2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The one thing that will stop Bernie Sanders.....his supporters [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)think that certain posters on DU (or supporters in the real world) a jerks, then their reasoning is very shallow.
PLUS the fact that supporters of candidates tend to become pale flowers when it comes to how their candidates (or themselves) are portrayed.
My hackles get raised by some of the language aimed at Sanders and his supporters. I'll admit it.
But I try (emphasize try) to be intellectully honest about it. I wonlt defend calling Hillary sexist names, or excessively derogatory otherwise.
It;s always a difficult line when the stakes are perceived as high. I get strong in my language about the system which sometimes could be perceived as "negative attacks."
But it works that way on all sides. No "side" is immune, and both "sides" are guilty of occasional excesses.
One more point -- The flame throwing posts alays tend to attract more attention than the more reasoned ones. That's human nature/