Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumReich Urges Unity:"Either is a 1000X Better President than Republicans"- Berniacs Post More Hate
Yesterday notable Sander's supporter Robert Reich asked his facebook followers to "tone it down" and to agree that either candidate would be "a thousand times better than any of the Republican candidates". He was motivated to post his message based on the urgent need to unify against the GOP and his FB comment section being filled with anti Hillary rants.
What was the reaction of the Berniacs?? An uninterrupted stream of more Hillary Hate posted to Reich's facebook feed.
Where is the bus?
https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/1201350509877543
Reading through many of your comments about today's New York primary, I want to urge that Bernie supporters tone down negative characterizations of Hillary, and Hillary supporters do the same with regard to Bernie. I know both candidates personally. Both are thoughtful and dedicated people who care deeply about this nation. Either of them would be a thousand times better president than any of the Republican candidates. But we will need to join together to ensure one of them becomes president. It's important we not jeopardize that future joint effort through excessive divisiveness now.
What do you think?
LyndaG
(683 posts)I'm glad he posted this.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)to hate that's worth hating. Bernie can't win and Bernie could never deliver any of the stuff that he is promising. This is Bernie shit is getting pretty dangerous.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)I think we can all get down with that.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)Those are the only two things he seems to have an aptitude for.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)betsuni
(25,532 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)There is only one bird!
betsuni
(25,532 posts)Genuine progressive birds are waiting in the wings for the convention when they will flock and sing songs to Bernie, as the Arc of the Moral Universe is long. THERE WILL BE MORE BIRDS.
love your posts!
This is for the "birds"!
Cha
(297,261 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)He's not an organizer clearly, and his leadership skills are zero.
Maybe someone from AFL-CIO, like Tefere Gebre.
LuvLoogie
(7,008 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)I am not going to stress over him getting pushback now. Reich and his Bernie peers knew what they were doing and what effect it was having. Sympathy = ZERO.
Hate is a cheap, easy sell in a campaign. I think some surrogates get a charge from all the attention they get just by stirring the anger of a vulnerable populace. Then, when it is too late, they find they have created a monster. Cutting it's head off doesn't seem to help as Reich is now finding out. They will turn on him, too.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)A Bernie Adult, and not a Bernie Bro.
savalez
(3,517 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)that one comment is just crackers.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,008 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)message. But I "unliked" him from my FB feed because of the negative swarming of anti-Hillary comments from BernieBro types. As soon as these godawful primaries are done, I will "like" him again. He's a good guy and has actually walked the walk.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)He didn't do anything to tone them down all these months he's been posting against her.
Haveadream
(1,630 posts)He's getting payback. The worst of it is, he's incited Berniacs almost to the point of no return. Not sure why he wonders why after months of negativity his fans are not singing kumbaya. Now he has to scramble to fix what he broke, for everyone's sake.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)These people are so convinced that we are the enemy, they never cared that the abuse might turn off allies who care about issues he posts and writes about. I know he noticed the floods of ugly comments on his social media whenever he tossed chum into the water. He can't act shocked now.
LAS14
(13,783 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)Now he knows what Hillary has been up against.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)He has lots of company. Even Thom Hartmann is there, now.