General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: where's FrenchieCat? [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)that drove people off DU show up.
Look, I make no secret about what I felt about Hillary Clinton, nor what i will feel about her in the Democratic primary. I make no secret about the fact that if she wins, I work to get her in. Beacool and I have had this discussion many times, and I think she realizes that if HRC wins, we will both be doing what we can, despite heated disagreements in the primary season.
That being said, I do remember people calling anyone who opposed Hillary sexist. I also remember ageism being thrown about, and all sorts of nasty vitriol. Up until the 11th hour, there were calls to punish us for daring to question if Hillary would be the one. I do not apologize for the fact that given a choice between Hillary and Obama, I chose Obama, despite the fact he did not make the left turn that this country needed, the left turn Hillary made it clear she would not take.
Sorry to say, comments like her "we came, we saw, he died"comment about Gaddafi have not done anything to convince me that she learned any lessons; experience does not always mean you do not enjoy repeating the same mistakes, especially when you never thought they were mistakes. However, my disagreements about Hillary do not mean I think her supporters are bigots/scum.