2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Dear Sanders supporters [View all]
I am sick and tired of reading people who justify saying out-of-pocket stuff with the "you shouldn't be listening to what supporters say" excuse.
It's very weak tea.
At bottom, the very PRACTICE of politics is about communication and discussion in a community context.
The discussions we have here at DU (and other places) are every bit as valid a criterion as the discussion that take place in the agora, an inner circle of royal courtiers, or in a public square.
If many (I didn't say "most) of a particular candidates supporters says racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise inappropriate or stupid shit, chances are that it is less likely that I will support that candidate.
I'm not saying that's the ONLY factor, only that it might BE a factor.
There are an entire range of influence on a range of decisions that are made based on what someone else says or how they say it.
Political decisions are no different.