own words back at them is not an "attack by BernieBros".
        Electric Monk
        Mar 2016
        #30
      
        
        It's not the change of opinion, it is his wallowing in volitile and extreme rhetoric no matter what
        Bluenorthwest
        Mar 2016
        #187
      
        
        Everyone is free to change their minds. But sometimes it beggars belief when the
        DisgustipatedinCA
        Mar 2016
        #298
      
        
        Thank you Nance. We will not forget or allow some to assert it doesn't exist and never did.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #28
      
        
        You continue to miss the point. You earned every single 'nasty comment' for your hypocritical flip
        Electric Monk
        Mar 2016
        #195
      
        
        Perfect example of Berniebro behavior which is BULLYING. Blame the victim.
        KittyWampus
        Mar 2016
        #309
      
        
        Noting what people have themselves said on any given topic is bullying? Then you must hate Obama.
        Electric Monk
        Mar 2016
        #325
      
        
        Sure. If I really want to waste my time, I'll debate theology with religious people
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #113
      
        
        Elizabeth Warren - an absolute icon of the True Progressives (TM) - was, as you've pointed out,
        workinclasszero
        Mar 2016
        #197
      
        
        well I think folks that toss your old words when you have changed are gaslighting
        riversedge
        Mar 2016
        #105
      
        
        The same way that people quoting Hillary's own words back are being 'abusive' right?
        Kentonio
        Mar 2016
        #148
      
        
        Nope, we have proof, that's the difference. How many links would you want?
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #316
      
        
        I look forward to seeing them. I want to post them in that 1000+ comment OP too. nt
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #118
      
        
        Nope, we have kicked several old threads proving our point, then you guys get mad.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #313
      
        
        There are no Hillary assholes swarming the internet to trash anyone who breathes a word
        KittyWampus
        Mar 2016
        #311
      
        
        And some perpetuate and protect abuse by pretending it doesn't happen.
        shadowandblossom
        Mar 2016
        #127
      
        
        How about I call you a Clintonbro? You attack Sanders supporters at every turn.
        DemocraticWing
        Mar 2016
        #31
      
        
        Sure, you could try. And I would ask for examples where I and other folks ganged up on people
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #37
      
        
        Yeah, that sure seems to be the anecdotal assertion. And when people ask for actual examples
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #68
      
        
        Yeah, you know, the recipient of the behavior is probably a much better judge of whether its
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #79
      
        
        So do I. And I am sure Howard Dean and Elizabeth Warren and all the countless others have had
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #84
      
        
        Oh it IS drama. Insults and bullying are definitely part of the definition of drama.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #98
      
        
        It's definitely bullying. It's ad-hominem, unrelated to the issues and nasty bullying. But you knew
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #104
      
        
        I have no idea who that is. She obviously didn't get a lot of support as Obama had a landslide
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #121
      
        
        Nope. Neither she nor any other Clinton supporter tried to bully me in 2008.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #129
      
        
        This seems as though it is a personal matter, for you, and I get that.
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #135
      
        
        If it were only me, I would say, OK, its something I did wrong. I'm honest with myself.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #137
      
        
        It was far too little, far too late. But it is instructive that Bernie finally felt the need
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #321
      
        
        Well we could always start calling Hillary supporters what they are called on twitter, fb and other
        jillan
        Mar 2016
        #6
      
        
        I don't call Bernie supporters Bernie Bros.  I call Bernie Bros, Bernie Bros.
        shadowandblossom
        Mar 2016
        #134
      
        
        What is sad is there are no longer any consequences for assholes posting these screeds.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #32
      
        
        No you do not. It was vile, and that post will not soon be forgotten by me at least.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #47
      
        
        Most the time I see the claim but can't make heads or tails on what the claim was about.
        Kalidurga
        Mar 2016
        #138
      
        
        Opening the jail doors certainly has made this place very classy and less contentious!
        bbgrunt
        Mar 2016
        #101
      
        
        Since when are we the party of mass incarceration, figuratively or literally?
        DemocratSinceBirth
        Mar 2016
        #185
      
        
        It is not Time who linked the BerniBRos with the disabled guy- but YOU did in
        riversedge
        Mar 2016
        #65
      
        
        I am not defending these BernieBro hashtags  #BernTheWitch #MississippiBerning
        riversedge
        Mar 2016
        #83
      
        
        No but his comments are a forceful statement on Bernie Bros when put in that context
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #94
      
        
        Well said. And we won't allow Sanders supporters to pretend that behavior never existed.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #14
      
        
        Nope. Hillary supporters did not engage in that combination of nasty, swarming and bullying
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #24
      
        
        And see, there you go proving my point. Instead of advocating for your candidate and trying
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #49
      
        
        Nope, and it would be impossible for me to do. It requires hundreds of people at a minimum. nt
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #56
      
        
        Steve, Hillary supporters certainly have engaged in that and here are the screen caps
        pinebox
        Mar 2016
        #120
      
        
        A small subset. That's a good start. Now can wecall out the jackass subset in Hillary's camp too?
        DemocraticWing
        Mar 2016
        #35
      
        
        Of course. I've never denied that assholes and generally awful people support Hillary as well.
        NuclearDem
        Mar 2016
        #38
      
        
        They have been the most prolific because they vastly outnumber Hillary supporters.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #40
      
        
        Nope, its not a misunderstanding. There are too many examples and not enough pushback.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #42
      
        
        Agreed. And it is something many times worse when it is hundreds of comments bullying someone with
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #41
      
        
        All of which is fine the first 3-7 days it happened back in the May-June timeframe. After that...
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #44
      
