2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How do you reshape the Democratic Party? Start with winning the nomination. [View all]liberalmuse
(18,671 posts)I'm glad he's shaking things up. I'm completely voting for Hillary, though at one time I didn't think I could do it. But I will. Proudly. And as I vote for her, I will remember all the Hillary supporters for our local caucus taking shit from Bernie supporters. To be honest, some of my fellow Bernie supporters were embarrassing. The passion is wonderful, but when you are a man heckling a woman who is trying to speak about why she's passionate about Hillary, that's when it's time to crawl under the bleachers while thinking, "I didn't sign up for this shit". Every single one of the Hillary supporters took the verbal assaults at the caucus gracefully. They withstood the booing and the heckling and were largely outnumbered where I come from.
I also feel passionately about issues, and know that we need to move 1,000 steps forward to even be where we're supposed to be at this point in time. But don't eat your own. Don't be that person. Don't be the "all or nothing" sort, because in the end, you get less than nothing. I'm old enough to know that even a few baby steps forward with this human "civilization" we live in can be a great victory.
Hillary might not be ideal for some of us, but she's noble and is doing what she feels is best, and a lot of what she feels is best is best for all of us. I acknowledge that some of what she feels is best isn't what I feel is best, but I'm not the seasoned politician who's had to slag through all muck, and I wouldn't even be able to survive it like she has.
I love Bernie, but I sincerely hope he doesn't become another Nader. Nader proved that even the most well-meaning people can let their egos take over until they become utterly useless, and even worse, destructive.