1/In thinking abt Bernie what has struck me is how, like Trump, "Bernie" has become a brand, a story, a narrative grounded more in fiction than truth and constancy; and how just fundamentally dishonest his whole candidacy is.
See this thread for more:
See this thread for more:
2/The inconvenient truths are significant - he was an extremist on guns/immigration not a champion. He was not just a socialist but also an active Communist. His domestic agenda is an insulting fantasy. His delegate narrative is the opposite of what he argued in 2016.
3/The biggest "rebrand" of the 2020 "Bernie" is the positioning of him as a champion of immigrants.
The reality is Bernie may have been the single most anti-immigrant elected official on the center-left in the last generation of US politics.
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The reality is Bernie may have been the single most anti-immigrant elected official on the center-left in the last generation of US politics.
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4/The fiction that he will be a strong general election candidate for Ds despite not being a Dem, never having led a Dem ticket, never competed for general election votes in a swing state was exposed this week when he gratuitously, recklessly lost Florida.
5/The other big fiction we have to push on is his health. This study reports that median life expectancy of 78 year old who had a heart attack is 3.1 years, meaning Bernie may be far sicker than we understand.
Is this why he's hiding his health records? cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/acute-c…
Is this why he's hiding his health records? cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/acute-c…
6/The more you look at "Bernie" the more you see a craven career politician who is willing to do and say anything to get elected.
The reality of "Bernie" is the very opposite of his brand - which is a major reason the establishment is so against him. We know BS when we see it.
The reality of "Bernie" is the very opposite of his brand - which is a major reason the establishment is so against him. We know BS when we see it.
