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Related: About this forumExcuse Us, Bernie Sanders, But Nobody Appointed You Savior of the Democratic Party
By Melissa McEwan
May 27, 2016
In a Q&A with TIME, Bernie Sanders positions himself as arbiter of the Democratic Partys future, goes hard negative on the Clintons, calls a progressive activist (and a BNR founder) scum of the Earth, and reiterates one of the most delusional talking points of 2015that hes the strongest candidate to beat Donald Trump. We are longtime activists, advocates, and Democrats, and we reject the hubris that would have one man disparage the work of millions who dont happen to agree with him.
Dear Bernie,
Reading your recent TIME interview, we felt the need to respond.
First, it says so much that youre willing to use the term scum of the earth about someone who has helped build progressive infrastructure, but not about Donald Trump and his sleazy operatives, who youre obsequiously hoping will breathe new life into your campaign.
Second, when you speak about the Democratic Party as its self-appointed savior, do you realize how that offends millions of rank and file Democrats who support the nominee-to-be Hillary Clinton? Not to mention the thousands of elected Democrats who have worked their hearts out to promote Democratic and progressive causes?
Do you really imagine that, at the local level, Democratselected and activistsare only debating whether or not they are beholden to Wall Street billionaires? Were working ourselves to early graves fighting for clean water, good schools, early childcare programs, abortion access, jobs programs, equality measures, library funding, needle exchanges, infrastructure improvements, dog parks, lunch programs, fair housing, and countless other issues that are more immediate and personal than the sweeping broadsides you make against the establishment.
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DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)LisaM
(27,813 posts)K&R
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)I concur.
Get off the stage you old fool. You don't represent me.
I'm With Her !
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)I'm sick and tired of his insults towards the party that I hold near and dear. He might be about a dozen years older than me, but I have been a Democrat for about 45 years longer.
TwilightZone
(25,472 posts)the Democratic Party and its future. Uh, huh.
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LisaM
(27,813 posts)I am amazed that he's gone so very negative. It's been brewing, obviously, but now he is really showing his true colors.
jazzwinders
(103 posts)SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)TwilightZone
(25,472 posts)ExtraGriz
(488 posts)I throw up in my mouth every time i see his face.
TwilightZone
(25,472 posts)niyad
(113,364 posts)Haveadream
(1,630 posts)What a fantastic article. This needed to be said. Thank you for posting this!
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)BootinUp
(47,165 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)Squinch
(50,955 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)ExtraGriz
(488 posts)people can see right through him. i agree with your first part too!!
Squinch
(50,955 posts)"What an asshole."
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)just a "tinge of arrogance" here from Senator Sanders (I-VT).*
LiberalFighter
(50,950 posts)to have clean air or telling us that us that our society is not democratic enough.