2016 Postmortem

upaloopa

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6. I think most people who say they won't vote in November are counting

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:58 PM

Mar 2016

on the majority of us doing the right thing and voting thus saving their behinds.

They really are not as principled as they make out to be.

If you were really principled you would not need to come here and tell us all about it.

Principled people are known by their actions not by their words.

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Privilege: Would your personal circumstances change if Bernie was President? [View all] Chichiri Mar 2016 OP

Wrong. haikugal Mar 2016 #1

I'm voting in my own self-interest, and I don't much care what anyone thinks of that. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2016 #2

Because unless you're a millionaire like Hillary you'll continue to bleed out. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #3

How so? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #8

Read all of the threads on DU from Bernie supporters about why we need reform. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #11

I've read a great many of them, here and elsewhere. Chichiri Mar 2016 #14

Sure you have, go back and read them again. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #18

How will their personal situations change if Bernie is President? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #22

Go ask them. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #23

Well I AM asking them with this thread. Chichiri Mar 2016 #26

Because we know that's not really what you're doing; we've seen your other threads. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #32

So if someone else posted the exact same question, people would answer? Chichiri Mar 2016 #35

Would they respond to a loaded question based on cherry picked excerpts ? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #40

If they won't answer anyway, why did you tell me to ask? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #42

Because I was trying to make a point. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #43

What point? That the status quo sucks for a lot of people? Chichiri Mar 2016 #44

Boom! There it is! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #45

What trap? And how is it faulty? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #46

stop wasting your time with beam me up wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #47

*cough* transparency page beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #56

saw your page wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #65

I also listen to Bad Religion. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #67

trekkie wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #79

... beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #48

I have a degree in analytical philosophy, and I find it hilarious when people c/p fallacies at me. Chichiri Mar 2016 #49

Nice try, forget your title already? "Are Bernie supporters really "privileged?"" beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #51

Oh, that! That was a bit of creative license. Chichiri Mar 2016 #55

beam me up avoids wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #59

I also avoid using anti-Semitic slurs. :) beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #61

ha ha wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #66

Good thing he's not Jewish or a woman, I'd hate to see what you'd say about him then. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #68

women? wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #73

I'll lower it to $100 wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #69

. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #70

trekkie wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #87

I like wombats. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #88

So it would seem. Nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #72

beam me up has 50,000 posts wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #89

And none of them were hidden for calling someone "an old crusty Jew" or a "p*ssy" beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #93

Probably still won't work, we've been fighting this stereotype since last May. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #60

childish answer- cage fight wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #91

You should get your moeny back... Human101948 Mar 2016 #109

*Money. nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #110

Hillary's campaign, summed up: No we can't do anything you want done. w4rma Mar 2016 #57

Hillary is far right on fiscal and foreign policy... Avalon Sparks Mar 2016 #58

I have answered this question a few times. unapatriciated Mar 2016 #63

Katy Perry is worth $400M+; she shrugs and giggles that good jobs get sent abroad closeupready Mar 2016 #4

something all farmers learn early and never forget, but many 'city dwellers' never fully master... islandmkl Mar 2016 #5

I think most people who say they won't vote in November are counting upaloopa Mar 2016 #6

Anything but discussing the issues SHRED Mar 2016 #7

Do you, or the author, think that Bernie is going to ignore the plight of Blacks and Latinos? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #9

I don't think that. Chichiri Mar 2016 #12

Everyone should vote for the candidate they prefer. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #15

Yawn... whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #10

Climate change will wreak its havoc on us all riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #13

Do you live in Oklahoma or Florida? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #28

I'm a farmer so climate change affects me directly nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #77

How will your personal situation change over, say, the next 30 years if Bernie becomes President? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #81

My ability to grow crops is already being affected personally. riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #94

Why do you think Hillary doesn't prioritize climate change? Nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #95

I've listened to her speeches and her answers in the debates nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #99

I vote my conscience Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #16

I'm privileged to make $804 a month from Social Security panader0 Mar 2016 #17

How will your personal situation change if Bernie is President? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #20

The patterns and policies put into place since 1980 by BOTH parties have hit almost everyone... Armstead Mar 2016 #19

+1 Go Vols Mar 2016 #90

look at the demographics of states bernie wins "big" nt msongs Mar 2016 #21

Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, Asians, Muslims - nah they don't count. jillan Mar 2016 #25

nor do old white women unapatriciated Mar 2016 #80

This is so funny! Thanks for the laugh. The author of this does not have a clue. jillan Mar 2016 #24

I really don't give a shit ibegurpard Mar 2016 #27

I think he's confused. dogman Mar 2016 #29

Actually, what he's saying... Chichiri Mar 2016 #31

How does maintaining the status quo improve their situation? dogman Mar 2016 #37

They feel (rightly or wrongly) that they personally stand to lose a lot depending on who's President Chichiri Mar 2016 #41

I expect my IRA might take a hit. dogman Mar 2016 #50

Absolute bullshit. That's the ONLY WAY we ever get good elected officials Armstead Mar 2016 #92

some were ans some weren't wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author RAFisher Mar 2016 #30

Ths guy wrote an entire book on Clinton... RAFisher Mar 2016 #33

It's really a very insulting premise. Jarqui Mar 2016 #34

That's an excellent motivation to vote, but it comes from personal privilege unless . . . Chichiri Mar 2016 #38

Nonsense Jarqui Mar 2016 #83

Thank you for your comment. I am sorry that the response you recieved was so cold. demmiblue Mar 2016 #64

This is very funny, because sadoldgirl Mar 2016 #36

Could you link that OP please? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #39

what is an offense vote? oldandhappy Mar 2016 #52

My personal circumstances would be better if Bernie were President SheenaR Mar 2016 #53

In what way? Chichiri Mar 2016 #74

Contributing more to help the people? scscholar Mar 2016 #104

You personally. How would your circumstances improve? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #105

Check it, please. It is right now another OP on GDP. sadoldgirl Mar 2016 #54

What is? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #76

highllight the link wilt the stilt Mar 2016 #98

I would worry a whole lot less about my Social Security and Medicare with Bernie. Vinca Mar 2016 #62

What's that "more apt to sign" based on? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #75

Based on my impression of her over the years as being half a Republican. Vinca Mar 2016 #85

Less minorities around the world will be CanadaexPat Mar 2016 #71

In the Primary I am voting for Bernie because Hillary has a long history of opposing my civil rights Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #78

I think it is very full tilt freaky to ask others questions like this while not offering up your own Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #82

This is such garbage. Daemonaquila Mar 2016 #84

Are you hanging by a thread right now? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #103

I'd probably smile more. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #86

You mean like Hillary should? nt Chichiri Mar 2016 #106

Yes. SamKnause Mar 2016 #96

I'm for Clinton. If it weren't a Democrat I'd be effected. shadowandblossom Mar 2016 #100

Probably but more important than me dr60omg Mar 2016 #101

KNR Lucinda Mar 2016 #102

I suppose I would eventually lose my job BainsBane Mar 2016 #107

After 45 years, I would finally feel good about my president. So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #108

Freedom, is nothing more to lose. PowerToThePeople Mar 2016 #111