I will be blocking everyone with a Sander photo attached to their posts.

[Dream Girl]

I just can’t stand seeing his little smiling mug. Kind the the same way I feel about Trump. Visceral reaction..pure disgust . I have never been able to stand the man go back to his endless Obama bashing. What he’s doing now is despicable. You may want to consider this you if feel similarly

[The Magistrate]

1. Understandable, Ma'am

For me it is that finger....





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[DavidDvorkin]

2. I have the same reaction to him.

[gibraltar72]

3. It is getting to that point isn't it?

[NurseJackie]

4. My browser's ad blocker (Ad Block Plus) is able to be configured...

My browser's ad blocker (Ad Block Plus) is able to be configured in such a way that I was able to block the default image of Bernie as if it were an ad.

[comradebillyboy]

46. Now that is a very clever solution to the problem.

[Turin_C3PO]

5. You should do that if it helps you enjoy DU more.

I usually don’t block people unless they personally insult me or if it’s an obvious troll. We have a few of those these days.

[jrthin]

6. I have and have had that same reaction. I just cannot look at him. nt

[lillypaddle]

7. I'm in

nt

[SCantiGOP]

8. I kind of agree

I have started blocking people who continue to post Sanders bashing posts. You aren't going to convince anyone at this point.
We have a candidate. We all need to be focused on the campaign and November 3.
These Sanders attacks serve no purpose whatsoever except to alienate some very sincere and active progressives whom we will certainly need during both the campaign and voting day.

Let's stop the drama and work together to save this country.

[Dream Girl]

12. I get it. I'm just so angry and frustrated. It would give me a tiny bit of satisfaction

To block each and every of them. I know it’s ultimately meaningless but I just can’t stand seeing that face.

[jimfields33]

29. Sanders bashing posts?

[Hav]

10. Kind of unfair to the BS supporters here

who are mostly reasonable and recognize that the first step is getting rid of Trump.
So far, it's also not the BS supporters on DU who are spreading the latest smears against Biden and bringing that to DU. In previous primaries, that would have been very different.

[George II]

13. Sanders is no longer a candidate with a viable chance of becoming our nominee. If I had...

...my wishes there would be only one choice of candidate at the top of the page.

[jimlup]

11. Why? - I've already stated that I'm on your side

I wished Bernie had won. I believe Bernie is a better candidate for the Presidency in 2020 than Biden.

Nevertheless, I concede defeat. Bernie will not win and Biden will I'm in for Biden and will campaign and vote for him. I even have suggested to the Senator that he suspend his campaign. Yes, I had a week of frustration following the initial super Tuesday. I then voted for Bernie the following week in Michigan and accepted the inevitability of a Biden win.

But I will NOT remove my Bernie support. I consider it a badge of honor and an expression of my ideals.

Block me if you thinking busting up the coalition that we need to get Biden elected in November is a great idea. Go right ahead ...

[PatSeg]

20. That is why I wouldn't

block people with a Sanders photo. Many like you are good people and will support Biden in a general. I think people are exhausted and would really like to see an official end to this primary.

[OnDoutside]

38. I think it is just a small few who are doing their utmost to cause

hassle, but everyone else is being tarred by the same brush. I don't doubt that they know what they're doing. Instead of using this time to unite they're pitting both sides against each other.

[Hortensis]

53. Supporting our nominee this time works for me.

We need to work together to undo and start building again.

[FM123]

81. I so appreciate what you just said, it provides clarity.

I suppose there may be some others out there on DU that feel like you do - you have Bernie's picture up because you consider it a badge of honor and an expression of your ideals BUT at the same time you still plan on casting a ballot for Biden. I know how the photo might confuse folks because after my candidate Elizabeth Warren dropped out I couldn't bear to replace her picture for a long time. Folks kept asking me "are you really still undecided?" When I felt ready, I changed my photo to Biden. And yes, like you I'm all in for him. LetsGoJoe!

[Hekate]

14. JMHO, but if I block them, how can I keep my eagle eye on them?

I understand your feelings though. Believe me, I do. He's no Democrat, and he makes it clear he despises us.

[notinkansas]

15. who cares?

Block away.

[Strelnikov_]

16. Sounds reasonable

Best of luck.

