DU being overwhelmingly for Sanders is meaningful to me.

[Bonobo]

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that stood strong when Bush stole the 2001 elections.

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that was nearly unanimously in opposition to the Iraq War and had the intelligence to know bullshit when it saw it.

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that supports Health Care as a RIGHT for everyone.

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that believes that a LIVING WAGE is the right of anyone working 40 hours a week.

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that overwhelmingly supports Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic candidate for POTUS in 2016.

DU is not a group of freaks, internet warriors or "hip kids". DU is a community of well-read, deeply moral and politically grounded people who represent the very best of what the Democratic Party is supposed to stand for.

[Paka]

1. I am happy and proud...

...to be a Bernie supporter. I am not that happy with a lot of what America has become. Bernie is our last chance to salvage something.

[Sheepshank]

58. "Help me (us) Obi Wan Kanobi. You're my (our) only hope"

your post reminded me of that thread started a while back.

[Helen Borg]

2. Me too!

[roguevalley]

46. me number after two! ;)

[madokie]

62. Me number after you

Bernie will be our next President

Hillary will never be President

[PatrickforO]

3. Amazed this thing was around clear back in 01.

I guess it's grown. Perhaps we're coming, not only as an internet community, but as a people, to a tipping point.

Greed is not good, and profit is a dirty word if not properly restrained. The MIC needs to be reined in and the forever war stopped. Domestic spying needs to be stopped. Global warming needs to be addressed aggressively with America taking the lead as it should.

Healthcare, living wage, social security, all rights!

I'm with you.

[hedda_foil]

80. DU opened for business during the protest at Bush Jr's first inaugural parade in January 2001.

Skinner and Earl G. walked in front of the television cameras carrying a banner that read:

[Font size="60"] [center]DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND[/font]
http://www.democraticunderground.com

[Hekate]

81. Strangely enough, they founded it for ALL Democrats, to elect Democrats. Not to elect Greens .....

.....or Socialists, but specifically Democrats. All who agreed with that premise were welcome, regardless of whether they were Blue Dogs, Progressives, Greens, Wobblies, or Socialists.

I came in 2002 during the run-up to the Iraq invasion. A friend who was protesting in the streets with me directed me here. I fully accepted the premise of this site then -- and I still do. As a consequence, I find this year's savage civil war to be all the more distressing.

There are no "loyalty oaths" but one: to support the Democratic nominee and to see Democrats elected. Because Democrats are not the enemy.

[Android3.14]

4. We try.

Thanks.

[Demeter]

5. I'm not one to turn down a compliment, even self-referenced

[Fuddnik]

6. We're proud of you too.

We're birds of a feather standing up for strong principles.

I've been politically active since the early '70s. My first vote was for McGovern, who opposed another imperialistic war. I still remember my first bumper sticker, "Lick Dick in '72".

My latest just says, "Bernie 2016".

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Happy and Proud to be kickin' this!

There's a LOT of good people on DU and they're supporting the best, most ETHICAL candidate for President - BERNIE SANDERS.

Great post!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[cantbeserious]

8. Proud Bernie Supporter - This Citizen Remembers Those Early Days Well

eom

[jack_krass]

9. Damn straight!

Though I've only been a signed up member for a short time I've been a lurker (sometimes an avid one) on this since 2002, and I agree with your observations!!!, I'd like to add:

I am happy and proud to be a longtime member of an internet community that opposes the illegal, immoral, racist "drug war", mass incarceration, and the cradle to prison pipeline.

[Bonobo]

10. Those are important additions, thank you.

The US has more people incarcerated, at a higher percentage, than any civilization in history.

And the Clintons played a large role in that.

[Oilwellian]

24. Hey, the kickbacks for their handywork are still fabulous.

This longtime DU'er is going to kick and recommend this thread. Great post, Bonobo.

[think]

11. Well said. Thank you. nt

[Scuba]

12. K and effing R

[navarth]

13. Says it for me. Nt

[woodsprite]

14. I am happy and proud to be a Bernie supporter as well!

And thrilled that I'm seeing more Bernie signs pop up around here (Newark, DE). So far I've seen about 6 Bernie signs, one Walker, one Trump.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. K and freakin' R

Go Bernie!

[yuiyoshida]

36. Agree

With Art san and Bonobo san. Faito! Yosh!

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. I am too!

[Warren Stupidity]

17. Yup.

[Enthusiast]

18. Hey, Bonobo, I'm glad you are on our team!

[hack89]

19. So HRC supporters can't be deeply moral? Ok. Nt

[Major Hogwash]

20. I think a living wage should be paid to everyone, regardless of the # of hours/week.

I knew a lot of part-time working mothers in the mid-90s who deserved the same rate of pay as the full-time employees.

