One attempted step towards unity and reconciliation.
How about we all accept that everyone here cares about mostly the same goals, even though we have some policy differences and obviously differences in who we would want to lead the country.
So.
Bernie supporters aren't in it because of a cult of personality. It's not about Bernie, it's about what he stands for. They don't like Bernie because he's a white man. They care about social issues just as much as anyone, and saying that Bernie was a civil rights activist is not some excuse, it's a fact, and he deserves credit for it, and he's fought for civil rights since then very much while in congress. They don't support things like Single Payer because they are naive, they support it because it works great in a lot of the world, so it can be made to work here. And they are rightfully pissed off that the gains in wealth and income over the last many decades have gone almost all to the wealthiest few.
Hillary supporters aren't in it because they want Goldman Sachs to get bigger bonuses. Also not because it's "her turn" or because any woman will do. They care about poverty and inequality. They think campaign finance is broken. They think that 1%ers and big corporations have too much power. They don't just want to bomb everyone and steal their oil, they think that foreign policy is complex and there are difficult choices to make, and while you might disagree with the choices, they aren't made out of ruthless imperialism. They aren't using "experience" as an excuse to support a neo-liberal, they genuinely think that a person with Hillary's experience will be able to most effectively make progress on progressive issues.
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You are also staying really classy under very personal attacks. It's what we need to try and do.
