It’s hard being the underdog. It’s harder still when followers of the favorite come along and try to shit in your soup. There’s tons of it here, and it has turned tons of diaries into feces flinging fests.
And it’s all entirely pointless. You may convince a Clinton supporter to change their minds, but not the sorts that go trolling diaries and spiking footballs. That isn’t every Clinton supporter, but it is a lot of them on Daily Kos and elsewhere in this giant sewer of an internet. These people care about rubbing your face in every setback and getting a rise out of you. And, the urge to find the perfect rejoinder is not easy to deny.
If you have the time to do that, you have the time to call voters. You have the time to go on Bernie Friend Finder and remind voters in upcoming states to get out to the caucus or ballot box and vote for the guy who actually gives a damn. Who cares about anti-Bernie shitcomments? Giving a shitcomment attention only validates the shitcommenter. Turn it against them.
When you see one of them you’re called a Bernie Bro, make a phone call.
When you see one of them tells you to give up, reach out on Facebook.
When you see one of them tells you that Bernie’s base is white and liberal, make a phone call.
When you see one of them acts like only Sanders supporters misbehave online, reach out on Facebook.
When you see one of them act like the Democratic party is more important than progressive policy, make a phone call.
When you see one of them acting smug, condescending, entitled, sexist, ageist or race baiting, reach out on Facebook.
Getting any other kind of response is what they want, not just because it validates them on a personal level, but because every moment you’re wasting on them is a moment you aren’t using to help get Bernie elected. If you have to respond, instead of lowering yourself to their level, just let them know they helped you help Bernie Sanders become the next President of the United States.