Also, I think it would be fantastic if kids starting out today did not have to scrap together pennies to pay for gas, like I did back when the minimum wage was $1.30 an hour.
I think gas was 35 cents a gallon back then.

Yet, I am still amazed at the high price of gas, but at least now I do not have to stockpile my pennies in order to pay for enough gas to fill up my car.

By the way, Facebook and Twitter are both overwhelmingly for Sanders, as well.

[NurseJackie]

21. It doesn't represent the real world.

[Bonobo]

25. DU is not a part of the real world?

Interesting theory on reality you got there.

[NurseJackie]

26. Oh, you! So silly!

[Ned_Devine]

73. Bwomp, bwomp bwommmm (sound of sad trombone)

[Logical]

32. LOL, no, just the liberal side of it. Nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

22. K & R

[99Forever]

23. K.R

[CoffeeCat]

27. Bernie, and also his supporters...

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...give me hope for our future.

Our country has gone to hell. The corporations own our politicians. Our politicians take their money and are beholden to them. The corporations get deregulated, undertaxed, bailed out and reap a windfall of obscene profits.

Our country has become drunk on warmongering. The neocons have taken over our foreign policy.

So many living in poverty. So many middle class and even upper-middle class folks are struggling under stagnant wages (because corporations are greedy) soaring healthcare costs and a pitiful minimum wage.

So much is wrong!

Then, we have Bernie--One of the only politicians who has the cajones to break up this sickness. We are lucky that he is running. We are lucky that he is willing to take on these very powerful, global magnates, politicians and other corrupt individuals--who have been partying for the last few decades, while destroying our democracy.

We are so lucky that he is running. He's the real deal. And so our his supporters. So wonderful that Bernie has galvanized others who get it too.

[senz]

28. K&R -- total agreement and well said, Bonobo

The Bernie group reaffirms my faith in humankind. I know some non-Bernie supporters share our values, as well.

[artislife]

29. Kick.

[Dcoast]

30. i'll say this

I've always voted, but until this election cycle, I never really gave a damn.

[FailureToCommunicate]

31. Glad to hear you are voting. AND...Welcome to DU!

[Dcoast]

33. Thank you.

Long time lurker. Trying to stay out of the fray but finding it hard lol.

[TIME TO PANIC]

34. K & R

Solidarity !

[sabrina 1]

35. Yes, sometimes it's easy to overlook the fact that DU has remained strongly PROGRESSIVE

and overwhelmingly so despite the small but noisy group who seem okay with the regressive policies of the Third Way.

Thanks for the reminder, Bernie's overwhelming support on this and other major Dem forums IS significant and does mean a whole to those of us who remain committed to Democratic principles.

[rhett o rick]

40. Well said. nm

[joanbarnes]

37. I am happy to join you. Thank you.

[deutsey]

38. Been here since 2001 and have been a Bernie supporter since the '90s

[Uncle Joe]

39. Well said, Bonobo.

Thanks for the thread.

[jalan48]

41. Same here.

Looks like the most informed want Bernie

[Agschmid]

42. I'm not a Bernie supporter, but...

I agree DU is a good place and it's nice to be surrounded by so many with the same political views.

The primaries season is tough, but it's good to see such strong progressive viewpoints.

[Loki]

76. I hope that who ever emerges as the Democratic nominee at the end of the primary season

everyone will get out and vote for. Staying out of this election is not an option if you are a Hillary supporter or a Bernie supporter. I will vote, because the Republican alternative will be the unraveling of this country.

[MrMickeysMom]

43. Big DU Rec!

Now, let's get out there and take the advice of Killer Mike!

Can I get a witness to this task? It's a very worthy task!

[WillyT]

44. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[rhett o rick]

45. The Progressives are fighting for a cause. Fix our corrupted political system.

Help those in need. Save Social Security and Medicare from the attacks by the conservatives in both parties. Keep our loved ones from getting killed for the profits of the 1%. Eliminate for-profits prisons, end the war on drugs, and stop the killing of unarmed men of color. We want to take care of our vets and fix the infrastructure.

The anti-progressives like things as they are. And even accept the fact that, unless we do something, they will continue to get worse. They want to protect what they have so badly they are willing to ignore those less fortunate.

Clinton may be interested in social justice, but not if it will cost her friends in the 1% any of their wealth.

[BeanMusical]

47. Kick and R

Good post!

[nradisic]

48. Hell Yes!

Bernie is the only truly Progressive choice.

[Gamecock Lefty]

49. I'm Happy For You

Comments by BS supporters make me fight even more for Hillary! Thank you.

