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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Argues He's Not 'Harming' Democratic Party by Staying in the Race [View all]retrowire
(10,345 posts)I mean that as in, you're wrong about him not helping the Democratic Party, I only joined because of him, there are many more like me.
And two, you've got no guarantee about liberals and democrats just... coming together after this.
We liberal Bernie supporters have been shat on this entire primary, it's pretty offensive to me to hear that "oh, we'll all get back to normal after this."
No. I've been called a racist, a sexist. I've been told that I don't care about Black Lives. I've been told that I'm destroying the party and I'm not welcome here. I've been called a whole bunch of other things.
I may hold my own nose when it comes time in the general, but you cannot have faith that everyone else will.
After this year, there likely won't be a Kumbaya moment.