2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "I got to stamp my feet and refuse to vote for Hillary." [View all]realmirage
(2,117 posts)What I honestly think you're doing is making this election all about you, your feelings, what you did or did not get.. And what is getting lost here is the fact that Democrats are a WORLD better than Republicans. Climate change, wall street reform, social security, tuition assistance, lgbt rights, renewable energy, tax breaks for the rich, national debt, the "death tax", pro choice, trickle down economics... Jesus Christ man the list is endless. You have forgotten how the country was on the verge of total collapse after 8 years of Bush. But at this point for you, it is no longer about the collective good. It's not about the future, our kids, and the situation we leave them in. No, it's all about you and your feelings. Since when is any of this about your feelings? What separates an adult from a child is the ability to make a decision we maybe aren't fully happy about but that is the best thing for our families and ourselves. Children will make destructive decisions based on emotion. They'll get themselves expelled or grounded even when in the wrong, because it's all about their frustration in the moment, their feelings. They can't step back and say to themselves that regardless of how they feel, the best decision is NOT to punch the girl who they think cut in front of them in line for the slides. The adults who never learn that lesson are the ones charging little league fields going full throttle against refs, destroying the whole game, maybe permanently, for the kids who witness it. They're also the ones who would vote (or not) to ruin our future because they didn't get exactly what they wanted.
It's unbelievable that after 27 years, as you say, of voting for Democrats you can sit there and say that Republicans and Democrats are the same. And the only thing that could cause that is if someone was making this whole thing about them and their feelings, not about the bigger picture, not about what's best for the future. You'd rather let Trump in there to destroy EVERYTHING Bernie ever stood for, rather than get most of it with Hillary. Hell, Bernie could draft a bill next year in Congress and Hillary could sign it. IMAGINE THAT?? But if you'd rather commit political suicide and try to take us with you, go right ahead, but don't come here with your bullshit and expect anyone to agree with you. WAKE UP, AND BE A GROWN UP.