The latest Sanders' supporters' meme

[redstateblues]

"HRC supporters are all low information voters". The condescension continues to shape shift into new insults. They wonder why they can't get many new converts. Nothing but negativity and anger.

[Thinkingabout]

1. There are lots of claims, none of which is going to change my support of Hillary

and I might add I have lots of information about her record and know she is the most qualified candidate running. So much for low information.

[yallerdawg]

2. You don't think there is...

a racial element to that meme?

That should have zero tolerance on a monitored website.

[wysi]

3. So they are going to insult us into joining the revolution?

Oh yeah, that will definitely work.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. They see Donald Trump insulting everyone

Thus they think it might work for them

[Eko]

4. Hey! Sanders supporter here.

Not all of us think that or are even letting that slide. That being said there is good on the Sanders side also and it is not good to lump anyone together.

[jsmirman]

12. I appreciate that, but I am about as high information a voter as it gets

and I stand where I stand.

I don't want to list out my cv, but it's not insubstantial, I worked on the '08 campaign, and I am extremely politically engaged. It would be so deeply insulting if it weren't so comical. It's like some of your supporters know a thing or two but haven't taken it to the next step which is an informed and withering self-examination to determine just how reflective your own views are of any broader constituency.

[Eko]

13. What?

I think maybe you misunderstood what I said.

[jsmirman]

14. I'm acknowledging that you don't fall into the condescending group

and just trying to explain to you - as one who seems rational enough - just why some of us are so insulted by the disrespect that has been directed our way by other supporters of your candidate.

[Eko]

15. Ok, thanks.

I am insulted by it myself so I get it. Kind of thought that was understood though.

[jsmirman]

16. Yes, it was

I'm just trying to convey how visceral it is for some of us.

I aim to be deeply thoughtful about my politics and my political calculations. So to find that, just because I arrive at a different conclusion than the current dominant group on this site, that for that reason I am condescended to by people who haven't contributed what I've contributed, haven't sacrificed what I've sacrificed, haven't put in the work to really game play everything out - it's just so crazy.

[Eko]

17. Try being me.

I'm for sanders but I think Clinton is fine. No group for that, lol. Thanks for the conversation, I appreciate it and keep on working for what you believe.

[jsmirman]

18. You as well

and eventually someone's going to have to try to bring some healing to this place.

Personally, although it's far from over, I feel like there are potentially lessons for us all to draw out of the final story of the Democratic race. Depends on how it plays out, but my sense is that there have been a lot of assumptions which really fared poorly under first the crucible of more analytical thinking and then under the ultimate crucible of reality.

[littlebit]

5. Ok so

first it was because I made to much money even though I work 90 hours a week. Then it was I am only voting for her because she is a woman. Now it's because I am an ignorant southerner. Got it.

[Treant]

6. This is not new

My first experience with a Sanders supporter some months ago involved being told that if I simply analyzed his record, I would change my mind.

(The implication being that I was a low information voter, of course).

She didn't respond well when I told her I had done so and found him severely wanting. That's when the name-calling started.

Regrettably, statistically speaking, my average interaction with them has actually gotten worse as time goes on and Sanders' path to the nomination fades and gutters out.

I'm sure GD and GD-P would be even worse if reality had set in at this point, but it looks like they're wavering between Denial and Anger tempered by an admix of hope that he'll dominate every single future primary and caucus.

Expect that to get worse after this weekend, which will be good for Bernie, and an explosion to start on Tuesday, March 8th. That won't stop until well after the 15th. Be cautious.

[charlyvi]

7. We're just too stupid for Bernie, I guess.

[UtahLib]

9. Aw well , consider the source. nt

[Cha]

10. HA! That's been going around since the very beginning when Hillary was polled way ahead

with the AA voters.

"low information voters" couldn't be further from the truth.

Turns out they got to know BS and still like Hillary much better.

[otohara]

11. They Were So Polite...In Person

nobody called me stooopid, hack, Shillary, cripple.