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BainsBane

(53,066 posts)
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:16 AM Apr 2016

Sanders supporters call for demonstration against "her majesty"

For refusing to drop out of the race and concede to someone who trails by 2.5 million votes. Their cause: opposition to majority rule and the electoral rights of voters. "Her majesty," defined as a woman who refuses to stay in her place and accept that a man, even one with the single lowest rating of bipartisanship and accomplishment in the Senate, has a birthright to seize office without facing any criticism or challenge.

Make no mistake about it, the attack on Clinton and the vitriol directed toward her is a thinly veiled assault on the rights of the electorate to choose their nominee by the ballot box. They target her because the ultimate goal is to strip away the rights of the women, people of color, and union members who make up the majority of the Democratic electorate. This call follows months of attacks on civil rights groups, unions, progressive advocacy groups like Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Council, and progressives like Dolores Huerta, Al Franken, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the Mothers of the Movement. Meanwhile, they defend obscene levels of wealth for any and every 1 percenter associated with the Sanders campaign and $800k a month profits for his political operatives, whereas lowly citizens have no right to criticize the wealthy allied with Sanders.

They protest Clinton because ultimately what they resent are the majority of Democratic voters who have cast their votes for her, and those votes stand in the way of what they feel us their rightful place to rule over the majority without our consent--indeed, in violation of the will of the electorate. The denunciations of "Third Way" and "social justice warriors" (something they decided were one in the same) preceded Sanders candidacy by years. It is that electorate who has been in their sites far longer than Sanders has been running.

They habitually insult every American who dares to vote independently of their control. They attack women and people in color in particular as "vagina voters," "stupid," "uninformed," or scheme to find ways to disenfranchise entire swaths of the country or overturn elections in which voters decided against the candidate they insist be installed in power against the electoral will of the people. They protest Clinton because what they ultimately resent are our votes and our basic civil rights. Their enemies are not corporations, banks or the wealthy, but the Democratic voter. We have always been the target and Sanders is simply the vehicle through which they seek to reestablish their uncontested rule over the majority.

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Sanders supporters call for demonstration against "her majesty" (Original Post) BainsBane Apr 2016 OP
It's nuts. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #1
I didn't take their "revolution" talk seriously 72DejaVu Apr 2016 #2
They are a piece of nasty work now pandr32 Apr 2016 #34
Sounds like a right wing campaign liberal N proud Apr 2016 #3
Yes it does Andy823 Apr 2016 #21
Awesome Righteous Rant, BB! Cha Apr 2016 #4
Particularly ironic considering her enormous lead in the popular vote BainsBane Apr 2016 #5
That's why they try to belittle those who voted for her.. like that's not backfiring! Worst Cha Apr 2016 #6
Sure she can BainsBane Apr 2016 #7
I know.. it's a serious issue and I hope the Clinton campaign can step in and do something Cha Apr 2016 #9
That's exactly what I was thinking LoveMyCali Apr 2016 #44
It is not surprising that prior "revolutions" in history all took an authoritarian cosmicone Apr 2016 #8
If Bernie is their last hope WTH is next? He flubbed the interview this week Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #15
He more than flubbed the NYDaily interview--he showed the world he knows little about his own riversedge Apr 2016 #20
Yes, he just needs to shout out slogans, doesn't have to produce. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #23
Weaver and Devine riversedge Apr 2016 #24
Remember, Sanders extolled the virtues of the Castro regime after the Cuban Revolution. George II Apr 2016 #28
Excellent, BB! brer cat Apr 2016 #10
Well said! mcar Apr 2016 #11
K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #12
Thank you for this. DemonGoddess Apr 2016 #13
Sanders people declaring the "people" have spoken, Clinton shouldn't have a coronation. Clinton vote seabeyond Apr 2016 #14
Precisely BainsBane Apr 2016 #16
Saw a bumper sticker yesterday "We the People", nasty agressive driver, full of road rage, Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #25
It is funny when people declare "We the people" and the guys is losing. Not many of the 'people'. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #27
Strange we hear over and over about oligarchy and yet his revolution is exactly oligarchy. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #32
It is something alright. I was chatting with RW, Foxs news watching brother last night seabeyond Apr 2016 #33
I am the lone holdout in my family, I refuse to change, can't help they are on the wrong side. Thinkingabout Apr 2016 #39
Bingo BainsBane Apr 2016 #46
You read my mind bpj62 Apr 2016 #17
Her and us BainsBane Apr 2016 #18
Eloquence... JSup Apr 2016 #37
Great post treestar Apr 2016 #19
Excellent analysis of the present, appalling climate of intimidation and browbeating. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #22
It provides a sense of the kind of government BainsBane Apr 2016 #41
You mean millions of vote over BS as well as pledged delegates Iliyah Apr 2016 #26
A hearty "Well Done"!! George II Apr 2016 #29
needed to be said...unlikely to be heard by those who need to hear it the most. Sheepshank Apr 2016 #30
If she's "her majesty" than he's their "dear leader". Same cult-like behavior and personality BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #31
K & R KMOD Apr 2016 #35
Great post Gothmog Apr 2016 #36
Wonderful post, BB, as usual lunamagica Apr 2016 #38
NY BainsBane Apr 2016 #40
It's disgusting bluestateguy Apr 2016 #42
I cannot wait TMontoya Apr 2016 #43
Agreed BainsBane Apr 2016 #45
His supporters are deplorable. The apple don't fall far from the tree. grossproffit Apr 2016 #47

