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]JudyM
(29,542 posts)both Bernie (e.g., he accomplished nothing, he's an awful person with all kinds of skeletons that would have come out had he "actually" been vetted, his campaign was just about his ego, he damaged Hillary, he stayed in it too long (how dare he not concede) and that caused all kinds of problems, he isn't a real Dem so should just go away, he should be thankful he got any concessions from her at all, he didn't earn the right to xyz...), and against the people who continue to struggle about whether they can vote for Hillary, and against those of us who supported his campaign (at the heart of it we're sexist, want free things/are immature(!), are racist(!), etc.) is chilling to the cause of unity. I have moved on but some keep twisting the knife, which brings it all back up and is hugely alienating.
Personally, I added more people to my very short ignore list these past few days, which says something about what's happening, so if you keep the foregoing themes in mind you will definitely become more aware of them... They pervade a majority of the posts where Bernie's the subject. Objections from us are not raising consciousness, so whatever original Clinton supporters can do to tamp this down would be wonderful.
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