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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Throws Shade at Bernie: 'Fundamentally Wrong' About Democratic Party [View all]BainsBane
(53,016 posts)You all have defended every single criticism he has made of Hillary and the Democratic party. People have been insulted as snowflakes and weak if they object in anyway. We've be told we have to take criticism, that we have to understand the Democratic brand is worse than Trump, that it's more corrupt, according to Nina Turner. Yet now some mild criticism of Bernie and you're outraged, after we've been told for months that we have no right to even voice disagreement with Bernie's statements, many of which have been proven false by subsequent events. Unity in you analysis means paying absolute deference to Bernie, not uniting around the party or any issues. That isn't unity. It's submission. You are more than free to spend your life devoted to one politicians career, but don't for a section try to pass off that kind of blatant double standard as "unity."
Hillary has accepted responsibility for her loss. That's also been released in the excerpts. She has expressed sadness over letting down voters. What she did not do is accept responsibility for Bernie's loss. And guess what, nor have Bernie or any of his supporters. We have seen no acknowledgment that he was anything other than perfection itself, despite losing by 4 million votes.
The CONSTANT double standards say EVERYTHING. You're just going to have to come to terms with the fact that you aren't the only people in America who matter and that other citizens have a right to express their own views. We are not inferior to you, and our rights are not worth less than yours.
And guess what? Hillary's not running for office against so she doesn't need your approval. Nor is she asking it. What she's doing is telling the truth, and that is exactly what you object to.
So by all means, be over her. Millions of Democrats were over this bullshit months ago.