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
21. Yes it does
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:45 AM
Apr 2016

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find out that many so called Bernie supporters are working for the right trying to cause problems and divide democrats so republicans have a better chance come November. Republican really want Bernie to win because they know he can't win the general election.

Cha

(297,655 posts)
4. Awesome Righteous Rant, BB!
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:39 AM
Apr 2016

They give themselves away by dubbing her "her majesty".. It shows they refuse to acknowledge all the decades of her service and all her experience of advocating for women and children. Ignoring everything that she's accomplished over a life time.

They want everyone to pretend her service to our country as President Obama's SOS didn't happen.. they're trying to reduce her to nothing.. just like the rwingers do.

I hope this is the last time a Democratic Primary has someone running who wants to tear the Democratic party to shreds... he can't run on his record so he belittles President Obama's legacy and hurls hate @ SOS Hillary Clinton.

Sad for him and his "revolution" that he needed an unpopular President to run against and Obama is Steady Strong @ 53%. Where was he and his revolution when bush was in power?

He's too late.. Obama started it 2008 and Hillary will carry it on in 2017.

BainsBane

(53,066 posts)
5. Particularly ironic considering her enormous lead in the popular vote
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:42 AM
Apr 2016

and that their protest is about trying to get her to bow down to someone who has not been able to attract anywhere near that number of votes.

Cha

(297,655 posts)
6. That's why they try to belittle those who voted for her.. like that's not backfiring! Worst
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:51 AM
Apr 2016

campaign strategy ever.

Good practice for Hillary.. on a smaller scale.. she'll be dealing with World leaders like putin .. She can manage these bullies.

BainsBane

(53,066 posts)
7. Sure she can
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:00 AM
Apr 2016

but the fact is they are harassing and threatening ordinary voters who shouldn't have to take their shit.
They are nothing for Clinton, a minor irritation. The far more serious problem is that they have formed ranks around opposition to the the right of the electorate to choose their nominee, and ultimately president, via the battle box. They are ultimately targeting electoral democracy itself. Of course they believe democracy is determined only by their choice prevailing, even when the majority supports someone else. But democracy requires acceptance of the right of the majority to elect leaders, even when that choice differs from one's own. That is what they refuse to accept.

