2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bit By Bit, Trump is Going to Adopt Bernie's Platform for the General Election. [View all]Meldread
(4,213 posts)I'm not supporting Hillary because she agrees with me on every position, or even because I believe every word that comes out of her mouth. Politicians make lots of promises, that's what they do. Hillary has made lots of promises she may or may not intend to keep. Bernie Sanders has made lots of really big promises that we know, were he to become President, he couldn't keep. Donald Trump, like Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, has and will make lots of really big promises that we know were he to become President, he either won't or can't keep.
What we do know, however, is that Hillary will be beholden to the Democratic Party. She will represent its values, in particular it's values on social justice issues.
So, hey, if you are having trouble then I guess that's something you need to work out. Just don't call yourself a social liberal or a real leftist in the meantime. For those of us genuinely on the left--who are real liberals--the choice isn't even a complicated one. If you honestly have to think about a decision between Clinton and Trump for more than two seconds, then something is wrong with you morally speaking. If you'd even consider voting for a man who believes women should be punished for having an abortion, that believes Mexicans are all criminals, and wants to build a wall on the southern border... then you are a morally bankrupt person that does not belong on DU or in the Democratic Party.