= new reply since forum marked as read
They're terrified Hillary is the only hope against big bad trump and she'll deliver them to a progressive paradise riding the pile like she's the cherry on a rocket powered milk shake.
If she wins the primary and the GE the buyers remorse is going to be displaced so hard it might shift dimensional planes! If she wins the primary but loses the GE it's Bernies fault or The Bernieboys (I'll go back to the way the phrased it in 2008 over Obama) destroyed their chances, or the violent armed neanderthal males scared all of the strong feminsts away from the polls.
I'm going to run out of popcorn and outrage before the years up.
We are in the primary. Despite the odds against Bernie winning the nomination, he is still in the race and has a message that he is uncompromisingly determined to deliver. His message has inspired many people to be engaged in the political process for the first time.
Your post highlights the frustration many feel because they desperately want to be part of that process and to have their views and goals respected. For all of our history, vast swathes of the population have always been just that: without voice, representation or respect. Although it is easy to get swept up in the supercharged and sometimes destructive dynamics of the battle to "win", it is vital that we, as individuals, remain steadfast in our efforts to change that narrative. We cannot expect our leaders to do what we ourselves do not.
The last thing anyone needs is to be shut down or shut out. To be ridiculed or censored. Being excluded and having no voice or representation is soul crushing and destructive. Virtually all of the conflict and demands, in the world at large or here at DU, are fear based. That is what drives supporters of all the candidates, whether Bernie, Hillary or Trump for that matter, to cling to one position, candidate or another and shut out all dissent. For any of us to make progress and create inclusion, it is vital that we, not just our leaders, listen to those voices and fears and find ways to resolve them. It is beholden on each of us, not just the politicians, to truly fight for the rights of everyone to be heard. No candidate can do it without US. That is what democracy looks like.
My post is defending everyone, including the members of DU, to have their voices heard. That includes the right to have a vote in the primary, despite the harsh odds either candidate faces. I believe the OP is saying just that, the desire to participate in the primary race without that limited part of the process being characterized as voting for Trump. If the situation were reversed, I would support HRC voters to be able to do the same.
To be clear, none of this applies to the General Election.
The other, much more important message, is that it is critical that each of us hear the fears and concerns of others and to find ways to support each other. In other words, to find common ground. The intent of the post was to work to resolve differences together so there is a path forward for the GE and have a unifying message so that we can prevail against Trump.
