Progressives (Liberals)

“There are two issues,” [Chomsky] said. “One is a kind of moral issue: do you vote against the greater evil if you don’t happen to like the other candidate? The answer to that is yes. If you have any moral understanding, you want to keep the greater evil out."

another wild-eyed right wing fantasy. never happened.

To paraphase, Bernie or Busters are immoral.

There are a lot of fake Dems in that crowd whether Russian or domestic in origin.

As Chomsky points out, they aren't holding the moral high ground. Just the opposite.

maporsche wrote:

To paraphase, Bernie or Busters are immoral.

Once again demonstrating how ill-conceived the left's cannibalistic tribalism (aka identity politics) is, eh?

Now every lefty accuses the other of being "immoral" if they don't agree with them. Inevitable, of course.

The party is finished. Dead. By suicide.

I think of the ones who parade their allegedly superior moral posture as the "neo-puritans", the ones who wouldn't deign to cast a vote for Trump's opponent for fear that their oh-so-precious political souls might be sullied.

Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
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I prefer Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden! I have said this many times both on Twitter, in articles, and on podcasts!

That a segment of the Berniesphere refuses to believe this is true simply because I don’t share their pathological hatred of all non-Bernie figures is unfortunate.

Sam Stein
@samstein
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I can see the case for Biden having real issues in a general. I can see the case for Bernie having real issues in the general. I've definitely encountered more Biden people willing to concede that he has issues in the general than Bernie people willing to concede that.

Jeet Heer
@HeerJeet
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@HeerJeet
3. So: if this were a normal election, I'd worry about Biden. But 2020 is hardly normal. Trump is super-unpopular among Dems, including marginal voters. And while he's enjoyed a crisis bump, it's likely to fade after months of coronavirus & recession.
Jeet Heer
@HeerJeet
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4. Also: the real source of Biden's appeal, which might extend beyond partisan Dems, is that he's NOT exciting: he's running as a generic Dem, a return to normality, a Democratic Warren Harding. Given crisis situation, many voters fight that attractive.

I was paraphrasing Chomsky layman. Take it up with him.

“I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.”

the real source of Biden's appeal, which might extend beyond partisan Dems, is that he's NOT exciting: he's running as a generic Dem, a return to normality, a Democratic Warren Harding.

Quote:

What Are the Symptoms of Histrionic Personality Disorder?

A person with this disorder might:

Act very dramatically, as though performing before an audience, with exaggerated emotions and expressions, yet appears to lack sincerity.

constantly seek reassurance or approval

Not think before acting

Be excessively sensitive to criticism or disapproval

Be gullible and easily influenced by others

Sounds like most of the cheese-eaters I've run across, sho nuff.

Die schlechtesten Leser sind die, welche wie plündernde Soldaten verfahren: sie nehmen sich einiges, was sie brauchen können, heraus, beschmutzen und verwirren das übrige und lästern auf das Ganze.