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[FLEABttn]

Omg on the phone right now with a Bernie phone banker!!!! OMG!!!!

They keep texting me asking me to meet them in Reston, to talk about how I can help Bernie in California.

I've been ghosting them because that's not happening.

 

[excelsiorlef]

“We know where you live, where you work, where you eat,” another text to Lange read. “Where your kids go to school/grandkids. We have everything on you. We are your neighbors, friends, family, etc.”

The person who sent that one is a 26-year-old named Ethan with a Wisconsin area code, although he assured me the number was fake (and, I assume, the name was as well).

“Do you know what the concept of Anonymous is?” he asked me, immediately.

I said that I did. Ethan explained he’d been undertaking an Anonymous-esque action, but also, that he was trying to play a threatening character deliberately, to send a message.

“She is very much a top person,” Ethan said, referring to Lange. “The establishment and people like her have been on the internet themselves writing posts that try to incite hate. Try to incite frustration. They pay off trolls to start problems and stuff like that.” (For example, a pro-Hillary PAC spent $1 million to hire people to “correct” Facebook and Reddit commenters.)

Ethan’s purpose was to represent angry people, he told me, not to express his own views.

“I created a character, a scary—kind of a Jason kind of character,” he explained. “Looking at what the establishment is afraid of, a scary Joker-like character who’s like the boogeyman under their bed.”

I told him I thought anyone would probably be alarmed by those texts; that I, as someone who voted Sanders, found them alarming and wrong-headed and a generally bad response to a convention that didn’t break Sanders’ way.

“I understand where you’re coming from,” he replied. “But people are getting frustrated and I only have $300 to my name. I have no ability to get anymore help than I can. I’ve been working and breaking my back over this,” he said, meaning supporting Sanders.

Ethan has “bad disabilities,” he explained, one of which makes it impossible for him to work. “I heard people tell me I’m lazy, I’m useless. I can’t even go to college.”

In the midst of all that, he said, “my intent was to give her back what she and the establishment have been doing for the last few days.”

I told Ethan that to me he sounded frustrated and disaffected and a little lonely. I asked if maybe Lange had come to stand in for a whole bunch of things that weren’t working well, personally and politically.

“It’s not that,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re in Nevada or in Washington. If you’re working for the government, you need to understand that people are frustrated.” The threats, he said, were “a warning.”

“If you don’t listen to the people, this is going to happen,” he said. “People get so frustrated. They’ll find out where some of these people live and it’ll be a huge bloody revolt. You need to listen before it turns into that.”

“Who are you talking to?” and older woman’s voice shouted worriedly from the background.

“Please don’t tell anyone my name,” Ethan said, as we hung up. “I like my privacy.”

More of the campaign rhetoric weaved in by the harassers to justify the harassment.

http://theslot.jezebel.com/we-called-up-bernie-fans-who-threatened-nevada-dem-stat-1777177985

 

[Y2Kev]

http://www.politifact.com/nevada/st...tions-fraud-and-misconduct-nevada-democratic/


Into the Establishment Bag you go, Politifact.

This analysis actually is worth a thread I think. There is a lot of crap floating around in other threads re: Nevada. Oh well. At least someone did the work.

 

[jack_package_200]

More of the campaign rhetoric weaved in by the harassers to justify the harassment.

http://theslot.jezebel.com/we-called-up-bernie-fans-who-threatened-nevada-dem-stat-1777177985

I see what you did there.

 

[BlastProcessing]

"No one had a right to feel threatened." —Jeff Weaver on NV State Democratic Convention

https://twitter.com/AlanKestrel750/status/733050417089794048

God I am so fucking ready for Weaver and Bernie to fuck off back to Vermont

I am fucking Gobsmacked.

 

[Bronx-Man]

I'm seeing #BernieLostMe as the 2nd biggest trend on Twitter right now, yikes.

 

[jack_package_200]

I am fucking Gobsmacked.

I think my normally conservative now Hillary voting father has said it best:

"Donald Trump of the Left."

