Actions of Bernie Sanders supporters thread

[izixs]

From what I've observed, his online supporters, big and small in following, seem to come in four varieties:

1. The Ridiculous Cheerleaders - Aka, the ones the OP is mainly focused on. Folks who make their money generally via catering to the audience of Sanders supporters. Until those supporters abandon him, they'll keep it up to keep the gravy train rolling.

2. Purity Socialists - The folks who seek the good of a leftward move in America (and not just to the 'left' in America that's right wing compared to everywhere else, like, actual left) and who find any alternative insufficient, and whom would actually like someone more left than Sanders to be in his position. I give them props for their devotion to the cause at the core, but they tend to be terrible about the cause as a totality of one's actions. I've seen more than a few ridiculous claims being made by this group and the supporting of just straight up awful people all in the name of 'if it helps the left, its justified'.

3. Cynical Leftists - Those who like Sanders and his positions generally, might lean further, might not, but it doesn't super matter because they see the other three groups as a massive detriment to the Sanders campaign and the movement as a whole, and who are skeptical of Sanders as the One True Savior which is being demanded by the other supporters. The 'done with your crap' wing in essence. They're out there, but not often popular because they're not sufficiently yes men which the other groups like to support.

4. Anti-Establishment 'Left' - Smallest in reach and notoriety of the lot on individual levels, but the most numerous as well. They only kinda care about the ideas of the man, they're more here to hold up communist flags and to give the finger to the 'the establishment'. For what ever definition of 'the establishment' happens to be relevant at that particular moment. Most likely to move into the #1 group but also tend to be the folks most curious about Gabbard and Yang. Because for these folks, it is not about actually doing anything with power, its keeping 'the establishment' from power, maaaaannnn.

5. Everybody Else - Aka, the non-media sorts who are actual real voters with a few twitter followers, so count under some definitions.