Trashing the Democratic front runner

[AverageJoe]

70. I don't think any of the things you accuse me of thinking

Trump is not only horrid, base and evil, a creature to be driven out of the White House at any cost, but is, by definition, not even in the same universe of human and political value as any of the Democratic candidates.

I’m not splitting hairs when I differentiate between rightward and right wing. These are fundamentally different concepts.

You may be happy with the Third Way, the DLC, and neoliberalism, and that’s fine. I have no quarrel with you. I, personally, don’t like the economic and social theories at the base of this particular philosophy, however. There is clear evidence that the policies of this wing of the party are harmful to the less well off.

This is not about ideological purity. It’s about an inclusive movement toward fairness and catching up with the rest of the developed world.

Sanders is actually a unifying force in the party, as evidenced by the broad coalition he has put together which transcends race, gender, and age. I get that he threatens those who resist change, but, as the poet says, the times, they are a’changin’.

Don’t blame me for my choices and I won’t blame you for yours. If your candidate ends up catching fire and winning the nomination, I will support that person with great gusto. You can count on that, even if that is the candidate who is furthest from my own values and political leanings.

It’s not, I say again, about ideological purity. It’s about the candidate best suited to move us to a brighter future. At the end of the day, that becomes the candidate who wins the nomination. Period.

Peace.