 

[excelsiorlef]

I see what you did there.

Truth be told that was entirely unintentional, but I'll take it XD

 

[GutsOfThor]

reminder that clinton aides were still saying she'd go to the convention as late as may 31, 2008

But was Clinton pulling shit like what we've seen recently? (I honestly can't remember.)

 

[Poodlestrike]

I'm seeing #BernieLostMe as the 2nd biggest trend on Twitter right now, yikes.

That's partially because it's been reversed.

 

[Suikoguy]

But was Clinton pulling shit like what we've seen recently? (I honestly can't remember.)

The line that was crossed this time is the unsubstantiated claims of fraud and direct attacks on the party HE IS RUNNING FOR.

 

[eBay Huckster]

But was Clinton pulling shit like what we've seen recently? (I honestly can't remember.)

clinton herself wasn't pulling any shit, so sanders' conduct is definitely beyond the pale

just saying there's precedent for the "we're going to the convention" threats happening this late

 

[jack_package_200]

So Roberta Lange was an unpledged superdelegate

 

[Suikoguy]

So Roberta Lange was an unpledged superdelegate

I was going to say "was" but you already used it, lol.

 

[hawk2025]

This analysis actually is worth a thread I think. There is a lot of crap floating around in other threads re: Nevada. Oh well. At least someone did the work.

I doubt people would give much of a shit.

But yes, it was definitely nice to see that Politifact put in the work on this.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Sorry to get caught up on Nevada still but lol our buddy Cenk has gone full GamerGaate False Flag

Enjoy for the glimpse into a man who has lost all connection with reality

https://youtu.be/fLZy2SZr5QA?t=398


He literally believes that the harassment is made up and done by Clinton operatives.

A women gets harassed and from the darkness comes cries of false flags! Sound familiar?

 

[plagiarize]

http://www.politifact.com/nevada/st...tions-fraud-and-misconduct-nevada-democratic/


Into the Establishment Bag you go, Politifact.

Great summary.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Sorry to get caught up on Nevada still but lol our buddy Cenk has gone full GamerGaate False Flag

Enjoy for the glimpse into a man who has lost all connection with reality

https://youtu.be/fLZy2SZr5QA?t=398


He literally believes that the harassment is made up and done by Clinton operatives.

A women gets harassed and from the darkness comes cries of false flags! Sound familiar?

Outside of 4chan trolls and actual Nazi Germany, how many false flags have happened in the course of humanity?

 

[hawk2025]

"No one had a right to feel threatened"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tno8owlj5WE&feature=youtu.be&t=41s

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Hmm, Wikipedia said it's actually a historic debate as to whether or not Nazi Germany burned the Reichstag or if it actually was a Communist. Is which party burned the Reichstag really still in doubt?

 

[balladofwindfishes]

http://www.politifact.com/nevada/st...tions-fraud-and-misconduct-nevada-democratic/


Into the Establishment Bag you go, Politifact.

Politifact had been a shill for Hillary on reddit for months now. Links to it get instantly downvoted.

 

[Dan]

I just saw this gem in my Facebook feed from a former Ron Paul acolyte, now Bernie Bro:

I finally watched all 60 episodes of The Wire. I don't understand how anybody can watch this Show and still vote for Hillary. The Show was about how Hillary is a corporate puppet.

 

[gaugebozo]

"No one had a right to feel threatened." —Jeff Weaver on NV State Democratic Convention

https://twitter.com/AlanKestrel750/status/733050417089794048

God I am so fucking ready for Weaver and Bernie to fuck off back to Vermont

In the comments:

Politics_Please‏ @Politics_Please
@pammaysmcdonald stop whining. He clearly misspoke and you're trying to turn it into a comment in favor of misogyny? You make women look bad

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I just saw this gem in my Facebook feed from a former Ron Paul acolyte, now Bernie Bro:

The show is literally about Martin O'Malley.

(Martin O'Malley probably would have been a good president even though he was a fuckup in Baltimore).

