I always assumed “Bernie bros” were a way to dismiss Bernie supporters by the mainstream media… as if it’s just bros supporting Bernie because he was a male and Hillary was “her” and therefore true progressives were gonna vote “female.” It’s just made up divisive bs. Obviously, Bernie is and has always been more progressive than Hillary and his type of progressivism addresses the working class, in a way the mainstream Democratic Party does not
I think it can be both things, depending on who was using it. It spoke to a real and problematic phenomenon but was also weaponized by people opposed to progressive ideology. So, it’s a bit complicated.
I always assumed “Bernie bros” were a way to dismiss Bernie supporters by the mainstream media… as if it’s just bros supporting Bernie because he was a male and Hillary was “her” and therefore true progressives were gonna vote “female.” It’s just made up divisive bs. Obviously, Bernie is and has always been more progressive than Hillary and his type of progressivism addresses the working class, in a way the mainstream Democratic Party does not
I think it can be both things, depending on who was using it. It spoke to a real and problematic phenomenon but was also weaponized by people opposed to progressive ideology. So, it’s a bit complicated.