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it do be like that tho (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

In 2020, after the moderates realized that a progressive might win, they coalesced around a single moderate candidate.

The progressives did not respond in kind.

The progressives then lost the primary.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah everyone forgets their heroine Elizabeth Warren felt it was a good idea to talk shit about Bernie every chance she got and further reduced his chances by dropping out last minute.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Here's how the media treated Bernie: https://youtu.be/3ZhkKATtqtU

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You mean when we lost by some 10% in the vote against Hillary fucking Clinton, a legendarily unpopular politician, with even socialist-hostile West Virginia protest-voting for Bernie over Clinton?

"But the DNC tipped the scales by showing favoritism", yes, they wanted a coronation, but it didn't come down to a handful of voters who were swayed by fucking DWS, it came down to Bernie not being able to overcome the long-standing nominee who had been building a ground game for her presidential run for... 16 years? Arguably more?

Bernie threw his hat into the ring as a protest, not expecting to gain much support. He had to build an apparatus from the ground up in a matter of months. That he got within 10% of Clinton is a miracle and a showing of the strength of Bernie's position - but also not a loss attributable to the sinister DNC mind-controlling millions of voters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

the sinister DNC mind-controlling millions of voters.

I would count media manipulation and advance debate questions as sinister mind control.