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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders voters helped Trump become President [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)nominee, are not Democrats. They are selfish, self-centered, arrogant people who didn't care about the Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, workers rights, the environment, and a whole list of other issues that put people's lives at risk.
This isn't about the majority of Sanders supporters who voted for the Democratic nominee, or Bernie himself, who not only voted for the Democratic nominee, but said WITHOUT AMBIGUITY to his supporters that anyone who supported him needs to vote for the Democratic nominee.
The actions of those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee is unforgivable. Cornell West is the perfect example of that behavior. He said to Bill Maher that Clinton is "better than Trump,", yet he still voted for Stein.
That is the epitome of self-destructive arrogance.
Jill Stein, Susan Sarandon, Cornell West, William Pitt, and those who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, have NO STANDING when they criticize trump, They have lost that privilege.
Noam Chomsky said it best: Progressives who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton made a bad mistake
"Legendary linguist and activist Noam Chomsky thinks that progressives and left-wingers who didnt want to vote for Hillary Clinton this year have badly miscalculated and will now pay a very dear price.
I think they [made] a bad mistake, said Chomsky, who reiterated that its important to keep a greater evil from obtaining power, even if youre not thrilled with the alternative. I didnt like Clinton at all, but her positions are much better than Trumps on every issue I can think of.
Chomsky also attacked the arguments made by philosopher Slavoj Zizek, who argued that Trumps election would at least shake up the system and provide a real rallying point for the left.
[Zizek makes a] terrible point, Chomsky told Hasan. It was the same point that people like him said about Hitler in the early 30s
hell shake up the system in bad ways.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/noam-chomsky-progressives-who-refused-to-vote-for-hillary-clinton-made-a-bad-mistake/
That is why there will not be a reconciliation with those that refused to vote for the Democratic nominee.
They can take their purist all or nothing bullshit, and create their own party, because they made it quite clear they didn't want to work within the Democratic party