2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's one thing to ask Sanders people to support the ticket...that's fair and legitimate... [View all]lapucelle
(20,099 posts)for Bernie, and lots of Bernie supporters saying that they are now in Clinton's corner. These people have found their better angels pretty quickly. It's not easy to do.
It's true that both sides still have pockets of partisans who are very reluctant to forgive and forget. There are probably some who will never forgive and forget. Let it go; let them go.
It takes remarkable character to emerge from pitched battle, suffer incredible disappointment, and to get up and do the next right thing, however hard it may be. It takes kindness and compassion and understanding of the real meaning of community not to gloat, or pile on, or dance in the end zone while the other side looks on with their hearts broken.
I've seen great leaders do these things, leaders named Bernie and Hillary and Barack. Let's learn from their example and try to be like them.
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