Cha

(297,655 posts)
9. I know.. it's a serious issue and I hope the Clinton campaign can step in and do something
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:24 AM
Apr 2016

that stops them in their delusional tracks soon if they don't just self-implode.. you know they see it. If BS thinks these bullies are going to get him to the White House he needs to get real about this if nothing else.

Thankfully, there's just one caucus left.. Wyoming.

LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)
44. That's exactly what I was thinking
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:10 PM
Apr 2016

Oh the irony, trying to force out the candidate with the most votes to hand the nomination to her competitor.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
8. It is not surprising that prior "revolutions" in history all took an authoritarian
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:13 AM
Apr 2016

and entitlement course attracted by "free stuff."

The Tsar's riches, the Bourbon fortunes, the Shah Mohammad Reza Pehlavi's estates and Batista's holdings were too attractive to the free-stuff people so they just decided to grab them.

At least the above didn't have an alternative way like an election. The election route is available in the US but it didn't work out for their revolutionary-in-chief. This has brought in the authoritarian, entitlement mindset where the free stuff has to be grabbed by all means necessary, no matter how undemocratic.

This also comes with "out there" slogans like "Bernie is our last hope" as though another progressive like him will never materialize again in 4, 8, 12 or any multiple of 4 years. Bernie is the very last one.

Resorting to misogyny, sexism, "Stockholm syndrome" and similar tactics should get the attention of the NY media and more investigation into the finishes of the sparkling pony will reveal the corroded interior as the vetting process in NY media gets underway.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
15. If Bernie is their last hope WTH is next? He flubbed the interview this week
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:13 AM
Apr 2016

Showing he doesn't even know what to do in breaking up the banks, one of his daily rants. What does he know.

riversedge

(70,299 posts)
20. He more than flubbed the NYDaily interview--he showed the world he knows little about his own
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:45 AM
Apr 2016

Revolution goals.

riversedge

(70,299 posts)
24. Weaver and Devine
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:49 AM
Apr 2016

are scum--and so many follow.



....Resorting to misogyny, sexism, "Stockholm syndrome" and similar tactics should get the attention of the NY media and more investigation into the finishes of the sparkling pony will reveal the corroded interior as the vetting process in NY media gets underway.

brer cat

(24,605 posts)
10. Excellent, BB!
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:41 AM
Apr 2016

Their arrogance in asserting that the candidate they think is best should take the place of the top voter choice is galling. They have demonized Hillary and declared her supporters too stupid or poorly informed to count. The insults are very telling: they support rule by elites, not the people. Are they going to take us back to only white, male property owners being allowed to choose our leaders?

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
13. Thank you for this.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 08:50 AM
Apr 2016

You said it so much better than I ever could.

I am appalled that they think it's OKAY to disenfranchise the MAJORITY who are certainly speaking at the ballot box. The misogyny is blatant. The double standard to which she is held is ridiculous.

Can you imagine if Hillary had made uneducated and empty statements about the central point of her campaign platform? Jeebus, MSM would be ALL over her for it.

We've all seen so many instances of it, including the free press that is given to everyone but her when it comes to the talk show circuit. The top two who get all that free advertising? Trump and Sanders. Clinton is LAST in that metric, but you know, she's the one who gets unfair press advantage. That's because this group wants to silence a strong, intelligent woman.

They don't want to SEE that her lifetime of service and good works appeals to us. Or that her very wonkiness appeals to a great many of us. I LIKE that my candidate is so well informed. I LIKE that she's intelligent and not afraid to show it. I greatly APPRECIATE all the good she's done as a person for so many other people.

But what do I know? I'm just a low informed woman suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
14. Sanders people declaring the "people" have spoken, Clinton shouldn't have a coronation. Clinton vote
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:11 AM
Apr 2016

is by the people not corporation. We are voting on her policy. Sanders says, to get his endorsement (knowing he has lost) Clinton must adopt his policies. The PEOPLE voted for Clinton policy. The people voted for Clinton. The people, .... rejected Sanders.

Basically and ironically what is really being said is that Sanders should get the coronation.

