Sanders feels the Bern

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

The inevitable is about to happen (some have falsely reported that it has happened already), and Bernie is going to endorse Hillary, in order to, as he vowed, defeat Trump at any cost. So some of his supporters are now turning the "bern" on him. And in quite a hostile way:

http://www.forwardprogressives.com/some-bernie-sanders-supporters-now-turning-on-him/

Reading some of those posts, I see people who seem to have wrapped their whole identity in their unrealistic ideal of who Sanders is and what he stands for - or even how politics and the world is supposed to work. It's no different than reading the thoughts of cult members. Their magical thinking goes beyond support for a political candidate and feels more like desperate people seeking some kind of personal meaning and validation. It's also emotionally and intellectually immature. I feel for these people - they'll never find any person or any cause pure enough to fix whatever they need to be repaired within them. It's the only thing I can think of that would account for such absolute blind rage and feelings of betrayal.

A nation so divided, even within the same political camp that is supposed to seek unity and work together towards a common goal, should not expect anything good in the future.

Comments

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

They attacked Elizabeth Warren as well. A champion of progressivism in the US. What. The. Actual. Fuck.

If Hillary believes she's got this election wrapped up, she better think again.

[garote]

Yeah well Elizabeth Warren can't be one of the true berners, on account of her lady cooties

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

Some of the berniest bern on Bernie came from ladies.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Sell-out or not, his campaign lost. And if his supporters don't want Trump for prez, they better be ready to rally behind Hillary. Because Trump's supporters definitely won't sleep through the general election.

As sad and infuriating as it may be for those idealistic types (I used to be among them, myself), elections have boiled down to choosing the lesser among several evils - but that's what it is.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Clinton, and now Trump - are politicians - if they have to choose between the traditional general election race to the middle, or kissing the far left/rights asses for little or no gain going forward - I think the far left and far right are in for a disappointing election.

[msmichelle.livejournal.com]

I didn't read this batch of comments with Bernie conceding but it sounds like more of the ubiquitous condescension discounting youth and idealism. Hilary's campaign has made it a cornerstone to stifle and disparage an important part of the electorate. I remember when she and Bill were launching a campaign on the same platform in the 90s. Politics is never free from hypocrisy but Hilary has definitely taken it to new levels.