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Other than Bernie Bros and BSers - what other condescending names are we called? (Original Post) jillan Apr 2016 OP
communists? retrowire Apr 2016 #1
Yes. potone Apr 2016 #23
Bernie beau?? nt retrowire Apr 2016 #24
Thank you for the suggestion. potone Apr 2016 #27
I'm a male retrowire Apr 2016 #33
I know you are and I know you don't. potone Apr 2016 #34
"Hell-bound Bernista"? Jim Lane Apr 2016 #36
As Bill Clinton said in another context, "I feel your pain." potone Apr 2016 #38
I kinda dig Bernie Sista's myself.. :) 2banon Apr 2016 #42
I ignore any thread that makes that reference. blm Apr 2016 #2
Teabaggers Politicalboi Apr 2016 #3
Oh yes! I forgot about that one. I once heard the term D-Baggers used. jillan Apr 2016 #4
The "Green Tea Party". VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #47
Idealists KPN Apr 2016 #5
Actually, I like any of those! dchill Apr 2016 #26
Why should we have to choose between the two? potone Apr 2016 #44
Sounds like a band from the 60s! dchill Apr 2016 #45
Yes, it does! N/T potone Apr 2016 #46
Sanbaggers. SoapBox Apr 2016 #6
today in a NY Times comment, LiberalElite Apr 2016 #7
I've seen us called Bernouts on DU. n/t femmedem Apr 2016 #8
Liberals!!... disillusioned73 Apr 2016 #9
And don't forget that Bernie is an anti-semite LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #10
Republicans. VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #11
Here's a comment I got Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #12
oh, please let me guess who penned that hopemountain Apr 2016 #30
Traitors... Ino Apr 2016 #13
bernie-bots stage left Apr 2016 #14
Today we are azmom Apr 2016 #15
Bernistas, Sanderistas, Naderites, Pie in the Skyers?! appalachiablue Apr 2016 #16
Bernocchio. Baitball Blogger Apr 2016 #17
Socialists Depaysement Apr 2016 #18
Not Real Democrats Bernin4U Apr 2016 #19
Moochers, because we want free stuff. n/t sarge43 Apr 2016 #20
BoBs, for Bernie or Bust-ers. Sinistrous Apr 2016 #21
I have seen "Slanders" but usually the things they complain about Baobab Apr 2016 #22
People of Integrity Donkees Apr 2016 #25
Crazy nt Melurkyoulongtime Apr 2016 #28
DoucheBros. In the Clinton group. n/t ebayfool Apr 2016 #29
There was a post in GD:P malletgirl02 Apr 2016 #31
Figurative Gang Rapists malletgirl02 Apr 2016 #32
Not just condescending but outright insulting Jim Lane Apr 2016 #35
I too will remember the insults from Hillary supporters. malletgirl02 Apr 2016 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Jim Lane Apr 2016 #39
Here's a new one, with a side order of supporting voter suppression Jim Lane Apr 2016 #40
That was the most insane argument ever. The dems didn't vote for Bradley - the REPUGS that jillan Apr 2016 #41
IMO a general election should never be paired with a primary, for that reason Jim Lane Apr 2016 #43

potone

(1,701 posts)
23. Yes.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 09:19 PM
Apr 2016

As a woman I especially resent the charge of misogyny and woman hating. As a feminist I also deeply resent being assimilated to the category of "Bernie bros." I want my own pejorative term, but "Bernie sistahs" just doesn't seem to carry the same level of dismissive contempt. I feel left out!

potone

(1,701 posts)
27. Thank you for the suggestion.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 10:24 PM
Apr 2016

But I am not sure that it is insulting enough. Maybe we could have a poll of male DUers to test it?

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
36. "Hell-bound Bernista"?
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 09:50 PM
Apr 2016

Being a Bernie Bro is bad, but, as I understand Clintonite theology, we aren't necessarily going to Hell, the way you are.

Contemplating that difference, now I feel left out.

potone

(1,701 posts)
38. As Bill Clinton said in another context, "I feel your pain."
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 11:53 AM
Apr 2016

It's really tough, isn't it, to win the prize for the most derogatory description? But don't give up, I am sure if you put your mind to it, you can come up with something equally bad for your sex. After all, we're all in this together!

blm

(113,082 posts)
2. I ignore any thread that makes that reference.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 02:58 PM
Apr 2016

The name-calling on both sides has become silly on steroids.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
6. Sanbaggers.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:01 PM
Apr 2016

They yell out grade school level insults because they have nothing but a corrupt candidate.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
7. today in a NY Times comment,
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:09 PM
Apr 2016

a Clinton fan referred to us as "teenagers" and Bernie as "grumpy grandpa" .

