The 'swarm': How a subset of Sanders supporters use hostile tactics to drown out critics

By artappraiser on Fri, 02/07/2020 - 8:33pm |

Yes ⁦@BernieSanders⁩ would make a fine president, but these people who say they support him are jerks. Big time.

The "swarm": How some Sanders loyalists attack online dissent. https://t.co/6xUy19qii5
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) February 8, 2020

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/bernie-sanders-social-media-attacks-invs/index.html

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Can't vouch for this guy's judgment about a "significant proportion" but I the childish attack he's retweeted is real, verified, by a published author Climate @NewRepublic. Sr Fellow @DataProgress. A Planet To Win @VersoBooks, We Own The Future @thenewpress & one soon @BoldTypeBooks. More @theintercept

A significant proportion of tweets about Pete from the left are just pictures of him doing normal daily activities and thinking its a weird dunk. It's the most bizarre thing. You obviously can't "bully" a politician but this is like Junior High shit. https://t.co/vuF45tOEap
— AdotSad (@AdotSad) February 8, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 2:52am

Comey: Trump's swarm is bigger

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/james-comey-as-usual-trump-calle...

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 4:47am

Is it just his supporters?

Been losing followers in direct proportion to saying true things about Bernie lately. Sorry kids, ignoring them won't make them go away.

Here's my concerns about Bernie:

-He's unvetted in a national election. Yes, really. In 2016 the GOP left him untouched because he was... 1/
— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) February 8, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 12:55pm

Great logical arguments, clear this is someone with scientific mind! He's thought of things I haven't. Like: Bernie's not been that great at being a Senator, even, good at bloviating part. Comes to mind: why didn't any governors run this time? Call me picky, I like to hire someone with experience doing the stuff they are looking to do. He was a mayor in the 80's, at least there's that.

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/08/2020 - 5:02pm

Reneges on health records

"I've released as much as anyone. It never ends."

Indeed - Hillary had Parkinson's and brain damage rumors follow her for a half a year or intensely (dolluos before then). 4 years later she should be dead 10x over. But then, she just had dehydration and pneumonia, and was 10 years younger.

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e415519c5b6f1f57f158f7d

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 11:10am

And Joe? Also too old.

Didn't we see this coming?

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e409b61c5b6bb0ffc13483e

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 1:30pm

Interesting that Dr. Jill seems to be doing a Hillary on Mayor Pete. Not the health thing, the conspiracy thing.

by artappraiser on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 2:46pm

Not that anyone cares what she thinks anymore. It's more like who is on the same bandwagon?

Edit to add: I can imagine some thinking: look the evil Netanyahu doing it too, whatever it is.

by artappraiser on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 2:53pm

Though I don't think of civility as a mere "fetish", point taken that both sides do do it now. The essential problem is similar, though, to two children complaining to mom that "he started it":

All the civility fetishists need to ask themselves why they fret endlessly about Bernie Bros but not about Chuck Todd, a multimillionaire who who broadcasts on a national network, to spread this sort of bile. Why does one type of incivility receive a greater rebuke? https://t.co/piIy2sxaGp
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 11, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 11:11pm

Cuz I can just turn the channel or off switch for one of them?

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 6:19pm

.@JoeBiden on @BernieSanders supporters who use harassing tactics —> https://t.co/8UUtfEA0Pe
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 6:07pm

Big art critic ascared of them, I suspect because being labeled a capitalist pig would not be the truth and would make his job more difficult:

I will vote for ANY Dem nominee. I have donated $250.00 to Kamala Harris and to Elizabeth Warren. Just wondering: Would I get cancel-cultured if I ventured that I was Bloomberg-curious? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/ZeAdLFtVE5
— Jerry Saltz (@jerrysaltz) February 15, 2020

I have been cancelled so many times. This is the scariest one somehow. Very afraid as of Bernie people. Even if I love love a lot that Bernie says. You?
— Jerry Saltz (@jerrysaltz) February 15, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/15/2020 - 8:30pm

The 'swarm': How a subset of Sanders supporters use hostile tactics to drown out critics

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