re: #303 HappyWarrior

Appreciate your perspective on this. The condescending bullshit just drives me nuts. The one i’ve seen and really hate is pointing out Bernie’s participation as a Freedom Rider and really props to him for doing that, I want to think had I been a young man in the 60’s, I would have been brave enough to do that but then the lame attacks on Clinton who was a teenager supporting Goldwater.

It ties into a broader feeling to me (and this is hard to articulate) that Sanders is running on his past in a little bit more of a checklist-y sort of way. So often, a nuanced question about [topic] receives a circle-back answer to [achievement].

What’s your plan on Syria? Well I voted against the Iraq war!
What’s your plan on how to deal with growing income inequality? Well Glass-Steagall!
What’s your plan on a growing awareness of systemic police violence focused on black people? Freedom Rider!

In fairness, this is probably coming much more from Sanders’ supporters than the candidate himself.