The Cults of Bernie Sanders and trump
We have to ask ourselves, exactly “when” did supporting a political candidate transition into the kind of cult behavior that we have seen with those that support Sanders and trump? What was the formula that catapulted an individual to a pedestal that was so unrealistic, it borders on worship? What makes two angry old white men so gloriously authoritarian that their followers will deny truths and believe any brainwashing propaganda about the opposition?
The answer to these questions are complex, and while Bernie and trump may differ on some scales, there are many traits that they share. In the court of Sanders, he has a long dark past that has been deliberately avoided by mainstream media. This has included a number of behaviors that in a pre-trump era would be considered disastrous, but since trump has placed the bar SO low, writing essays about women fantasizing about being raped by multiple men and marching with the Sandinistas chanting “here, there, everywhere, Yankees must die,” doesn’t seem to be that bad. Of course, these two comments are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Bernie. Sanders has had a pro-Russia stance since he was young.
Bernie and his wife Jane honeymooned in Russia in the early days. He praised both Cuba’s Castro and Russia for their “excellent healthcare,” while ignoring all of the atrocities. His belief in total…