Pretty much everyone BS supporter I know in real life is a middle or upper middle class white person. For things like DemExit and WriteinBernie to trend right now really takes a lot of privilege--because you are comfortable enough in your life and status to know that doing 1/ that will have consequences which will likely not impact your life at all. It is a way to say 'fuck you' to anyone you think doesn't want the "revolution". It is an incredible form of self-righteous ego-boosting. It is definitely not patriotic, and you are definitely not 2/

Just saw someone I know and respect urge people on FB to vote for BS in the NY primary. In 2015 when I was visibly upset by the racist rhetoric coming out of then nominee DJT, this person told me they don't think the DJT supporters are motivated by racism, instead...1/ ...this person told me most people were low income whites concerned about the economy that's why they were voting for him. I speechlessly looked at them for a few minutes and internally seethed. I hadn't been as invested or involved in the primaries in 2015 as I am...2/