[jalan48]

19. Dream away...

[MrsCoffee]

85. Ok.

[showblue22]

22. That is how I feel too but further...

I can no longer vote for anyone who uses the label "progressive." It reminds me of Bernie and I automatically believe they are as repulsive as him. Bernie has ruined the brand.

[Turin_C3PO]

26. So you have a problem with Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi,

and a great number of good Democrats? That’s pretty ridiculous.

[showblue22]

30. No because they call themselves democrats

[Turin_C3PO]

33. Yes but they also

would describe themselves as progressive.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

43. Right, they are Progressive Democrats

Unlike those horrible and evil centrist or establishment Democrats

[Turin_C3PO]

44. I don't have a problem with either.

I’m a progressive Democrat but I certainly recognize moderates as an essential component of the Democratic coalition.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

45. Absolutely! n/t

[Celerity]

67. So, other than Bernie (who is an independent) what progressive in Congress doesn't call

themselves a Democrat as well?

here is the complete list of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

every single one calls himself or herself a Democrat

so, do tell, who are these mythical self-identifying (as non Democratic) progressives in Congress other than Sanders?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Progressive_Caucus#House_members

Arizona

Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3, Tucson)
Ruben Gallego (AZ-7, Phoenix) – vice chair

California

Jared Huffman (CA-2, San Rafael)
Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11, Concord)
Barbara Lee (CA-13, Oakland)
Ro Khanna (CA-17, Fremont) – first vice chair
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19, San Jose)
Jimmy Panetta (CA-20, Carmel Valley)
Judy Chu (CA-27, El Monte)
Brad Sherman (CA-30, Sherman Oaks)
Grace Napolitano (CA-32, Norwalk)
Ted Lieu (CA-33, Los Angeles)
Jimmy Gomez (CA-34, Los Angeles)
Karen Bass (CA-37, Baldwin Hills)
Linda Sanchez (CA-38, Lakewood)
Gil Cisneros (CA-39, Yorba Linda)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40, Los Angeles)
Mark Takano (CA-41, Riverside) – vice chair
Maxine Waters (CA-43, Inglewood)
Nanette Barragán (CA-44, San Pedro)
Katie Porter (CA-45, Irvine)
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47, Long Beach)
Mike Levin (CA-49, San Juan Capistrano)
Juan Vargas (CA-51, San Diego)

Colorado

Joe Neguse (CO-2, Boulder) – vice chair

Connecticut

Rosa DeLauro (CT-3, New Haven)

Delaware

Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE at-large)

Florida

Darren Soto (FL-9, Orlando)
Lois Frankel (FL-21, West Palm Beach)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24, Miami)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26, Miami)

Georgia

Hank Johnson (GA-4, Lithonia)
John Lewis (GA-5, Atlanta)

Hawaii

Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2, Honolulu)

Illinois

Chuy Garcia (IL-4, Chicago)
Danny Davis (IL-7, Chicago)
Jan Schakowsky (IL-9, Chicago) – vice chair

Indiana

André Carson (IN-7, Indianapolis)

Iowa

Dave Loebsack (IA-2, Iowa City)

Kentucky

John Yarmuth (KY-3, Louisville)

Maine

Chellie Pingree (ME-1, North Haven)

Maryland

Jamie Raskin (MD-8, Takoma Park)

Massachusetts

Jim McGovern (MA-2, Worcester)
Joe Kennedy III (MA-4, Brookline)
Katherine Clark (MA-5, Melrose)
Ayanna Pressley (MA-7, Dorchester)
Lori Trahan (MA-3, Westford)

Michigan

Dan Kildee (MI-5, Flint Township)
Andy Levin (MI-9, Bloomfield Township)
Debbie Dingell (MI-12, Dearborn) – vice chair
Rashida Tlaib (MI-13, Detroit)
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14, Southfield)

Minnesota

Angie Craig (MN-2, Eagan)
Ilhan Omar (MN-5, Minneapolis) – whip

Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (MS-2, Bolton)

Missouri

Lacy Clay (MO-1, St. Louis)

Nevada

Steven Horsford (NV-4, Las Vegas)

New Jersey

Donald Norcross (NJ-1, Camden) – vice chair
Andy Kim (NJ-3, Bordentown)
Frank Pallone (NJ-6, Long Branch)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12, Trenton)

