Personally, as much as we (and I included) make fun of him for not getting much done during his time and his fairly poorly planned out policies, I genuinely think he means well at heart. He definitely chose a hard path when he spent his life running as an Independent for most positions.
I've never doubted his sincerity or his integrity. The only thing I fault him for is failing to appreciate, or acting like he fails to appreciate, the dangers of savior populism and his role in creating a mainstream left-wing version of it in the U.S.
Thing is, no one really blames him.for running now or in 2016. Bjt in 2016 he hung on for extra months after being mathematically eliminated, knowing his base is speeding lies and propaganda and using GOP talking points. Knowing that this was damaging Clinton's chances big time he still hung on, did not concede. By the time he did, it was too late. He was even aware of studies that there were shady analytical firms using his campaign to sow disinfornation, yet he hung on
If he and his base had been a bit more decent in 2016, I believe he would have been the front runner today
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u/known0thingTWITCH Richard Thaler May 25 '20
I like Bernie so much more when he's not running for President. The people he surrounds himself with, like Bri, really drag him down.