• WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    Coordinated for all the centrists except Biden to drop out at the same time, while Warren and Sanders split the vote of the progressive wing. When it looked like Sanders had a decent shot at actually getting the nomination, all the centrists except Biden dropped out simultaneously and endorsed him. Biden won the nomination due to a giant DNC-coordinated rat-fucking.

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      8 hours ago

      They also fucked with the caucuses

      https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/05/iowa-democratic-party-altered-precinct-caucus-results-clinton-sanders

      Barbara Boxer giving the middle finger to Bernie supporters while exiting the rigged 2016 Nevada convention:

      https://youtube.com/shorts/ob2oILFESog

      The Boxer video was difficult to find, it seems to have been pretty thoroughly scrubbed from the internet.

      But we remember, don’t we kids?

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      11 hours ago

      Unpopular opinion but that sounds like a skill issue when the progressives could’ve done the same thing. And I say this as a Bernie voter.

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        9 hours ago

        And I say this as a Bernie voter.

        If everyone who “says this as a Bernie voter” had actually voted for Bernie, We’d be in the first year of his 2016 running mate’s administration.

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          8 hours ago

          Bruh, you’re really going to accuse me of lying about voting for an extremely popular left-wing candidate on a left-wing social media platform?

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        9 hours ago

        Were there enough progressives in the right positions of power to make that happen, though?

        One advantage that centrist / establishment types have is that they are everywhere and people are used to them. And they sometimes actually coordinate when the status quo gets threatened.

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        10 hours ago

        Hmmm im thinking it has more to do with him not capitulating to billionaire interests. That sounds a lot like Hillary saying “no one wants to work with him”