New Mexico

Deb Haaland (NM-1, Albuquerque)

New York

Grace Meng (NY-6, Queens)
Nydia Velázquez (NY-7, Brooklyn)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8, Brooklyn)
Yvette Clarke (NY-9, Brooklyn)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-10, Manhattan)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12, Manhattan)
Adriano Espaillat (NY-13, Manhattan)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14, Bronx)
José Serrano (NY-15, Bronx)
Joe Morelle (NY-25, Rochester)

North Carolina

Alma Adams (NC-12, Charlotte)

Ohio

Marcia Fudge (OH-11, Cleveland)

Oregon

Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1, Beaverton)
Earl Blumenauer (OR-3, Portland)
Peter DeFazio (OR-4, Springfield)

Pennsylvania

Brendan Boyle (PA-2, Philadelphia)
Dwight Evans (PA-3, Philadelphia)
Madeleine Dean (PA-4, Abington Township)
Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5, Swarthmore)
Matt Cartwright (PA-8, Scranton)

Rhode Island

David Cicilline (RI-1, Providence) – vice chair

Tennessee

Steve Cohen (TN-9, Memphis)

Texas

Veronica Escobar (TX-16, El Paso) – vice chair
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18, Houston) – vice chair
Sylvia Garcia (TX-29, Houston)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30, Dallas)
Lloyd Doggett (TX-35, Austin)

Vermont

Peter Welch (VT at-Large)

Virginia

Don Beyer (VA-8, Alexandria)

Washington

Pramila Jayapal (WA-7, Seattle) – co-chair
Adam Smith (WA-9, Bellevue)

Wisconsin

Mark Pocan (WI-2, Madison) – co-chair
Gwen Moore (WI-4, Milwaukee)


Non-voting

Eleanor Holmes Norton (District of Columbia)

Senate members

Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont)

[The Magistrate]

83. Cold But Fair, Ma'am

That is an impressive list...





"From Bernie’s perspective, dropping out of a race once you have no chance of winning is peculiar behavior that can only be explained by the work of a hidden hand. For most politicians, though, it is actually standard operating procedure. Only Sanders seems to think the normal thing to do once voters have made clear they don’t want to nominate you is to continue campaigning anyway."





"When things are not called by their right names, what is said cannot make sense. When what is said does not make sense, what is planned cannot succeed. When plans do not succeed, people become uneasy. When people are uneasy, punishments do not fit crimes. When punishments do not fit crimes, people cannot know where to put hand or foot."

[George II]

91. It's interesting that on that list are the first two members of Congress who endorsed Sanders....

...in 2016, Raul Grijalva and Tulsi Gabbard. They have both endorsed Biden this time around.

[Celerity]

66. +1

[Butterflylady]

23. I've been hitting the trash button a lot lately!!

[quickesst]

24. as far as I am concerned....

.... There are only two viable candidates for president. One is Joe Biden. The other is Don the con. If you look at the bottom of my post, it is clear that I support Joe Biden, the only Democrat who can defeat Donald Trump.
It is also clear that those who have Sanders name at the bottom of their posts still support him. If they choose to make the effort of dragging a dead horse over the finish line, it's their business. The one thing that does puzzle me, given there are only two viable candidates, are the undecideds.

[Dream Girl]

25. I have always been high ly suspicious of the "undecideds"

I’m fairly certain that some of hem are Russian trolls. Their English is good but there are giveaways...

[Demsrule86]

49. No they are Sanders supporters for the most part.

Some have been here quite a while. I think it sends a divisive message when Biden is the nominee to be undecided...because Sanders has lost...there is nothing to decide...so I am over this primary. And those that defend Sanders staying in which helps Trump are definitely going on ignore...I can't deal with this...Sanders didn't do enough to help Clinton in the General in 16 IMHO and now this?

[dansolo]

108. Undecided means that they are unwilling to support Biden

What bothers me are the ones who claim they are undecided, but are still clearly supporting Sanders, and won't comit the supporting the eventual nominee.

[quickesst]

65. yeah

I wonder if there are some who just don't take that time, or think it's worth the effort to change their preference. Your Russian troll statement, and my forgetful, not worth it people explains a portion of the undecideds, but it is the remainder that I am curious about. I would like to hear some other explanations for their choice.

