Everyone, and I mean everyone, stop the bashing!

[iwannaknow]

It's beyond counterproductive at this stage of the campaign, and all it will do is make it more difficult for us to come together to defeat dRUMPf.

[George II]

1. Go to Twitter and follow David Sirota and Briahna Gray. Let them know how you feel.

[nolawarlock]

2. This! n/t

[William769]

4. +1

[emmaverybo]

11. THIS

[napi21]

34. Absolutely! I posted here yeterday how dishartened with Bernies campaign BECAUSE of David

Sirota's lies about Joe during an interview on MSNBC. I said then and now I'pd prefer candidates & their spokespeople would explain their positions on various subjects and try to win voters by showing how they would improve their lives. elling lies about your opposition only makes me turn away from your candidate.

[Sloumeau]

3. If by "bashing" you mean "criticism of Bernie Sanders". That's not going to end. sorry. :) nt

[beachbumbob]

40. thats typically what it means and don't bring up sanders 2016 actions or his supporters

action then or NOW

another sad I guess

[TwilightZone]

5. Saying you would never vote for Biden isn't going to help defeat Trump.

I understand that you have since (apparently) adjusted your position, but it's a little disingenuous to criticize others for being counterproductive shortly after professing such a stance.

[iwannaknow]

31. I want us to defeat Trump.

And this mutual bombardment will not help that cause.

[LakeArenal]

6. Umpteenth thread about unity.

Almost everyone is united. Who you talking to Willis?

[choie]

51. are you for real?

This thread alone illustrates who the OP is talking to..

[LakeArenal]

54. Are YOU for real?

[choie]

55. what a comeback..

[LakeArenal]

56. Glad you liked it.

[LaurenOlimina]

7. Agreed

Biden supporters act as if they don't need our votes as well.

[Sloumeau]

10. As long as Sanders' supporters keep pushing lies about Biden being in...

"cognitive decline", we Biden supporters will keep writing about how Bernie Sanders has real electability problems.

[totodeinhere]

23. The OP said "everybody." So that would include the people you are talking about. n/t

[squirecam]

25. Fine. You posted about unity here.

Now go to twitter and tell Sirota, Brie, Sarandon, etc.

Or do you only want to lecture Biden supporters?

[iwannaknow]

33. Yes

[emmaverybo]

12. Not true, but we are aware that the hard core group that spread lies about Biden are not going

to vote for any one but Bernie. They have said so.

[el_bryanto]

26. I won't vote for anybody but Bernie - in the Primary

If Biden wins the nomination I will vote for him in the General Election.

Bryant

[emmaverybo]

30. Well, that is not the attitude I am talking about. And I don't think you are spreading

disinformation about Biden. Criticism is something entirely different. Perfectly appropriate. That’s politics.

[PatSeg]

13. I see it more as so many Bernie supporters

act like they don't need Democratic support. Many Democrats are taking offense at the attitude. Perhaps, Bernie and his people should quit bashing Democrats. Most of us have had enough of it already.

[LaurenOlimina]

14. They don't, they are outsiders.

They don't know what the inside is for.

[PatSeg]

16. Maybe some are, but not all

And it comes from the top down. Bernie has been bashing Democrats for decades and dismisses many of us as "establishment", like we aren't real liberals or progressives.

[R B Garr]

19. Haven't you listened to what Warren says about

the matter. You have Warren’s picture in your sig. You should check out what she has said about their behavior.

[LaurenOlimina]

42. I have.

I just don't like Biden's chances. I hope I'm wrong.

[TwilightZone]

15. I'm not interested in the votes of people pushing doctored videos purporting that Biden has dementia

If you're looking for someone to blame, start with the members of Sanders' staff who are pushing them. And the members of DU who have been making the claims and pushing the videos.

Some were never going to vote for Biden anyway, that's quite obvious.

In fact, the OP recently said he wasn't going to vote for Biden, so this demand comes off as more than a little disingenuous.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287652876

[totodeinhere]

24. I don't support these videos either. But now at least we are aware of this and we can prepare

because we know the Republicans will use this as well.

[MyNameGoesHere]

38. And there it is.

A so long and thanks for all the fish would have a more welcome reply.

[Sympthsical]

48. Some are already outright saying so

I remember that bit from 2016. I also remember how it ended, too.

Given the risks to the republic, you’d think we’d keep hubris to a minimum this year.

Nope! Bashing on a message board is more fun.

This is going to be my surprised face when 2016 repeats.

[honest.abe]

8. I think I agree with you once Bernie and his campaign stop the vicious attacks on Biden.

[Hortensis]

9. Posts like this are kinda bashing, wouldn't you say?

After all, not all "bashing" is equal, and trying to normalize wrong with right is not what we should be doing.

[George II]

17. This is what they do. Faiz is Sanders' Campaign manager. The video was cut off...

...before Biden finished his LONG answer to Lawrence O'Donnell.

Link to tweet

[George II]

18. Another one:

Link to tweet

[LanternWaste]

20. Good! We won't see the "neo-lib" or "establishment" memes anymore?

I find that more often than not, we indict others for the same inequities we ourselves hold dear; but in our own case, we rationalize them as righteousness and "truth to power" and a host of other empty banalities.

In the last ten days as the writing on the wall becomes more and more clear, we're watching a lot of posters essentially ask the community to not be treated as they themselves have been treating others... for the sake of outreach and unity, of course.

I tend to find those requests specious and sanctimonious.

[bdamomma]

21. Thank you

we must all unite, the risks are too high to have this POS to steal the election again.

[Happy Hoosier]

22. Heh. Tell that Turner, Joy, and Sirota. NT

[H2O Man]

27. Recommended.

[NurseJackie]

29. ...

Nobody is bashing Bernie. Stop saying that.

[LexVegas]

32. Quit whining.

[NurseJackie]

43. Sour grapes make good whine (supposedly)

We can buy cheese and crackers in bulk at Costco.

[LizBeth]

35. While Sanders asks me if I am willing to help less fortunate people, and ONLY voting for Sanders

is helping people less fortunate, you can damn well bet I am going to call that bullshit out. It is offensive, insulting. Democrats have been fighting for the desperate way before we heard Sanders voice.

[PubliusEnigma]

36. Sanders has lost. Will his supporters accept it??

[NurseJackie]

45. No.

[ibegurpard]

37. Wouldn't bother with that here

Concentrate on your real-world acquaintances and contacts. As you can see all you're going to get here is "but he started it."

[grossproffit]

39. It's primary season on DU. It was much worse during the 2016 primary.

[NurseJackie]

46. Stand by.

[George II]

41. Shaun King, PROMINENT Sanders surrogate, just retweeted this:

And you wonder where the vitriol comes from?

Link to tweet

[LakeArenal]

49. No shit.

[pampango]

44. What if I bash because you bashed because I bashed because you bashed ...

We can do chain-bashing. I know a president who would love that.

[NurseJackie]

47. It needs to come from the top. It's a top-down philosophy.

That's where it started, that's where it must end. Lecturing anonymous users on a discussion forum in a very small corner of the internet isn't going to make a bit of difference.

[TomSlick]

50. You are, of course, correct.

If John's supporters bash Fred, that doesn't give Fred's supporters freedom to bash John.

It's time for everyone to be grown-ups. "He did it first" is no excuse.

[Maggiemayhem]

52. Grown up would be the operative word. On both sides

[TomSlick]

53. I hope that after next week's primaries, things will calm down.

Hope springs eternal.