Anti-semitism, the 800lb gorilla in the room that nobody seems to want to talk about

[lovemydog]

298. Yeah, I was referring to other folks in the pro-Sanders camp

who have said it directly or implied it.

We always seem to demand more more more of our politicians. This season I kind of feel like I'm demanding less less less. Not on policy positions. Those are very important to me. But I don't think any one president or person will change a whole lot, not without a very strongly liberal Congress. I think both Sanders and Clinton would face a tough challenge from the republicans. It's impossible to predict at this time who would do better. I think a lot of us are nervous because we flirt back and forth with thinking Bernie would do better or Hillary would do better and none of us want republicans to control every major branch of government. So it has us on edge.

I'm a bit tired of us on our side beating each other up so much. I'd rather have fun here and find new things to learn (I like the AA group for that reason because I learn a lot there) and exchange some laughs and improve my morale and the morale of others. Kind of like camaraderie or whatever one may call it. I don't expect to change many people's minds or to step up anyone else's game very much.

I think with both Sanders and Clinton, neither can do a whole lot more to change or step up their campaigns or even to motivate enough people to the polls. At some point I feel it's up to the people themselves to vote. And if they don't it's not that there aren't differences in policy. It's that people are just to cynical or too know it all or too oppressed or what have you to find a reason to vote. To me, voting is the least one does as a citizen. Not the most. I'm a bit disturbed by how many can't even deign to do that, as reflected by our terrible turnout at the last midterms. I'd like to see way more liberal policies at every level of government. Especially in the economic realm. But maybe we're just outnumbered. And I don't mean outnumbered within the democratic party. I mean outnumbered by republicans who vote.