Message to the Left-Wing

[H2O Man]

22. If 6 were 9 ....

I want to make clear that I did not ask, nor offer to pay for, one of the pro-Clinton people to react to my OP with the bitterness that unfortunately seems to define a group of them. That post appeared -- like magic, I tell you.

In recent weeks, I’ve noted that one of the biggest factors in turning people off to Hillary Clinton will likely be the unhappiness of some of her supporters. This is not a blanket statement, in any way. For many very good people support Ms. Clinton’s aim to become President of the United States. And they communicate very solid reasons for their support. I count some of my best friends, be they here on DU:GD or in “real” life -- whatever that is.

In my life’s experience, I have lived in a context where there is a social role that is known as “water men” or “water women.” The prime example that I’ve known was the Onondaga Nation’s Chief Paul Waterman. His role was, in large part, to help people think in new ways. Not to convince them what to think, but rather, to try to put things in a way that they might understand them in new ways. He was, of course, my father -- not in the biological sense, but in the far more literal sense of that word in the Onondaga language.

Like many other things, I may not be expressing those concepts clearly. I do try, but am far more limited in my ability to do so. Likewise, on something such as the issue of Hillary Clinton running for President, I try to communicate ideas such as though we might have what appear to be very different beliefs on that -- if she is a good choice or not -- it is also possible to see that we aren’t necessarily that far apart on other, often closely-related issues.

Again, my efforts are limited, as my abilities are limited. But I try. And I’ll take it a step further: if and when I might endorse Hillary Clinton -- no big deal if I do or not -- I’m confident that I could get far more undecided and/or currently anti-Clinton people to vote for her, too, than the harsh, bitter, and dehydrated comments by a sub-group of DU’s Clinton supporters.