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Hmm, Wikipedia said it's actually a historic debate as to whether or not Nazi Germany burned the Reichstag or if it actually was a Communist. Is which party burned the Reichstag really still in doubt?

Most historians do agree that Hitler and the company set the fire with Der Lubbe being a useful idiot in the end for them.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

#NoMoreBS

 

[Wilsongt]

Is Hillary indicted yet? This waiting is boring.

 

[SolicitorPirate]

Sorry to get caught up on Nevada still but lol our buddy Cenk has gone full GamerGaate False Flag

Enjoy for the glimpse into a man who has lost all connection with reality

https://youtu.be/fLZy2SZr5QA?t=398


He literally believes that the harassment is made up and done by Clinton operatives.

A women gets harassed and from the darkness comes cries of false flags! Sound familiar?

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

 

[Poodlestrike]

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

They do little else, actually.

Liberals just aren't as good at it.

 

[RustyNails]

http://www.politifact.com/nevada/st...tions-fraud-and-misconduct-nevada-democratic/


Into the Establishment Bag you go, Politifact.

Annette Magnus, an activist and credentials committee member, said the 64-delegate figure stems from a list of delegates submitted by the Clinton campaign who weren’t registered as Democrats by May 1, which is required under the rules.

Wow holy shit. Clinton Campaign does not fuck around.

 

[User1608]

I dislike the far left. If they're even that.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Wow holy shit. Clinton Campaign does not fuck around.

I'll put it another way

The Clinton Campaign is competent

 

[hawk2025]

Wow holy shit. Clinton Campaign does not fuck around.

Hell, if anything the Clinton camp helped give them a heads-up 2 days in advance, if I understood it correctly, by pointing that out.

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Being very honest: I have a probably irrational fear of being doxxed if the thread ends up catching on.

But it's already been posted on the main NV thread and hasn't really caught on. No one cares about reality a couple days after the initial shock.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Edit: I was... just banned on r/politics for pointing out someone was probably trolling when they posted "As a Clinton supporter I love the Koch brothers and Paul Ryan" and got a wave of people being super confused.

...

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

Outside of pure NeoNazis, most Trump fans constantly try to hide their shittiness.

 

[johnsmith]

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Aren't there already like 5 threads on this subject?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Go ahead, I totally got your back

Spoiler

 

[royalan]

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Edit: I was... just banned on r/politics for pointing out someone was probably trolling when they posted "As a Clinton supporter I love the Koch brothers and Paul Ryan" and got a wave of people being super confused.

...

Do it

 

[User1608]

Really, extremists are just bad and awful in general, on any spectrum or belief system.

 

[Frozenprince]

So nobody is going to post a thread on that Politifact article?

Edit: I was... just banned on r/politics for pointing out someone was probably trolling when they posted "As a Clinton supporter I love the Koch brothers and Paul Ryan" and got a wave of people being super confused.

...

I can do it, I'm bored and up for more Bernbro tears ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Macho Madness]

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

Whoa whoa whoa whoa hang on there partner

 

[jack_package_200]

I can do it, I'm bored and up for more Bernbro tears ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

You have my sword.

 

[Wilsongt]

Someone wanna explain Weaver's comment to me?

 

[Frozenprince]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa hang on there partner

While many social liberals are better than their outwardly racist opposites.

There is a proportionate amount of racism and bigotry on the "liberal" side that is veiled in very clear double speak.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I can do it, I'm bored and up for more Bernbro tears ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Nah, I did it, it's fine.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Is George Zimmerman going to be at the Republican convention?

 

[Paskil]

I gotcher back, breh.

Is George Zimmerman going to be at the Republican convention?

He could probably drop the gun off to the buyer

Spoiler

huehuehue

.

 

[Frozenprince]

;-;

 

[Holmes]

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

This rationale sounds a little like "Sanders is losing so I'm voting for Trump"

 

[Dominican Power]

Honestly, these days I think I hate liberals far more than conservatives. Conservatives don't desperately hide and try rationalise their shittiness the way liberals do

staph