I want to thank the defenders of misogyny

[BainsBane]

156. It means the entire posture

of a group presenting themselves as the "real Democrats" and insulting everyone who as much as cares about other issues or approaches an issue from a different angle, even while agreeing, is exclusionary. People have worked to exclude other DUers and indeed the majority of Americans from their notion of real Democrats. Their attitude is imperious and comes from a clear class-, race-, and gender-based perspective, yet they refuse to acknowledge that other experiences matter. They have condemned even other Sanders supporters as not good enough. One regularly insults people far less fortunate than himself as being allied with Goldman Sachs and the 1 percent. Another insisted corporations had planted women and people of color in the Democratic Party to subvert it from its true mission. And we spent the last few days hearing how women who don't like to be insulted with bigoted slurs are unreasonable, weak, and sisters of perpetual outrage. They hold themselves and a select few above the rest of the humanity. That is also reflected in the reverence for a handful of great men--always men--who they elevate above everyone else, whether voters voicing heir concerns, rape victims, or anyone else. They have made clear they do not want me on their side, so I will not be there. This entire approach to politics is designed to exclude, and for that reason it can only result in smaller and smaller numbers, which is in fact their goal. Now some are here saying they knew it all along. Good for them. They worked hard to exclude me and others from their notion of acceptable Democrats and they succeeded.

You might ask yourself why no one in the African American group wants to join in the Sanders fan club. Some of their experiences here are similar to my own.