Most cowardly old man award, god, it's hard to believe how much I advocated for his presidential candidacy with how much of a disappointment he's become, it's to the point I kinda wish covid or the heart attack gun got him, christ

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[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It’s a nice reminder that everyone has flaws and blind spots. Kill your heroes etc

[–] azalea_simsii@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i generally agree, but fighting tooth and nail to defend a genocidal apartheid state is a monumental flaw ngl

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

Yeah it’s a huge indictment (and if he wasn’t already a gazillion years old) it alone disqualifies him from being seen as a torchbearer of the movement by ourselves or others.

[–] blunder@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago

I was a huge Bernie bro but the dude has had like 50 years in politics to investigate this issue, it's not a blind spot it's just what he thinks.

It is ok to support Bernie for being a leftward pressure on the ultra-right regime while criticizing him for being a rightward pressure on the Left.