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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Throws Shade at Bernie: 'Fundamentally Wrong' About Democratic Party [View all]Ninsianna
(1,356 posts)Agreed there is plenty of blame to go around, but let's look at what happened first and then assign blame later.
So many were eager for Hillary to self immolate and take all the blame, and they're so forgetful about everything else and so sensitive about looking at all factors.
Politics is ugly, and the purity politics of last year was no exception, what was new was the online harassment, that was spread wide.
I remember being swarmed for simply asking someone why they were using the right wing name calling when they were supposed to be non-Wingers. I think they used the term "killary" and I got attacked. By people I had been having nice conversations with on another platform. It was like they'd gone rabid or something. Actual frothing! One devolved into posting nothing but really rude F bombs over and over.
The behavior was disgusting and really overwhelming, and it was denied, despite ample evidence to the contrary. We really need to look at what caused it and what do to about it.