Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell

[Ken Burch]

248. Why is it so hard for people to see that, if we blend the best ideas of Bernie's campaign

And the best ideas of Hillary's, we would only gain from that?

It's not about the person...it's about the ideas...and the ideas themselves were and are unassailable.

Let's find unity in equality.

We can't win any future elections if our attitude as a party is "we don't need anyone or anything else">

Economic justice and social justice do NOT conflict.

Economic issues effect everyone, not just white men.

We need both if we are to have either.

What happened in this country after 1965 proved that we can't have social justice WITHOUT economic justice.

Learn from history, and fight for justice for all who face injustice.

That doesn't mean one-size-fits-all.

It doesn't mean pretending institutional bigotry doesn't matter.

It means building a majority coalition for real change-change that excludes no one.

Now is the time for dialog...now is the time to work to together to shape such a program so that no one is left out(which is easy to do, because most of those who prioritize social justice are also in favor of economic justice, and virtually everyone who prioritizes economic justice has learned from the contradictions of the far-gone past and recognizes that economic justice cannot be built without an equal commitment to social justice

In "the real world", most people who march against police brutality and other forms of institutional racism also march against plant closings, in solidarity with Standing Rocks and in support of unions. And many if not most people who fought against things like the TPP and in solidarity with the struggles of working and kept-from-working people of ALL races are also strong supporters of Black Lives Matter and all other movements against grassroots and institutional racism.

It's time to admit that the notion of a rivalry between "social justice" and "economic justice" movements is a fiction. All there is are two sets of activists(with heavy convergence at all times between the two groups)who agree much more than disagree and are essentially on the same side of history with each other.

The justice struggles are distinct, but congruent..and we can heal any remaining divisions through dialog. Why not move to that, rather than fight to perpetuate a notion of division that serves no good purpose for anyone on our side of the spectrum?

This is about us as people, not about anybody seeking any particular office.