but that the higher-ups in charge of the DNC chose Bernie, and that he lost the primary largely because of that minority.
No, that's exactly what I'm pushing against. I mean, not that the DNC was against Bernie - it obviously was. But that his failure was due to the DNC's interference.
The simple fact of the matter is that Bernie was not known or popular enough at the time, and especially not compared to Clinton. We all despise Clinton now for a variety of legitimate reasons, but coming out of the Obama administration, she was pushing 65%+ approval ratings before she actually had to campaign and start talking to us hoi polloi, and had been setting the stage for a presidential run for a decade.
Bernie's campaign was a mess at the start, because he pretty clearly was running to get his views more traction, and was surprised as anyone when he skyrocketed in popularity. He had to build a run from the ground-up, and that's not really comparable to years of preparation. Clinton had more name recognition, more experience dealing with national political media, and appeal to a more moderate Democratic constituency in 2016 than that has developed since. Things in 2016 were not, and definitely did not feel as, fundamentally fucked that drove the normally right-wing American electorate to something vaguely resembling a center-left position. People forget, or gloss over, the changes in the political environment since.
It was not in the cards. We all want to believe it could have happened, but the fact is that the only 'what-if' scenarios where Bernie wins in 2016 are radical changes, and not just "The DNC steps back and lets things take their course".
Only for him to pull out of the race and endorsing Hillary because Trump was actually getting waaaaay too much traction?
Yeah, you definitely don't remember 2016. Bernie stayed in and fought up until the national convention, and was widely criticized (unfairly) for it.
And the fact the DNC also weren’t really jazzed with what Bernie was saying in general?
That's vastly different than suggesting that the Democratic Party 'chose' Hillary despite the fact that Bernie was 'actually more popular'.
We failed to get the vote out. We failed to rally voters to Sanders. That's on us, or, perhaps, our fellow members of the electorate. Bernie was, unfortunately, never in striking range of the nomination, though he did better than almost anyone thought he would, and greatly improved his national profile.
I think people forget that the Democrats literally chose Hillary instead of Sanders - like, the Democratic Party purposefully chose Hillary despite the fact Bernie was actually more popular amongst people.
Tell me you don't remember 2016 without telling me you don't remember 2016.
I’m deeply conflicted because I believe ACAB (to a point) but also Oakland has not felt terribly safe since the pan.
Doesn't need to be conflict. The Oakland police department can remain deeply troubled, but a monopoly on force by bastards is better than a dozen organizations run by bastards exercising force freely.
You have a lot more confidence in them than I do. When every instance of not getting exactly what one wants ends with a call for everyone to suffer, one eventually begins to suspect other motivations.
It's not real. It's making fun of Putin's recent interview and claims.