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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If any of this counts as "progressive", I'll eat my hat. [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)87. Amen X 1000
Good Compilation.
How can ANYBODY who makes less than $250K/year support Hillary?
They are voting AGAINST their own financial interests.
I used to ridicule without mercy Working Class American who voted Republican because they were voting AGAINST their own financial interests.....
and now the Democratic Party Establishment wants me to do the same?
LOL...Never happen.
DURec.
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It's not "truth" and it doesn't "hurt." Check the delegate totals if you want to see who's hurting.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#4
Well, it doesn't burn me, since I care about delegates and not internet smears. YMMV.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#6
'Smear's, lol. 'Truth' for all those whose lives have been ended or ruined by it. nt.
polly7
Mar 2016
#7
What's true is that Bernie or Busters are helping Trump get elected. Anyone who does that
DanTex
Mar 2016
#20
Yes or no? Why the dodging? Why the personal attacks? Why is this so complicated?
DanTex
Mar 2016
#34
Thanks, yes I missed it. Would you be so kind to share your opinion of the Bernie or Bust movement?
DanTex
Mar 2016
#39
I think it's relevant to this one, since the people spreading the Hillary-hate are most often
DanTex
Mar 2016
#41
You can't even talk about her wrt the suffering she's caused ... no need to take you seriously
polly7
Mar 2016
#43
I did talk about it. It's preposterous to claim that she "caused" things like the Syrian Civil War.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#46
You are trying to have a discussion with a fanatic. Such an effort is pointless. I suggest IGNORE.
BillZBubb
Mar 2016
#76
That's not true at all. Yes, I want Hillary to win, and you (presumably) want Bernie to win.
DanTex
Mar 2016
#24
"...her apology feels more like political calculation than genuine contrition."
Lizzie Poppet
Mar 2016
#9
A nice, LONG list of particulars. . . . that's always a good thing to have around
pdsimdars
Mar 2016
#11
I was on another board - always - protesting the suffering of millions. That's where. nt.
polly7
Mar 2016
#61
I expressed the same 'truth' (lmfao at 'vitriol') as I do and did against everyone
polly7
Mar 2016
#64
No worries! I have great interest in all elections ........ especially ones that put in place
polly7
Mar 2016
#70
I will never "feel the bern" and luckily I will never have to seeing as he's losing.
Metric System
Mar 2016
#51
That's cute. You're pretending as if Sanders has never voted in favor of military funding.
Metric System
Mar 2016
#72
All I can do is laugh and add people to my ignore queue when they start going on about that.
VulgarPoet
Mar 2016
#78