• WorkingClassCorpse [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    18 hours ago

    At least with Biden there was a gesture to the left, even if simply because he had to solidify his support after the primary with Bernie and Warren

    Now they’ve just completely dropped all pretext of being a left-friendly party and have doubled down on being center-right. The only thing not present from 2016’s run is the open derision of left-leaning “bernie-bro” dems - but even then, there is a pretty deafening silence that’s hard not to interpret as contempt.

    To me this feels way more like 2016 than 2020, but my memory might not be serving me that well.

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      17 hours ago

      anakin-padme-1 Bernie Bros

      anakin-padme-3 Genocide Snowflakes, Terrorist Left, Hamas Left, Anti-Semite Left, Russian trolls, CCP trolls

      Not sure if they have settled on a name yet for who to blame.

      • WorkingClassCorpse [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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        17 hours ago

        Eh, those are perennial anti-communist slurs used by terminally online libs

        IIRC Hilary actually used the term ‘bernie bros’. I haven’t heard Harris say anything directly accusational about the left yet, but they’ve been keeping a tight lid on her public comments so who knows if she would, given the chance. I keep waiting for her to call anti-war protestors ‘antisemitic’ - she’s gotten close but I don’t think she’s been direct about it yet.