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
12. Here's a comment I got
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:26 PM
Apr 2016
And Bernie has the benefit of an adoring cult that will lap up any and all republican shit that they can fit into their insulated white little mouths. No repercussions for them when Trump or Cruz get elected.

Not quite a label, but a mouthful

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
22. I have seen "Slanders" but usually the things they complain about
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 08:33 PM
Apr 2016

are true, and fair game for a political campaign, where fitness to lead is at issue. Hillarians seem to have a very thin skin considering that she wants to run the country. She should address the questions instead of hiding entire plicy areas completely. (Like the ultra-controversial global privatization deal, WTO GATS)

malletgirl02

(1,523 posts)
31. There was a post in GD:P
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 06:05 AM
Apr 2016

back in February that implied that Bernie Sanders supporters were like the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution in China.

malletgirl02

(1,523 posts)
32. Figurative Gang Rapists
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 06:10 AM
Apr 2016

Yes you read that right,figurative gang rapists. There is in article in The Guardian in which a Clinton supporter caled Sanders supporters gang rapists.
Edit: I am posting the quote just in case people think I am trolling.

Another, Carolann Driver, wrote: “I really don’t have much problem with Sanders. However, his followers have been horrible, nasty, attacking, figurative gang-rapists of anyone supporting Hillary, and I am very glad those people will not be in power – they are as bad as Trumpsters.”


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/26/clinton-sanders-seattle-washington-democratic-caucus
 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
35. Not just condescending but outright insulting
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 10:02 AM
Apr 2016

There's "unhinged", which escalated to "more unhinged than usual", or the parlay "weird and unhinged".

Such Sanders supporters can be spotted "at his rallies of low-information political naifs."

If Hillary wins the nomination, those of us who intend to hold our noses and vote for her will, nevertheless, remember these and other gems from your list. I'm thinking about a sig line: "Low-information political naifs for Clinton!"

malletgirl02

(1,523 posts)
37. I too will remember the insults from Hillary supporters.
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 06:16 AM
Apr 2016

I will vote for Hillary is she wins the nomination, but after all the insults from her and her supporters she will not get one dime from me, and I will not volunteer for her. We keep hearing about the Bernie Bros, but noting about the constant insults from the Hillary supporters. The media protects them. There is a key difference between Bernie Sanders supporters and Hillary supporters I noticed across websites. Bernie Sanders supporters are focused on Hillary Clinton, I rarely notice them attacking Hillary supporters, while Hillary supporters attack Bernie supporters all the time.

Response to Jim Lane (Reply #35)

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
40. Here's a new one, with a side order of supporting voter suppression
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 12:03 PM
Apr 2016

"There's a reason we were fine with such people not voting: because they're terrible human beings." (from this post in the Clinton group, emphasis added)

To be fair to the Clinton supporters, though, one of them did point out what was, to my mind, a fairly obvious reaction to the charge. The subject of the thread was the judicial election in Wisconsin, in which some of the voters in each party's primary voted for a Presidential candidate but skipped that downticket race. The HCG was aflame because, according to exit polls, "only" 85% of the Sanders voters also voted on the judgeship. Kudos to kjones, with hopes that s/he doesn't get blocked from the group for making this observation:

I'll admit, the first time I voted, I was unprepared for some of the down ticket
races, and yes, I left some of them blank when I realized I didn't know much...
or anything...about those candidates.
I wonder if an influx of new/young voters did similar, propping up those, "voted
only for the headliner" numbers.


Bingo! Sanders is bringing in many new voters, especially younger ones, to the process. I wish they were all fully aware on all political matters the instant they register. In the real world, of course, the marquee race attracts them, and some of them don't pay attention to other races until subsequent years. Getting them started on that process is still a good thing.

Well, it's a good thing in our eyes. Some Democrats, by contrast, are fine with such people not voting at all. I'm sure Scott Walker agrees with them.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
41. That was the most insane argument ever. The dems didn't vote for Bradley - the REPUGS that
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 12:15 PM
Apr 2016

came out to vote for Cruz & Trump did.

It amazes me the lack of critical thinking from some people. And this isn't even hard to understand.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
43. IMO a general election should never be paired with a primary, for that reason
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 12:51 PM
Apr 2016

I suspect that Democratic turnout was suppressed partly because of the reiterated insistence from the Clinton camp that Sanders has absolutely no chance, math math math, etc. If the widespread perception is that one party's race is effectively over while the other party still has a real contest going, then it will skew the turnout. Wisconsin should have postponed the judicial election to November.

My vague recollection is that, back in the day when the Voting Rights Act required preclearance for certain things, New York City was denied permission to make such a pairing. The primaries for special elections in a couple of City Council districts couldn't be held on the same day as a city-wide referendum, because turnout in those districts would have been disproportionately high. You're right, this isn't hard to understand.

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