Three things HRC supporters could do here to make things less toxic here

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86. Reaching out works fine with some Bernie supporters,

the kind who can and will work then as partners in the election of a democratic candidate after a nominee is chosen. We know them because they don't HAVE to be reached out to but often do plenty of reaching out themselves, at least halfway. And they know we're reachable too.

But then there are the others. The fact is, the subset of Bernie supporter we're talking about needing to be "reached out to" here tends to be really combative, aggressive, thin-skinned, prone to take both real and imagined offense, eager to see himself as a victim, righteous, hostile toward and unable to evaluate clearly anyone not seen as on his side, and severely lacking in ability and/or willingness to see things in perspective.

Reaching out to them has not had any real positive effect because they need enemies in order to be themselves. And they know just who those enemies are: Every person here who supports their candidate's opponent more than Bernie, and of course everyone outside DU they see as party establishment. (Not the GOP!) Sure, they want to be reached out to -- for acceptance and confirmation that they're right in all things, but once gratified they attack. Because that's what they do with enemies.

I wasn't here during other elections, so I am very curious to watch what happens after the primary. In fact, I should probably make a list of some I see as currently "unreachable" so I can watch what they do after. I'm not expecting any big transformation in behavior, though. The question is more, who will they identify as their enemies then?