BainsBane

(53,066 posts)
16. Precisely
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:14 AM
Apr 2016

And that is what makes the description of Clinton as "her majesty" so incredibly hypocritical.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
25. Saw a bumper sticker yesterday "We the People", nasty agressive driver, full of road rage,
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:51 AM
Apr 2016

apparently do not understand We the People is a majority not the minority. Guess government is not a strong hold with some.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
27. It is funny when people declare "We the people" and the guys is losing. Not many of the 'people'. Nt
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 10:22 AM
Apr 2016
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
33. It is something alright. I was chatting with RW, Foxs news watching brother last night
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 11:14 AM
Apr 2016

Discussing the ass Trump is and how Sanders is the same on the other side. Brother just does not get how anyone could support Trump and we discussed how we had the same nonthinking on our side too. Reminding me of the Bush W elections. At least with McCain and Romney, they had some credibility in their policies they put out. Not rainbow and puppy dog tails.

It was fun for once agreeing with brother. I have refused to talk politics with him for about a decade now.

bpj62

(999 posts)
17. You read my mind
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:29 AM
Apr 2016

Your third and fourth paragraph are spot on. I am tired of being told that I am some sort of mindless corporate lackey who is incapable of thinking for themselves. I thought long and hard about which candidate to support and subsequently vote for on Super Tuesday. What i find troubling is the vitrol thar Sanders supporters on DU will attack her with anything and everything. Calling her a bitch, a criminal. It is quite sad.

BainsBane

(53,066 posts)
18. Her and us
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:32 AM
Apr 2016

I can't tell you how many times I've been insulted in the past 24 hours alone. I generally write posts that are well documented, deal with factual points and provide evidence for them. I get responses telling me I'm mentally ill, stupid, or show no signs of intelligence. And they say nothing else, make no effort to refute any of the points or evidence. They claim to care about policy but refuse to discuss it and instead resort to one insult after another.

JSup

(740 posts)
37. Eloquence...
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 12:30 PM
Apr 2016

...must be buried in garbage before anyone else can read it.

See no facts, hear no facts, speak no facts; they hates them, tricksy facts.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
19. Great post
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:41 AM
Apr 2016

Indeed it seems it is Bernie for whom they demand a coronation since he is not winning by votes. They are projecting

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
22. Excellent analysis of the present, appalling climate of intimidation and browbeating.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 09:47 AM
Apr 2016

Their tactics of personal insult and destruction are despicable.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
26. You mean millions of vote over BS as well as pledged delegates
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 10:07 AM
Apr 2016

and this is the will of "what" people? They are starting to become violent and I pretty sure eyes are upon them.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
30. needed to be said...unlikely to be heard by those who need to hear it the most.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 10:30 AM
Apr 2016

thanks for speaking your mind

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
31. If she's "her majesty" than he's their "dear leader". Same cult-like behavior and personality
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 10:36 AM
Apr 2016

found amongst North Koreans for their "dear leader".

They know they're going to lose, and stealing delegates in States (like what has happened in NV) isn't going to get them to the magic 2383 number. They know their sorry attempts will be nothing more than another failure to try and force the Democratic Party to bow their heads to their rainbow-farting unicorn candidate...and Democrats all over the country will bathe in their tears of rage and helplessness.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
38. Wonderful post, BB, as usual
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 01:23 PM
Apr 2016

The Sanders camp had all these talking points before the first primary and caucus took place. They really believed Sanders would sweep every primary and get millions (or as they like to say, millions and millions) of people voting for the "revolution".

They never even entertained the notion that the opposite would happen...she's the one who's getting the millions of votes. So they are left with their canned, obsolete talking points, which defy any logic. They just sound delusional.

I can't wait for June to arrive.

 

TMontoya

(369 posts)
43. I cannot wait
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 07:11 PM
Apr 2016

For Hillary to unleash on Sanders. Its about time the kid gloves come off and expose Sanders for the fantasy land candidate he is.

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