Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sorry, but "Bernie Bros" is the relatively BENIGN term for the vile scum-buckets to whom [View all]D23MIURG23
(3,138 posts)And you don't build coalitions by denigrating people who might be willing to support your party or one of it's candidates.
You can think whatever you want about Bernie and his supporters. Personally he isn't my first choice either, and I don't approve of how he and his supporters behaved in the aftermath of the last primary season. That doesn't mean it's a good idea to call them scum-buckets and make them into an enemy.
Study the historical meaning of the word "ally". In World War 2 the US was allied to the Soviet Union under Stalin, because he also wanted to defeat Hitler. Does that mean we had a lot in common with the values and methods of Stalin? No. We had a strategic common purpose with Stalin which made some level of cooperation beneficial. That's how military and political campaigns actually get won, which means we need to refrain from demanding political orthodoxy or party membership from people who might vote for our candidate in November. If we start doing purity tests we are finished, and what people "are not and never will be Democrats" will be a decidedly moot fucking point as cheetolini continues to dismantle the basic structures that make our elections relevant.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden