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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by crdoconnor on Friday November 11, 2016 @07:10AM (#12929915)
>That comment described an attitude that reaches the very top of the modern left, as the many accusations of sexism against anyone who didn't vote for Clinton show.

The modern left voted for, donated to and campaigned for Bernie, who also had the accusations of sexism slung at him. That was the establishment lashing out.

They also tested the anti-semitic accusations, though no doubt they fell flat because he was Jewish:

http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/262007/bernie-sanders-and-hi...

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/06/bernie-sander...

Pretty much every anti-establishment figure gets these attacks.

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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by leereeves on Friday November 11, 2016 @07:19AM (#12929959)
I supported Bernie too. As you said, he had allegations of sexism (and of being the "white people's candidate") thrown at him.

Our side of the left lost the election that defined the platform for this election.

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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by TheOtherHobbes on Friday November 11, 2016 @07:43AM (#12930089)
We've seen the same accusations against Corbyn in the UK. It's exactly the same playbook - he's sexist, he's anti-semitic, he supports terrorists.

It should be obvious by now that the last thing the establishment wants is a genuine anti-establishment candidate.

And also, that any candidate who wins cannot truly be anti-establishment.

If Trump was a genuine threat to the establishment, he'd never have had a prayer.

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Re:I’m a Coastal Elite from the Midwest: The Real Bubble Is ... by ptaipale on Friday November 11, 2016 @02:02PM (#12933307)
With Corbyn, I don't think anyone needs a "playbook" to be worried about him siding with anti-Semitic and terrorist-supporting figures, and for things like working for Press TV (Iranian government).

That's not anti-establishment, it's just aligning with a different kind of establishment (the ayatollas).

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