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What could have been... (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I also caucused for Bernie in Washington. He won the district level elections, but lost at the county level elections. Basically my district and the surrounding districts were pretty strongly in favor of him, but the surrounding areas were not.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

See now that seems fishy to me. I know Washington gets pretty red outside the city and the counties with the major metro areas swing pretty far east to incorporate those areas, BUT back before the spectacle of Trump I knew and worked with a bunch of Republicans who actually genuinely liked Bernie. Now of course Republicans probably aren't participating in the Democratic primary caucuses, but I still find it kind of hard to believe Dems in the city wanted Bernie but country Dems wanted Hillary? No matter how much time passes I'm not buying it.

[–] insufferableninja@lemdro.id 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

it's also completely possible that your Republican friends "liked" Bernie in the same way that they "like" Carter: they recognize that he's a good guy personally, but dislike his politics enough to not vote for him.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Apt name.

No they liked that he was an honest politician who wasn't afraid to speak his mind. Then Trump kind of ran away with that and that's what they like about Trump now even though it's all BS.

Also I never said they were my friends.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't understand the whole "he speaks his mind" appeal with trump. Drunk people speak their minds too, but most of what they say is pointless, just like with trump. I prefer someone who puts their thoughts together into intelligible messages, rather than babbling their entire stream of consciousness.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

They're idiots, he's an unapologetic idiot who acts smart. He makes them feel smart. He makes them feel better about their shitty opinions.