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In reply to the discussion: The hypocrisy of the latest round of Bernie-bashing [View all]hjh3rd
(25 posts)I am probably making a mistake. At the end of the day, Bernie and Hillary were not that far off on their positions during the primaries. One went further here and the other went further there but at the end of the day, one could support either candidate without feeling like they were selling their soul. I supported Hillary throughout but would have gladly voted for Bernie in the general. What I do take issue with from the original poster is the characterization that Bernie did nothing wrong by supporting Mello. I get that you are not going to get perfect candidates every time especially in Red States and you need to support the Democrat/Liberal even if they are not perfect. I also understand that there are people on the Left who do not support abortion as crazy as that seems to me. Tim Kaine is the perfect example. What I do not support is someone who actively advocates any legislation that in any way puts a roadblock up to a woman getting an abortion. That is the sin that Mello committed and it should automatically disqualify him from getting support from the Left. As a gay man, I don't really have a stake in the matter except that impacts over 50% of the political party I affiliate myself with, so if I want to have support for my issues which do not impact them directly, then I better damn well support them. There are just certain issues that you shouldn't be ready to compromise on and if that gets me tarred with the "identity" politics flag, so be it.