Clyde_Style wrote:And some Bernie supporters have shown themselves to be quite toxic. They're right here in this thread hurling insults and trolling so I don't know what you're talking about on this point frankly. Some of them are very bitter and say they'd rather have Trump than Biden. I consider Trump a modern day Nazi, so I see nothing inaccurate in saying some Bernie supporters will choose Nazism over compromise. The spite and hatred that comes out of that kind of vitriol is counter-productive and will not help them get anything they hope to achieve in their lifetimes, because that's what it takes, a lifetime commitment to enact progressive change, not temper tantrums.
No question there are toxic Bernie supporters. But what I'm saying, there are toxic Biden supporters, toxic Warren supporters, etc. For instance, there was an sexual assault accuser of Biden, and her Twitter page was flooded with comments like "lyin b**tch". Is that not toxic?
Anyways, I just never thought much of online behaviors, especially when it comes to judging a candidate. We might notice it more with Bernie because he appeals to the younger generation, who are the ones that mostly use social media. When you have to dig that deep to attack Bernie, that just shows what a great guy he is. You can't attack him, so you find dirt on his supporters.
On the other hand, we had an actual Biden surrogate tell Nina Turner that she wasn't allowed to quote MLK. She then apologized with crocodile tears by labeling her an "angry black woman". And this is an actual surrogate of Biden. Not some random Twitter account. Yet, I saw none of the major leftist outlets make a big deal of this. If that was a Sanders surrogate, forget about it. He would have been labeled a racist.
I haven't read this thread word for word. Maybe there are some that would want Trump over Biden. But I just want to point out, not supporting Biden does not mean you support Trump. Wingo for instance is probably the one throwing the most insults at Biden, but I know for a fact he is no Trump supporter. This is what I am mostly seeing in this thread. So I seriously doubt anybody here would vote for a Nazi over Biden.
To many, including myself, a rotten apple is a rotten apple. It doesn't matter how rotten it is. Many aren't registered democrats. Many are swing voters. Many don't like Biden's voting history, lies, and corruption. I've already been labeled a MAGA guy on the CA board because I made it clear I was on the fence on voting for Biden or third party. But, what you gonna do? That's the internet.
Anyways, we can't just pretend Biden is going to win because there's this belief he's entitled to votes because "we need to beat Trump". I was so sure Hillary was going to win 2016, so I'm not going to underestimate Trump in 2020.