2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Guccifer 2.0 Leak Reveals How DNC Rigged Primaries for Clinton [View all]BainsBane
(55,980 posts)The revelation: The Democratic Party preferred a Democrat win the nomination. Wow. Truly earth shattering.
What this does reveal is the unyielding contempt the self-entitled continue to have for the equal voting rights of those who dare to vote differently from them. It proves how their concern for the people is limited to themselves to the exclusion of the overwhelming majority of voters. It also shows a complete inability to believe that anyone but themselves could possibly have the right to legitimate views or political decisions. It is a stunning demonstration of self-entitlement, the kind of self-entitlement that led them to spend the primary election cycle insulting the subaltern rather than trying to engage in persuasion, that prompted them to refuse to work for voter turnout but insist they were somehow owed power and the right to rule over the majority, and that any result that deprived them of that was somehow illegitimate. That this movement is overwhelmingly white and male and seeks to dismiss the votes of people of color, women, and the elderly makes clear what they ultimate goal is.
It also ignores the point that Bernie outspent Hillary 2-1, but lost in spite of that. Part of that reason was that he refused to devote adequate resources to organizing, which is why his CA campaign directly quit less than a month before that primary. Bernie chose to spend money on rallies and advertising, showing this "revolution" was far more focused on corporate media that organizing people to bring about change. That the same people insist polls generated by corporate media should take precedence over the votes of mere citizens exposes their rhetoric to be entirely self-serving.
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