My take On Bernie-

[Bluenorthwest]

23. Of course that's not what I said, I suggested that over romantic veribage about the past is

very often a political indulgence of those who happened to be personally better off in the past and that if you say it was better for 'the average guy' during times when minorities were discriminated against and guys who were gay were thrown in jail then it does suggest that 'average guys' are not minority guys or gay guys.

Had I said what you so casually accuse me of saying you might have a point. But what I actually said is that this casual mitigation of very rotten times for so many into something rosy and to be longed for is a choice I do not understand.

I asked very specifically about ballot issues I voted on during those years, and I got no response. But again, a culture that just wants what's best for the neighbors does not in fact vote on firing all the gay teachers.
People who want to reward themselves for being golden when they were actually a mean and bigoted culture need to be called out on that.
The rhetoric in the OP is just the sort of rhetoric that will cost Bernie voters and I urge you to think about that.
I support Bernie to move forward to better times, not to long for the days of the closet. And the days the OP speaks of, those were the days of the closet.