There are many, many supporters of Bernie Sanders who are honest-hearted, believe in fair play and equality.
What most will not believe or accept is the sad truth that many Bernie supporters proved downright intolerant, vicious and racist to the bone.
I learned this by talking to so many on Facebook. I could not believe the hatred many of them exhibited for Blacks and other People of Color, the dismissal of viewpoints different from their own and the attitude that Barack Obama's two triumphs on his way to the Oval Office were no big deal.
After realizing this, I began noticing the lack of respect most had for those who were older, the disdain for honest dialogue and the wholesale acceptance of the worst lies about Hillary.
It was not just the relentless trashing of Hillary, it was the continuous bashing of the Democratic Party as if the decades of struggle to thwart the worst of the Right meant nothing. Barack was nothing special. I completely disagree.
The only things that counted were Bernie's ideas. A guy I learned to despise after his advice to Black America in the face of rampant and escalating police brutality when he had the fucking nerve to say: "Black people need to be polite to police."
Even when most Blacks are polite to cops, many of us still get shot or beaten.
Finally, someone had the gonads to tell the ugly truth about Bernie supporters and progressives in general. They're impressed only with their own power.
Which is why Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez continues to show her contempt for Black men by attacking NYC Mayor Eric Adams in public. Instead of back channeling her angst. When she first burst on the scene, AOC had a PAC called Justice Democrats.
Her PAC targeted several House members for defeat who didn't her share Socialist viewpoints. All were elected Black men.
Why did many Bernie Bots feel the way they do? They never cared about people such as me in the first place.