2016 Postmortem

seabeyond

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50. My bad. The first two sentences. The contradictory hypocrisy and irony

Thu Apr 28, 2016, 12:57 PM

Apr 2016

It could have been a hard fought contest of ideals, ideas and vision. Instead it became a shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establishment -- except we get the cage and The Establishment gets the gild.

It could have been.

Ya, maybe and interesting that.

shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establishment

Defining others as... pretty much stops any ..... "It could have been"

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It's time to "call it" [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 OP

Skinner says: bigwillq Apr 2016 #1

Thank you Faux pas Apr 2016 #2

I'm not trying to be snarky but did you even read my OP? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #3

Yes. bigwillq Apr 2016 #7

People have seen so many "call it" post, they just assume. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #9

Understandable, which is why I didn't want to be snarky. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #11

That's respectful. nt Snotcicles Apr 2016 #20

I'll call it... Fairgo Apr 2016 #78

HRC still needs 70% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination; it's not at all clear she can amborin Apr 2016 #13

Right. JTFrog Apr 2016 #22

Don't you love the FREELOADERS without a star next to their Username who complain/instruct the site? TheBlackAdder Apr 2016 #54

Thank goodness. Orsino Apr 2016 #4

It could have been civil... CrowCityDem Apr 2016 #5

Not even a month, and yet another h supporter on the fainting couch artislife Apr 2016 #8

Just another Brockboy. frylock Apr 2016 #18

And, oh, the smugness is on *our* part... riiiiiight. JudyM Apr 2016 #35

We may have made some "slow progress" in a few areas of social justice but rhett o rick Apr 2016 #12

If someone doesn't like being accused of doling out favors in exchange for payments there is a Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #14

Sanders sold his vote in 1991 to the Democrats. The problem is the fantasy of what Sanders isn't seabeyond Apr 2016 #34

WTH?!! JudyM Apr 2016 #37

What part of that is confusing to you. Perfectly legit, still politician. seabeyond Apr 2016 #40

We do not paint him as a non-politician. We see by his actions that he is non-corrupt. JudyM Apr 2016 #41

Of course you paint him in purity. Which is wrong. Sold support of F35. His job. In his state, seabeyond Apr 2016 #42

There is no purity, as I said. But there is also no comparison between these two candidates' morals. JudyM Apr 2016 #43

I couldn't disagree with you more on the moral issue. Nt seabeyond Apr 2016 #48

Borrowed this from leftcoastmountains. polly7 Apr 2016 #53

Do you also accuse people of murder then ask them to prove they didnt? JaneyVee Apr 2016 #36

The FBI is doing that for him... JudyM Apr 2016 #39

If they are holding a knife in their hand while standing over a stabbed body -- Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #44

. Dragonfli Apr 2016 #28

There are less liberal sites if progressivism isn't your thing. Gore1FL Apr 2016 #30

No money in it. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2016 #45

Not to mention the ageism with this election. redstatebluegirl Apr 2016 #51

Well said... think Apr 2016 #6

You know how when a Doctor tries to save a Patient but fails? Joob Apr 2016 #10

So far we are right on track. We knew that fighting the corrupt Establishment would rhett o rick Apr 2016 #15

"Principles" are so 2003. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #16

The pic in your sig makes me chortle. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #17

The OP clearly has made no effort to understand why Hillary's supporters back her. LonePirate Apr 2016 #19

I know what has been put to me as defenses of Clinton by Clinton supporters. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #23

Except I've never seen anything on DU that even comes close to what you say you've been told. LonePirate Apr 2016 #38

Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it isn't real. It just means you haven't seen it. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #46

For Christ sakes! Stop ringing that cockamamie bell! longship Apr 2016 #21

"It's like an infantile tantrum!!" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #27

It's clear as a bell. If a "D" supports it, war is ok. actslikeacarrot Apr 2016 #24

Call it what. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2016 #25

Call it "racist" "sexist" and "naive" and then demand it vote for your candidate. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #26

Im sorry, but who exactly called you racist and sexist? JaneyVee Apr 2016 #31

Examples may be found using the following google searches: Gore1FL Apr 2016 #49

No. LWolf Apr 2016 #29

+1 dana_b Apr 2016 #32

I would like to politely suggest that you're misinterpreting the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #56

If you are not LWolf Apr 2016 #57

The "It could have been" portion of each paragraph refers to what I believe Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #59

Read from that lens, LWolf Apr 2016 #65

Thank you for allowing me to explain and giving me a fair reading. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #69

First sentence. That is not true. I am so tired of the over the top, while suggesting reason. seabeyond Apr 2016 #33

"It could have been a hard fought contest of ideals, ideas and vision." is the first sentence Gore1FL Apr 2016 #47

My bad. The first two sentences. The contradictory hypocrisy and irony seabeyond Apr 2016 #50

I am not seeing the contradiction or the failure in describing this nomination phase on DU. nt Gore1FL Apr 2016 #52

shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establi seabeyond Apr 2016 #58

It describes my experience in GD:P and the HRC forum. YMMV nt Gore1FL Apr 2016 #60

Well, I can say a whole lot of nasty, rotten things about Sanders supporters. Not gonna accomplish seabeyond Apr 2016 #61

You don't need to. It happens a lot already. Hence Nuclear Unicorn's OP. n/t Gore1FL Apr 2016 #62

Nu uh. Not hence Nuclears OP. She gets to own the nasty all on her own. Lordy. seabeyond Apr 2016 #63

It nonetheless describes the toxicity of DU and the weird desire for Skinner to "call it" Gore1FL Apr 2016 #64

And I, nonetheless, disagree. It was just another OP ridiculously dissing other Democrats. seabeyond Apr 2016 #74

GD:P has been littered for days with thread after thread calling for Skinner to "call it" Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #66

"Beat the GOP with what?" To the point of purely ridiculous. seabeyond Apr 2016 #67

To the point of purely ridiculous. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #68

It is an absurd way to define Clinton. So, when people get on your ass, or others... seabeyond Apr 2016 #70

How should we define the hawkishness and the cozying up with the corporate set? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #71

Pretend ... Just as you pretend that Sanders is not sitting right next to Clinton. seabeyond Apr 2016 #72

You try to castigate me for absurdities and then you post that. Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #73

I am not seeing a correlation. seabeyond Apr 2016 #76

Sanders sits right with Clinton and that is the absurdity of your argument. His is simply seabeyond Apr 2016 #75

DRAMA QUEEN ALERT!! DRAMA QUEEN ALERT!! closeupready Apr 2016 #55

Board owners would be cutting their profits in half if they got rid of all the Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #77

OK whistler162 Apr 2016 #79