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In reply to the discussion: Bernie's comments annoy me and you may not like Hillary, but we're being baited [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,154 posts)Yet there seems to be an angry bitter segment that wants to blame Sanders and his supporters for the loss. And their resentment has blinded them to the idea of unity. They promote, insinuate, or imply this fake reality that the majority of Bernie supporters were "Bernie or Bust"ers. That his more progressive platform made her look bad, or that his criticisms of her and the establishment of the Democratic party, of which the Clintons are a part of, was verboten, with no quarter given for the fact that he was in a primary contention with her, so what the hell did they expect? No criticism? He was careful to not use right wing fake news smears, but only what he saw that was counter productive to progressive advancements for the country. And then when he lost, he endorsed her and worked to get Democrats elected. I wish they'd just let it go.
Its just a little frustrating because Bernie supporters swallowed our hopes for what a Sanders presidency could have done for the country, and went for our second choice - because we knew it was important for party unity and winning
And now, when the party is trying to unify post-election, which means including Sanders influence and popularity, and we need their support to swallow whatever resentments they have for him, they stomp their feet and huddle in corners waiting for the first pro-Sanders OP to pop up so they can be one of the first to derail it. Its difficult not to be angry back at such childishness. I know I shouldn't take the bait so often, and I'll try to bite my tongue more often in the future.