what is really depressing is that many of them, both on the greater media landscape and here on DU seem to be very happy about how things turned out. Yes, they get into full oratory glory, as they talk about how much of America is doomed, usually followed by a standard "America I was never good to begin with" rant, or some allusion to the good old days that Bernie Sanders would've brought back (ignoring the fact that he told them to vote for Hillary at the end), to the "now we can finally be leftist again!"
It seriously reminds me of the "bingo" memes that I see on this site. For those here on DU that do not what I'm talking about, let me explain. Usually when someone wants to discredit someone they will make a meme on here called bingo. Instead of numbers, it will list BS excuses that people use to defend their behavior. There are all sorts of these games, ranging from the vegetarian, to one for immigration, and so on. The message these games are supposed to show is that the bigot/scumbag/weak willed will usually rattle off enough of these excuses to where you can make "bingo!" I am sure you can find some if you look, or perhaps some here will post one, especially as the people talked about in this OP are so ripe for it. The point of the meme is to distinguish between people who occasionally say one thing that sets off warnings, and people who follow a very consistent pattern of behavior that they are either unaware of, or worse, outright bullshitting.
So, let's set up our bingo board: perhaps a "I had a right to vote my conscience, and that was Jill Stein!" or "Hillary could not be trusted" or "we need to focus on class consciousness rather than social issues!" Ok, that makes three. Let's add a favorite: "now that the Clintons are gone, we can focus on reviving the left." Ok, we are close, how about "After four years of Trump, we will finally be ready to go left"...Some of the males specialize in "Women should focus on jobs, because the husbands need them, and they will ensure the winning votes!" A lot of people will follow that with "that is why Trump won 55 percent of white women!"
I think we have BINGO!
And at the risk of violating principles of both class consciousness and social justice, I will add another "I am rich enough to survive the Trump years". Let's add another "I get tired of being distrusted and blamed because I am not female/Poc/LGBT." Now, some show this clearer than others. Hell, if you want the person who inspired this meme, go ahead and peek at TedRall.com. There are times I can love him for being honest about Trump, but oh gods is he happy Hillary lost, and he talks like he is ready to start writing the purge list, as well as whining about women. Of course, all of us here can think (but dare not say for fear of kangaroo court juries) of several people on this very site that would only take 5 moves to hit bingo.
Now, let me be frank, early on, I was leaning sanders until his followers imploded in a ball of stupidity that poor Bernie could not even stuff back in the bottle. I do also believe that those Hillary entrusted to run her campaign should have been more aggressive about addressing those issues instead of getting lured into Trump's trap of "look at how much I can piss her off, my loyal deplorables!" which of course, sadly energized the yeehaws and yahoos. However, even if 4 years of Trump were to suddenly transform this country into the sort of nation that the Swedish look upon in envy, it would not be worth letting Trump play with nukes. Americans are already suffering, but even if you could rub Aladdin's lamp and ensure that no American suffered under Trump, it would still be immoral as hell, and reveal that many who are making good money being the self appointed "left" are really just a bunch of creeps willing to use US as fuel for their engines.
There is a quote from Eric Hoffer I started using back when Nader did his damage in 2000. "those who would sacrifice a generation to realize an ideal are the enemies of mankind." I will humbly add "and even greater enemies of womankind, minorities, and LGBT."
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