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nolawarlock

(1,729 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:51 PM Mar 2020

And now the threats come ... [View all]

Already seeing the sore losers whining about how much we need them and making subtle threats.

I have three things to say to that:

1 - If someone's going to threaten you with sitting it out, then let them do it. I didn't respond to that kind of blackmail in 2016 and I certainly won't now. All the friends that told me, “the Berners will sit this out while the other candidates supporters won't so you're forced to vote for Bernie” heard me reply that I'd vote for Trump before I'd ever be blackmailed and, since I would never vote for Trump, the blackmail has even less of a chance of convincing me.

2 - If certain Berners don't care enough about children in cages and the rights of marginalized people being eroded by the horrible people Trump is stacking the judicial branch with that they'd put their cult-like obsession with Bernie aside to do the right thing, no amount of smiles or policy tweaks or VP picks from Joe Biden is going to make any difference at all.

3 - So few of these young Bernie voters even turned out to vote. These people that only participate in the electoral process when it's Bernie weren't ever going to be ours to begin with and if anything is going to motivate them to do the right thing, well, see item #2.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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And now the threats come ... [View all] nolawarlock Mar 2020 OP
Not helpful IMO nt SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #1
The threats or my reply? nolawarlock Mar 2020 #3
I get what you are SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #5
Venting is one thing. nolawarlock Mar 2020 #10
Leave it alone. DUers vote for the Democratic nominee. Keep Twitter at Twitter. hedda_foil Mar 2020 #11
I,would say the OP has a right to vent as well. boston bean Mar 2020 #17
When someone is venting.. SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #12
And again ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #13
Lol SunsetDreams2 Mar 2020 #16
Hey I'm not *trying* to a bitch ... nolawarlock Mar 2020 #18
We got our fill of the "venting" years ago. We have to beat trump NOW, venting be damned. George II Mar 2020 #14
Let people vent. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #2
yes handmade34 Mar 2020 #6
I just tell people like that Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #4
nothing wrong with OP statement dweller Mar 2020 #7
Perhaps a little less gloating Bettie Mar 2020 #8
Decency? Gloating? nolawarlock Mar 2020 #9
It'll be fine Todd79 Mar 2020 #15
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