/r/WayOfTheBern
We don't see politics along a left/right divide, we see politics along a top/bottom divide.
What is WayOfTheBern?
This is not a "Bernie sub," it's about the movement Bernie started but then abandoned. He was never our god and we were never a cult; so when we agree with him, we say so and when we disagree with him, we say so.
The sub is named in honor of Bernie's focus on economic issues affecting the working class and his WAY of building coalitions across ideological divides, from his time as Burlington's mayor to the work that won him the nickname of "the amendment king" on the Hill. The Way finds clear expression in these words:
"It is harder, but not less important, for us to try and communicate with those who do not agree with us on every issue. And it is important to see where if possible, and I do believe it is possible, we can find common ground."
Our politics: We don't see politics along a Left/Right divide; we see it along a Top/Bottom divide, and it is especially on issues of economic justice where people from across the political spectrum can meet and engage.
Many of us are newly awakened and angry at what we see. Hopefully this is a place to channel that anger, to vent those frustrations, to laugh at the absurdities and cry at the inhumanity, and in the process find ways to expose those in positions of authority who have long since forgotten who they serve, and replace them with those who do.
But a caveat is needed, it's the only way to keep chaos from reigning in this environment of Freedom to Express Opinions Others Don't Like: users don't get to be assholes about it (see Rules below).
Trolls: There's nothing more terrifying to the ruling elite than the prospect of working class people of all political stripes joining forces over their shared grievances. So periodic invasions and brigades by their paid shills and bots and corporate party True Believers™️ comes with the territory. Don't Feed the Trolls is still the best advice but the mods can't always resist the catnip appeal of pinning a troll post.
Bans: We rarely ban but we do have an arsenal of tools we don't hesitate to use to put a leash on bad faith actors who come here just to disrupt and distract.
Reported for misinformation!
Rules
We don't like rules. Shocking, I know.
But we need one, so here's the one rule:
“That which you hate, do not do to your neighbor."
Aka "The Golden Rule," "Play Nice," "DBAD," and "Be excellent to one another!" If you have trouble with this, no length of rules will have any greater effect.
(Graffiti and sharp objects are removed at the discretion of whichever mod or user is trying to help you understand our one rule.)
Guidelines, requests, and suggestions:
Agreement is not a goal; Civil engagement is.
Unity is not a goal; Tolerance of others is.
Conformity is not a goal; Enlightened debate is.
Background reading for newbies
What is Way of the Bern - a collection of member comments
Understanding the problem
Big Ideas and Big Money: Think Tank Funding in America
U.S. think tank funding (searchable)
Refusing to play a rigged game
Information, analysis & activism
Media, reddit & groupthink
Silencing "Misinformation": Lack of consensus kills compliance
The enemies within rhetoric: "othering" citizens to demonize dissent
Ukraine, links | Ukraine's Nazi problem, links
Umberto Eco - Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt
That Day CTR Tried To Bribe Us
Tools, hacks and alternatives
Our saidit.net mirror site, just in case...
Site links removed by reddit | archived
WOTB Meta / Archive
WotB archives of noteworthy posts
Better Know A Candidate/State
Primaries: Rules in your state
State and local election offices
WAYers just wanna have fun
WOTB "This Sub" Complaint Bingo Cards
Everyone I don't agree with is a Russian bot
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Two things about this administration that are not rationally disputable have already become obvious.
Two things about this administration rapidly became apparent:
A. Media did not seem to notice--until the DNC wanted media to notice--that Biden was sundowning. After the "right' time, all these articles came out about how it had been "concealed" until 2024. https://www.google.com/search?q=Biden%27s+capacity+was+concealed
Bullshit. It was obvious since at least 2019.
https://old.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/grobx2/biden_forgets_how_many_granddaughters_he_has/
https://old.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/131eme7/is_biden_fit_to_serve_a_second_term/ ("the science")
https://old.reddit.com/r/WayOfTheBern/comments/19ap6u1/more_milkshakes_less_podium/ (2024 campaign)
However, Trump cannot be confident that his releasing a silent fart when he is alone in the Oval Office will stay out of media.
B. Whether you love Trump, hate Trump or are somewhere in between, you cannot deny that, in part due to A above, political coverage in the coming years will not be boring.
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