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In reply to the discussion: Can we stop with the outrage at non and 3rd party.. [View all]Music Man
(1,184 posts)From third party people, to Bernie or Bust, to Russia, to Wikileaks, to Fox News, to social media and fake news, to mistakes by Hillary Clinton and her staff, to decades of demonization of Clinton, and unfair voting laws.
But when the choice was so stark as 2016, it was time for voters to act like adults. Thousands of people who voted for Obama did not bother to turn out for Hillary this time. Why? Beats the shit out of me. Perhaps they thought she had it in the bag. Perhaps she didn't "inspire" them, whatever that means.
Do you remember when several Bernie people shouted down speakers at the DNC? Bonafide progressive people too, like Elizabeth Warren and John Lewis. It was shameful.
Sorry, but I have contempt for people who would compromise the Supreme Court, gay rights, abortion rights, a fairer economy, and a safer world because they had some personal message they had to send to Hillary Clinton or the DNC. Third party people and non-voters are not the only reason we are in the mess we're in, but they're a big one. Not voting for Clinton or sitting out altogether was an extremely immature position given the stakes, and those people should own it.