        
        It's been a back and forth for months. Hard to put a lid on all-out war waged by people I don't know
        DemocraticWing
        Mar 2016
        #50
      
        
        It really wasn't back and forth early on. When it became clear for me was August black lives matter
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #55
      
        
        OK, and how many other Clinton supporters joined in the attack? Do you have a link.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #63
      
        
        Because Hillary people have more trouble getting their cable modem to work if that nice boy from
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #75
      
        
        See riveredge's #65 above. I have no idea why the OP linked this person to that term...
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #76
      
        
        whats ugly is that someone made up this stupid fucking term to insult Sanders supporters.
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #78
      
        
        i have not seen one fucking example of supposed "bernie bro" behavior which is any worse than the
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #85
      
        
        No, the examples are always shit like "howard dean says they're real! Sanders says theyre real!"
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #95
      
        
        Nope, they're not always like that at all. There is a nearly 1000 post OP here you keep
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #99
      
        
        You are talking about someone pulling your words from 2008, and I just addressed that.
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #106
      
        
        Got me, most of the Bernie supporters I know are older women.  With older men, second and
        Live and Learn
        Mar 2016
        #153
      
        
        If you watch the clip, The Young Turks absolutely eviscerate the meme.
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #164
      
        
        Whoever did that, it was clearly someone wrapped way too fucking much up in DU drama.
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #168
      
        
        Im not saying there arent supporters of sanders who are assholes, or tone deaf
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #171
      
        
        "BernieBros" are a product of the syphilitic mind of smear merchant David Brock. /
        FlatBaroque
        Mar 2016
        #210
      
        
        Yes. One thing I would add, though, is the point of that post was to suggest that people actually
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #211
      
        
        The smear is that many or most DU Bernie supporters (or other online group) are Bernie Bros, or...
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #97
      
        
        Its like arguing over how many angels can do the macarena on the head of a pin
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #111
      
        
        It's a shameful part of this primary, but not shameful for Bernie supporters.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #110
      
        
        And scroll down to the comments. There was no bullying of her in the comments. Fail.
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #131
      
        
        So much this: "You all thought you could bully your revolution into existence"
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #125
      
        
        And we have spent the last couple of years talking about bullying in schools and elsewhere and that
        upaloopa
        Mar 2016
        #133
      
        
        Yes, I think that hurt him very badly. Are you suggesting Sanders strength is the Berniebros?
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #198
      
        
        Which would make it shameful to post in your opinion because for some odd reason you
        Live and Learn
        Mar 2016
        #155
      
        
        Revision classes?  I suggest you take of your revision glasses altogether.
        Live and Learn
        Mar 2016
        #161
      
        
        You don't get to attack other people when your bigotry is on full display.
        DisgustipatedinCA
        Mar 2016
        #300
      
        
        I was an English major long ago. I am more impressed with your vocabulary than with some of
        DisgustipatedinCA
        Mar 2016
        #305
      
        
        Thanks for the backhanded compliment. I'll take it anyway, backwards or forewards.
        Surya Gayatri
        Mar 2016
        #308
      
        
        They are a very real very vocal minority. If you want to not hear about them, they need to go away.
        PeaceNikki
        Mar 2016
        #169
      
        
        "A monolith of privileged Americans who are caught in the fad of celebrity."  Well put.
        DanTex
        Mar 2016
        #177
      
        
        "BernieBros" does not characterize all of his base, but it does characterize some
        Tarc
        Mar 2016
        #180
      
        
        See, you're going to keep hearing about Bernie-Bro behavior, as long as you keep on
        synergie
        Mar 2016
        #199
      
        
        Yes, there Is a ‘BernieBro’ Problem. Your denial is fomenting mistrust of harassment victims in a si
        PeaceNikki
        Mar 2016
        #201
      
        
        I've decided to refer to anyone who uses that nauseating pejorative as "Hillstapo."
        Lizzie Poppet
        Mar 2016
        #266
      
        
        It's a huge fucking issue. I think there were some serious problems with white people generally
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #245
      
        
        Nicely done. I can only do that with math and science books. LOL. And politics.
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #254
      
        
        It will be really nice when you provide the documentation you've compiled.
        DisgustipatedinCA
        Mar 2016
        #301
      
        
        a particular group of privileged white males came up with the term BernieBros.  They created the
        seabeyond
        Mar 2016
        #230
      
        
        The agressive, insulting, condescending, rude men I've seen are ALL Hill's Bros...
        senz
        Mar 2016
        #284
      
        
        I alert every time I see that slur. It's calling someone racist and misogynist and should be hidden.
        cui bono
        Mar 2016
        #285
      
        
        Sometimes I get confused by "Bernie Bro". What confuses me is videos like these:
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #286
      
        
        Once again, this is a problem within Sanders' support base, identified by the man himself
        Tarc
        Mar 2016
        #291
      
        
        This is how we should respond to the meme now, thanks to Warren DeMontague. >>>
        JonLeibowitz
        Mar 2016
        #293
      
        
        The point is whooshing over your head; Sanders identified a misogynist element of his base
        Tarc
        Mar 2016
        #296
      
        
        They always run into that problem when trying to assert "Berniebros" don't exist
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #322
      
        
        If hundreds of Clinton supporters gang up on someone with rude statements I will
        stevenleser
        Mar 2016
        #323
      
        
        What about the bernie bros who attacked Joan Walsh's and Cecile Richard's daughters?
        Gothmog
        Mar 2016
        #330
      
        
        What is the cute name for the Clinton surrogates who trashed Millennial women?
        Warren DeMontague
        Mar 2016
        #332