[LiberalArkie]

54. That's the way it is supposed to be. And may the best person win.

That is how I looked at it even when my person wasn't the nominee.

[AzDar]

50. Bernie!

[upaloopa]

51. Most people on DU no matter who they support

are liberals, progressives and care deeply about other people.
To claim that Bernie supporters are the true Democrats is very wrong.

[AtomicKitten]

52. Cheers, Bonobo.

[KeepItReal]

53. Couldn't agree more!

[bobthedrummer]

55. K&R n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

56. But..but...DU is not the REAL world!!

You know, like REAL men, REAL liberals, REAL Coke, REAL Democrats, REAL facts, REAL lies, REAL southerners, REAL football, REAL REALITY!

"Once upon a time, I, Zhuangzi, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Zhuangzi. Soon I awakened, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man." Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tsu)

[Zorra]

57. Nice!

[Dont call me Shirley]

59. Me too!

[840high]

60. k/r +100

[Plucketeer]

61. Indeed!

This is where the "White hats" (good guys) congregate. And the sand speck that this pearl has grown around is Sanders (no pun intended). We all realize what's really at stake here. It's not about glass ceilings or hair doos or dare don'ts. It's about our nation being hijacked by the powerful, self-serving, monied interests that want to enslave the rest of us and swindle away what's rightfully ours.
We have a person of impeccable integrity who rallies our flaccid hopes and shows us how to throw off the yoke of subservience. That selfless individual is Senator Sanders. The GENUINE chance for "Hope and Change".

[Hepburn]

63. Proud to be in the majority with DU -- Feelin' the Bern! n/t

[JTFrog]

64. And yet you had no problem voting for Kerry.

This hypocritical crap is so transparent.

[bvar22]

65. DURec.

As another long term member, I am happy and proud to support Bernie,
and I'm happy and proud to stand with you in this thread!

Bernie is echoing FDR, and it has been many, many years since a Democratic Candidate for President has done that.

Many times at DU, I have signed my posts with:

---bvar22,
a Mainstrean-Center FDR/LBJ DEMOCRAT

I was on the edge of giving up hope for the 3rd Way Clinton Demopublican Party,
but Bernie's campaign have lit some of the old fires, and I'm getting ready for the Afterburners.

[SoapBox]

66. K...and...R!

[Trajan]

67. I like to say I'm a long time member ...

But you guys got me beat ... I saw the giant DU sign on Dim Son's inauguration day, but I was still hanging out in Yahoo Political Chat and the C-Span forums before I finally found this pleasant little corner of the world in 2002 ...

It's easy to get discouraged when people you grew to like here suddenly become partisan monsters, hurling useless insults at you, like you're an enemy ...

Well, most of those mean ass people are corralled, and, what remains are most excellent liberals who wish to embrace a vision of a world where everyday people see a decent life before them and know they needn't fear for the futures of their own children and grandchildren ...

Bernie's vision is my vision ... Totally, 100% behind this wonderful person ... Thanks Bonobo ...

[Romulox]

68. I'm a liberal. There really wasn't any choice. nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

69. There's something in my eye, both actually. Thanks, Bonobo.

[raindaddy]

70. Bravo!

So well said.. The people supporting Bernie represent the Democratic wing of what has become the third way moderate Republican party...

[ancianita]

71. K & R With much thanks. I'm grateful to DU for all I've learned here.

[ibegurpard]

72. DU is on the leading edge

Certain people wouldn't spend as much time here as they do if it was as inconsequential as they like to claim

[Juicy_Bellows]

74. Happy to kick and rec!

[Thespian2]

75. I agree with you...

100%...

[GoneOffShore]

77. I'm with you.

[Doctor_J]

78. The ones with democratic principles are showing themselves

As are the others. I honestly believe that giving in this time around - voting for yet another corporate democrat who will work for the hyper rich and with the republicans - is morally wrong. At some point you have to draw the line. I've been voting for democrats since 1978, and don't understand how the party became so useless. But the widespread visceral support for Sanders should be a wake-up call, and isn't. Enough.

[cantbeserious]

83. ^^^ This ^^^

eom

[eridani]

82. DU has 300+ topic groups

You'd expect issue junkies to be attracted here for that reason, and it turns out that we are.

[Matariki]

84. Is this true?

You think DU overwhelmingly supports Bernie Sanders?

I honestly can't tell.

[Liberal_in_LA]

85. "Overwhelmingly supports Bernie"????

[d_legendary1]

86. Mostly Every Bernie post has at least 100 recs vs. mostly every HRC post

that has 20-30 recs with a whole lotta replies (usually implies flame bait). I'd call that a great indicator that DU is for Bernie.