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In reply to the discussion: Supporting the values of the Sanders movement is not "refighting the primaries". [View all]NurseJackie
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The Democratic party rejected Bernie in favor of a different candidate (who wasn't Bernie). Isn't that a pretty big clue right there that his mission to "reform" the party is going nowhere? At this point, whatever "unity" you claim to want to create is vaporizing right before your very eyes. You are, in fact, creating more strife and division within the party. These incessant attempts to (ahem) "not" re-hash the primary only serve to irritate and reinforce the divisions and differences. It needs to stop. Just as everyone starts to let bygones be bygones and let down their guard and try to move beyond the primaries... here comes YET ANOTHER GOD DAMNED thread about how "flawed" the party is, and that it's "broken" and that our only path to success is through Bernie.
Please, jesus-god, stop! You're causing damage. Or does that not matter? Is this part of the "destroy it to rebuild it" philosophy?
He's not even a member of the party the he (and apparently you) want to mold in his image. By refusing to join the party, he is therefore, by default, REJECTING the party. He is, without question, showing us that he wants NOTHING TO DO with the Democratic party (except perhaps when it benefits him). But other than that, he prefers to snipe from the sidelines (and keep his "super top secret triple-encoded donor list" private. Where's his commitment? He's got no skin in the game.
He (and you, apparently) prefer to sit back and demand all sorts of concessions and considerations and courtesies, yet are willing to give absolutely none in return. Wow. What kind of message does that send? It tells me that he (and by extension, you) don't really approach this with the seriousness and sincerity that matches his (and your) nagging repetitiveness.