What do Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore and Bill Clinton have in common?

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49. I think you make some good points

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but I suggest you consider why there has been a proliferation of those threads. It is in reaction to: threads insisting Sanders is the head of the Democratic Party; threads insisting any positive developments were entirely because of him (erasing activism by hundreds of thousands, even millions of citizens in the process); demands that no criticism of him is acceptable; and his many public condemnations of the party, which are in turn treated as gospel by his supporters on this site.

Bernie remains a divisive figure. Some adore him. Others dislike him. Yet those of us who don't care for him are told that the audacity to question him on ANYTHING means that we are "corporatists" or trolls.

This is the only time I have seen anyone acknowledge that any criticism of Sanders is acceptable. If people had adopted that position earlier on, if they were willing to treat him as a public servant rather than someone who must not be questioned, I don't think you would see the reaction you have.

That said, none of it compares to the level of vitriol against Clinton that dominated this site for a very long time. Those threads are less prevalent now because Clinton has kept a low profile, while Sanders has made a continual string of television appearances in which he has criticized the party and trivialized the concerns of its base (ie. identity politics and wedge issues). The fact is all of us don't see our interests linked to white male prosperity. Some of us value equality more broadly, not just in term of a demographic that already earns twice the median income. As a result, we don't see Sanders as our champion. That he has again chosen to support a pro-life candidate only reinforces those concerns. Don't expect me to support someone who treats my rights as disposable or negotiable because it is never going to happen.