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In reply to the discussion: California Democratic chair race angers 'Berniecrats' [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... in their quest for "perfection" (whatever that means) rather than one that seeks to make progress.
It's not just the ones you mentioned. The Stein voters also fit that bill. It's almost as if some would prefer to remain at a standstill (or even go backward) all for the pride of being able to proclaim that they didn't compromise. For some bizarre reason, many people who think that way believe that losing is a "moral victory", and they're quite pleased with themselves in their defeat.
These fringe activists are taking a naive "stand your ground" approach to politics... a binary black-and-white view of the world... one that has no shades of gray and no colors and NO STRATEGY.
Personally, I'd rather make SOME progress (rather than none at all) even if it did involve some give-and-take and/or finding common ground. I'm not too proud to compromise in order to get at least SOME of what I want.
In any case... as annoying as these political gadflies can be, their actual influence isn't as great as they imagine. (I think they realize this also, which explains their "defeat = victory" attitude.) These Stein voters, Johnson voters, and Sarandon supporters/apologists know that they can only be "spoilers", not leaders, not contenders... and that's why they continue to threaten progress with their temper tantrums when they can't have their way.
Well... fuck Stein and fuck Sarandon! Fuck anyone who believes in the "destroy-to-rebuild" or the "backward=forward" philosophies.