Did you know that arguing about candidates on DU will not affect who will win the nomination?

[ProfessorPlum]

32. what I'm saying is don't let conflicts here distress you (one) too much

there are people with different opinions, and probably also trolls, Russian and otherwise, who will accidently or with malicious intent raise one's blood pressure because Someone on the Internet is Wrong.

What I'm saying is - it's ok for people, even on DU, to be wrong about [insert your favorite candidate here]. So, don't let it stress you out needlessly. There was a lot of back and forth, and brusqueness, here in 2004, 2008, and 2016, and yet DU continues to function as a community. We'll get through this primary season, and we may or may not be able to swing anyone's vote here, but we shouldn't let that stain our feelings for the DU community. It can get rancorous - but remember the actual stakes are small (in terms of how many votes we could actually turn with an internet post). We comment, write, and opine about large events that have tremendous effects on everyone in the world, but we can take solace in the fact that the world isn't depending on us to save it by posting that killer argument on DU.

I hope that makes sense.

And I agree with your observation about small things having big consequences, en masse. I hope we are all working out in the real world to create change in the humane direction.