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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: An apology. [View all]

JSup

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8. This...
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 12:53 PM
Aug 2016
people I'd considered allies only to have been MASSIVELY wrong after seeing the kind of things they'd post without direct DU oversight

were more willing to dig a trench and shoot us in front of it rather than work across any kind of aisle that wasn't filled with concertina wire

absolutely incensed by both the numbers of Hillary's supporters who couldn't restrain being smarmy and condescending


And this is why we don't (shouldn't) continue attacking Bernie and his supporters (his actual supporters, not the Busters who are not his supporters). Once people don't feel cornered they can stop being reactive and start thinking again; and most of us on both previous sides were in a reaction spiral that was feeding off of the previous real, or perceived, attack.

I don't remember any of your posts, VulgarPoet, but if everyone that said something stupid or terrible during the primaries had to apologize we'd all be apologizing until 2020.

I thank you for your heartfelt post. Now let's go win.

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An apology. [View all] VulgarPoet Aug 2016 OP
Someone utterly unqualified, but who knows they are utterly unqualified, would be much better than stevenleser Aug 2016 #1
It's like watching a frat party beginning to go wrong. VulgarPoet Aug 2016 #3
Dunning-Kruger effect ehrnst Aug 2016 #17
Proud to K and R Happyhippychick Aug 2016 #2
K & R Kaleva Aug 2016 #4
K & R emulatorloo Aug 2016 #5
totally agree retrowire Aug 2016 #6
Adding another K&R NastyRiffraff Aug 2016 #7
I was raised to own up to my assholery. VulgarPoet Aug 2016 #9
This... JSup Aug 2016 #8
Normally I would enthusiastically K and R this, but we had another of these Squinch Aug 2016 #10
"Don't make perfect the enemy of the good" realmirage Aug 2016 #11
You had me at "recalcitrant fucktrumpets." Starry Messenger Aug 2016 #12
We will work together Loki Aug 2016 #13
primaries are always hideously ugly around here. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #14
Well done! sofa king Aug 2016 #15
K&R There is more that unites us than separates us. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #16
Meta! Iggo Aug 2016 #18
Cool. The primaries are over and we all have to get behind Clinton now. PatrickforO Aug 2016 #19
KQQL.... Historic NY Aug 2016 #20
Thank you for re-thinking your positions. We all need to move on together to defeat the real enemy. pnwmom Aug 2016 #21
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