[emmaverybo]

27. Case by case blocking for me. But I sympathize. I will block those who bash the nominee or lie

about why he is the nominee.

[zackymilly]

28. Good idea! No more seeing someone threaten to hold the vote hostage..

...if they don't get their way.
I'm in!

You're gonna miss the Emoji Band though, so here you go:

[Dream Girl]

37. Have to admit I kind of liked the emoji band, it was a clever way to look like a real post

[NCProgressive]

79. I Like this emoji band

Either way, they are stronger together and can't be bought!!
Jump on the Biden bandwagon and abandon the revolution!!

[LaurenOlimina]

31. Block me too please.

[Dream Girl]

34. Coming right up!

[Dream Girl]

35. If you're "undecided" at this point, wat does that even mean? Don't bother to reply cuz

I won’t be able to see.

[MrsCoffee]

86. Ok.

[wcmagumba]

32. Been doing this for a while...

I regret donating to him in the 2016 primary....he makes me think eeeew...much like the Democratic opposition does, oh wait.

[BlueIdaho]

36. Everyone deserves a chance

Some deserve a second chance. Almost no one deserves a third chance.

[panader0]

39. I rarely venture into this forum and now I know why.

My sign may say undecided, but I was decided long ago, almost 50
years ago. I always vote for the Democratic candidate. You think I'm a troll?
Too much venom here.

[Dream Girl]

40. Nope, you are most definitely not are troll

[pattyloutwo]

41. I agree

So divisive, emotional, unhelpful to what we’re trying to accomplish. Seems like a waste of energy with the issues we are faced with...

[demmiblue]

42. Yep.

Nothing new from this poster, though.

[Don1]

116. Totally agree.

Same exact thing here.

[Demsrule86]

47. I am also going to do this...it gives me an anxiety attack every time I see the picture and think

how his refusal to suspend hurts our chances to beat Trump.. I can't take it anymore.

[Blue_true]

48. I have taken to trashing the threads of his supporters.

Last edited Fri Mar 27, 2020, 08:43 PM - Edit history (1)

As a rule, I don't put anyone on ignore.

A lot of his most avid supporters here have taken to aligning themselves as "undecided", when clearly their words and other behaviors show that they are 1000% in the tank for Sanders.

[zackymilly]

56. I like your idea of 'thrashing' instead of 'trashing' the threads. LOL n/t

[Blue_true]

59. You didn't have to do that. That was brutal.

I'm going to HAVE TO learn how to proofread.

[Gothmog]

50. I understand

I used to change the channel when he was on TV. Luckily, no one is covering sanders now

[NCProgressive]

80. Everyone knows Sanders is history

except him and people on his or Russia's payroll who want to keep using him for the benefit of Trump.

[mikelgb]

51. oooh. me first!

[KayF]

52. not just blocking

but organizing others to block a group of DUers. How is this allowed?

[zackymilly]

57. You can't control who blocks who. LOL. It's a DU feature. n/t

[KayF]

61. i'm not talking about her blocking

I'm talking about this post, how is that allowed?

[zackymilly]

63. She states SHE is blocking. n/t

[RandiFan1290]

72. It's part of the division tactic

putin does not care as long as we are fighting each other.

[MrsCoffee]

87. That's Sanders whole campaign strategy.

He and Putin are on the same page when it comes to dividing the Democratic Party.

[Gothmog]

109. Which is why Putin has been supporting sanders

Putin loves the fact that sanders is dividing the party

[Laffy Kat]

54. That seems harsh on a Democratic site.

Just saying'.

[zackymilly]

58. What...blocking supporters of someone who is only a Democrat during a presidential election?

Just sayin'

[Laffy Kat]

60. Yes. We do share many of the same ideals.

And excluding his supporters does not help Joe at all. Peace.

[wellst0nev0ter]

55. This is how you reach out to the other side?

Good luck with that.

[zackymilly]

62. I agree. Bernie is on the 'other side'. n/t

[Cha]

68. Booom.

[CrawlingChaos]

64. Requesting that all Bernie haters block me

I don't want to hear from you any more than you want to hear from me, believe me.

[zackymilly]

107. Done! Thanks for coming out! But you won't see this post! n/t

[Iggo]

112. LOL ... That's not how it works.

You block them, you don't see them.

