Remember the left railing against the "status quo" ??

[Tavarious Jackson]

I hope they remember their bullshit on this day.

[melman]

1. Remember when people at DU didn't rail against 'the left'?

I do but it seems like a long time ago now.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

7. Opening Post Equals Low Hanging Fruit.

[Demsrule86]

22. Remember Nader? Remember when people on the left didn't enable the GOP and target Democrats

and the Democratic Party...these people can no longer be consider left...they are Trump supporters.

[yardwork]

30. That was before Bernie or Busters turned DU into a cesspool for two years.

[melman]

33. Predictable response

Not at all accurate but certainly predictable.

[Ken Burch]

2. Most of the left voted for HRC

It's time to stop collectively blaming all progressives for the words and deeds of a tiny few.

[betsuni]

3. Indeed: "status quo" and "establishment" and "elitist" and "dismissive centrists"

and "corporatrist" and "neoliberal" and "Third Way" and "lesser of two evils" and "identity politics" and on and on and on.

[Tavarious Jackson]

11. They make me sick

I want the establishment and the status quo we use to have. Corporations too since I work for one.

[betsuni]

16. At the risk of turning into Kenneth Clark, I prefer civilization to barbarian chaos.

[Willie Pep]

4. The hardcore types who didn't vote for Clinton will come up with lame rationalizations.

That being said I hope some people on the fence will realize that voting Green or Socialist or sitting at home doesn't help any of their favorite causes. Even if you only get half of what you want with the Democrats it is better than nothing plus a bunch of stuff you don't want with the Republicans.

[Stand and Fight]

5. Someone alerted your post because they don't like reading the truth. I voted to leave it alone.

[Tavarious Jackson]

12. Thank you.

We need truth here and we need to be reminded often that history repeats itself. We thought we passed this moment with Nadar...

[Demsrule86]

21. Thank you... this post should not have been alerted on.

[JI7]

6. they aren't the left. they are similar to trump in they are mostly about self interest

[stonecutter357]

8. K&R

[murielm99]

9. K&R

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. There was nothing "left" about these assholes

They love to do their single issue purity tests, declaring Harris, Warren or anyone who gets in Sanders' way for 2020 "not a true progressive."

Well, I have a single issue for them: If you didn't vote for the woman who was the only person standing between us and the nightmare we now face, not only are you not a progressive, youre a rightwing tool and a Trump supporter. Period.

[Demsrule86]

19. +++++++++10000000000000

[jalan48]

13. 43% of eligible voters didn't even vote in 2016. Instead of blaming maybe we should think about

a strategy to get people out to vote. That's about 100 million Americans.

[DinahMoeHum]

14. +1000s

n/t

[Demsrule86]

17. I blame them all but those on the left who refused to support Hillary...also worked on convincing

others to join them and affected the overall vote...they are all dead to me...especially the Greens, Sarandon, Stein and Turner. There is no doubt that this is like 2000 when those on the left helped elect Bush and we got United, war and ultimately an economic collapse. collapse...and the so called left left betrayed the party and this country...we have a reactionary judiciary in the making and a tax bill that if the trigger survived will cut medicare, social security and medicaid automatically.

[jalan48]

20. Blaming won't get it done.

[Demsrule86]

24. Oh no I disagree these folks need to be called out. They single handedly helped the GOP destroy

this country. They are in effect Republicans.

[jalan48]

25. Then call out the 90-100 million who didn't vote.

That's where the real problem is.

[Demsrule86]

28. Again...many can't vote these days for various reasons...and I do call them out but how

many stay home because those on the left left have convinced them that the parties are the same? This has been a meme of theirs for years... There was much damage done in 16 and in prior years by those on the left left...including abandoning Obama which lead to a GOP House and a gerrymander. Obama's sin? He had no way to pass single payer. So they punished him and us ultimately. The 2010 election ended any chance of passing progressive legislation. I well remember the guy who called Obama a used car salesmen when I lurked here.

These are the folks who gave us Bush (Nader and the Greens helped elect Bush)...and all the misery associated with Bush. And in 16, they did it again. Also their attacks on the party..'.they' being groups like our revolution and sadly even Move on these days have weakened the party and convinced people that the parties are the same ...hopefully people are waking up to the fact that this is a God damned lie from people who have their own agenda: the are entitled and privileged purist who consider themselves the ultimate progressives...never realizing they are GOP dupes. They can never be trusted and are not progressive ;they are no different in effect than Republicans.

[jalan48]

32. Sorry, I don't buy the argument 90 million stayed home because they were convinced by

the Progressives that both parties are the same. Think about it-90 million eligible voters didn't vote and Jill Stein got 1.2 million votes. I think you are placing blame in the wrong place. And actually, maybe we should try and figure out why those 90 million didn't vote-that could help us in the next election.

[torius]

27. I didnt know anyonr like that

but I do remember a large Hillary group in 2012 who voted for McCain. A lot more than there were Bernie or Bust people.

[Demsrule86]

29. Do you? Yeah...probably you do...the website is full on GOP...but then they always were right?

I well remember Nader helped elect Bush...and any who voted for Trump, Stein or stayed home helped elect Trump and need to turn in their progressive card as they are not progressive.

[Demsrule86]

18. Also consider how many can't vote these days due to voter supression and throwing POC in

jail on trumped up charges.

[Demsrule86]

15. Yes...does anyone know if the trigger survived.

[oberliner]

23. Aren't we the left?

[mdbl]

26. I was wondering that too

so who's the purist? I voted for HRC and advised everyone else to - but I still want what Bernie was touting for our country. A totally misinformed and manipulated electorate is more to blame than the small percent of those on the left who didn't vote the way we did.

[HopeAgain]

31. This again

I would walk two dogs in a leash and when one got angry at a passing dog, she would bite her brother. Welcome to these threads.

[Baitball Blogger]

34. What is this nonsense about?

It sounds like the status quo is getting a beating these days. Long time coming.

Or, is there something else you're referring to?

[4now]

35. Its time to grow up

and stop whining about things in the past.

[KG]

36. I lulz'd

again