I had a similar trajectory. I was a Bernie true believer, but in my defense he had some ok talking points on NAFTA and TPP. It turns out he was full of shit but I was with some buddies after watching them cheat Bernie in broad daylight and we said, "Maybe we should check Trump out. That seems to be where the real movement is happening."
I had a short stint working for an Establishment Dem campaign after all of that. I actually used the phrase "Social Justice" in my interview. I still cringe.
It took about a month or two for me to see just how nasty they were. How they talked about their voters. How brazen they were with lying about people. I watched them sling some shit at a former military person knowing damn well it was bullshit, demeaning his service. Basically calling him a coward. It was horrible.
I watched them tell pensioners that the fund was broke, expect to lose your benefits, and Obama said it wasn't politically expedient to push a bail out. Their entire attitude was "Well yeah, we are fucking you over, but what are you gonna do, vote for Trump?"
It turns out that is exactly what they did. Trumps pitch was, "What do you have to lose?"
Trump delivered on all the promises they kept making year after year with no intent of coming through. I don't regret my time in Bernie land because I got to see the country in a way most people don't campaigning across 10 states and most importantly, because even though she cheated we put a dent in the Side of Beef's momentum and I will never feel bad about that.
Remember when they called us 400 lb basement dwellers?
I remember seeing people who were still working on Bernie acting like it was already over saying it's vote blue no matter who. When I said, fuck that, under no circumstances does she get my vote, they panicked. Their coding was not ready for that. I remember telling some of her supporters, "President Trump thanks you for your service" before the DNC shitshow.
They laughed and laughed and sneered. They were so damn smug and insufferable
They weren't so smug on election day. How sweet it was.
The Michael Moore speech was so odd, because it was very effective. He had to know what he was doing when he put that out.
I had a similar trajectory. I was a Bernie true believer, but in my defense he had some ok talking points on NAFTA and TPP. It turns out he was full of shit but I was with some buddies after watching them cheat Bernie in broad daylight and we said, "Maybe we should check Trump out. That seems to be where the real movement is happening."
I had a short stint working for an Establishment Dem campaign after all of that. I actually used the phrase "Social Justice" in my interview. I still cringe.
It took about a month or two for me to see just how nasty they were. How they talked about their voters. How brazen they were with lying about people. I watched them sling some shit at a former military person knowing damn well it was bullshit, demeaning his service. Basically calling him a coward. It was horrible.
I watched them tell pensioners that the fund was broke, expect to lose your benefits, and Obama said it wasn't politically expedient to push a bail out. Their entire attitude was "Well yeah, we are fucking you over, but what are you gonna do, vote for Trump?"
It turns out that is exactly what they did. Trumps pitch was, "What do you have to lose?"
Trump delivered on all the promises they kept making year after year with no intent of coming through. I don't regret my time in Bernie land because I got to see the country in a way most people don't campaigning across 10 states and most importantly, because even though she cheated we put a dent in the Side of Beef's momentum and I will never feel bad about that.
Remember when they called us 400 lb basement dwellers?
I remember seeing people who were still working on Bernie acting like it was already over saying it's vote blue no matter who. When I said, fuck that, under no circumstances does she get my vote, they panicked. Their coding was not ready for that. I remember telling some of her supporters, "President Trump thanks you for your service" before the DNC shitshow.
They laughed and laughed and sneered. They were so damn smug and insufferable
They weren't so smug on election day. How sweet it was.
The Michael Moore speech was so odd, because it was very effective. He had to know what he was doing when he put that out.
This is the best comment thread I can recall reading here.
Lovin it!