They still see you, unless they block you.

[Skittles]

69. I've hated that picture since day one

yup

[zackymilly]

70. Kick. I took your advice...

...plus I went to a certain group and blocked all there.
It's a lot quieter now.

[USALiberal]

71. Block me too! nt

[zackymilly]

74. Why? Are you a Bernie Bro with a Biden pic? n/t

[USALiberal]

75. No, because if someone is that uptight I don't need to interact with them. nt

[zonkers]

93. This.

[tavernier]

73. All of my communication is on my iPhone

so I can’t see any photos attached to posts.

But why antagonize folks who will be voting for our nominee?

I don’t think Bernie is particularly smart to continue his ego tour, but it’s a free country. I don’t think he is hurting Joe, though, in fact many of his supporters are urging him to stop.

[redstatebluegirl]

76. I started doing it after I got a hateful message from one in my inbox.

I don't need their nonsense in my life. I get enough of that at work with the BS supporters I work with.

[Progressive dog]

77. Sanders is irrelevant

Sanders has proven that he doesn't care if he helps Trump get reelected. That behavior should be unacceptable to any Democrat or even any American. Trump is an existential threat to the survival of our form of government.

[Bucky]

78. It sounds like intellectual cowardice to refuse to hear different ideas

and "endless Obama bashing" is simply inaccurate.

Remember what Eleanor Roosevelt said: "Great people talk about ideas, small people talk about other people"

[cwydro]

117. Wish I could rec your post.

[former9thward]

82. 62% of posters do not have a Biden picture attached to their posts.

You should block all of them. Some might be secret Sanders' supporters.

[Celerity]

95. lol, this is actually true

[Devil Child]

84. Cool n/t

[Steelrolled]

88. Might as well get it over with - we have a long ways to go.

And I'm not even that much of a Bernie fan, just someone I would vote for.

[cwydro]

89. I never block anyone.

[StTimofEdenRoc]

90. I am glad you have this all wrapped up and will not need Sanders supported in November.

[Demsrule86]

99. We might have had a shot to get Sanders supporters if he exited the race but he plans to stay in

until July and it is too late then...hopefully we can pull it out...but it really is disheartening to see Sanders whom I actually voted for in Ohio is 16 behaving this way...Trump must go and in this crazy time we have only enough oxygen for the nominee not the also ran.

[HarlanPepper]

92. I've been blocking a lot lately

- Pseudo epidemiologists who want to play the “big role” online as if they have some special insight.

- Anyone who makes an unhinged panicked OP. The doomsayers.

So my cup runneth over.

[BluesRunTheGame]

94. Joe Biden's smile in the mug shot at the bottom of your post reminds me...

...of the white light in an empty refrigerator.

I’m not a Sanders supporter. I don’t care for either of them. I will vote for whoever the nominee is.

[Polybius]

96. Oh come on

We're gonna team up to beat Trump, don't block us.

[milestogo]

97. Hostile.

[muriel_volestrangler]

98. That's probably for the best. It'll cut down on the internecine fighting

if people don't get unreasonably agitated by photos.

[zackymilly]

100. Calmer here now. Thanks. n/t

[wackadoo wabbit]

101. What's even more disturbing than your statement . . .

. . . is the fact that you got, as of this writing, 51 recs.

That this sort of toxicity is that widespread does not bode well for our party.

[betsuni]

103. "our" party?

[zackymilly]

105. You beat me to it! n/t

[wackadoo wabbit]

110. Why? Are you not a Democrat?

I've been a registered Democrat since I was first eligible to register, more than four decades ago.

[zackymilly]

104. Found another one! click! nt

[MFM008]

102. At this time

Sanders is irrelevant.

[katmondoo]

106. I did not have the courage to say this even though I thought of it many times.

Thank you for expressing what many feel but never could say.

[Iggo]

111. Thanks for the heads-up.

[zackymilly]

113. Kicked. Just added another one! n/t

[fallout87]

114. Very sad that democracy

Makes you feel this way. Do what you need to do though.

[Dream Girl]

115. "Democracy" has spoken. He lost. What does it say about him that won't do the decent thing in this

Trouble time? Bernie don’t give a fuck. Bye.