2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhy I Would Never Vote for Bernie Sanders, Ever
If Bernie were somehow to steal Hillary's rightful nomination, whether or not he truly polls as well as a he does in a general, given never being truly attacked, I could not vote for him. Just as I can't vote for Trump, in part because of his disasterous economic plans and extreme protectionism, his lack of experience in government, isolationism, and "neutrality" on Israel/Palestinians, I could not vote for Bernie, who preaches an economic system that could not work in America given its large size compared to Denmark, etc., he barely has been anything more than a congressional apparatchik, also has no foreign policy experience worth talking about, sided with communist evil during the Cold War, and panders to the anti-Israel fringe of this country.
Hillary actually has experience, has an American worldview, and knows economics. If Bernie were the nominee, I stay home, at the least. I bet I'm not alone. Hillary's still winning the popular vote in this national contest by a mile.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)by the time California and NJ vote. And not everyone is looking for Bernie's huge tax hike.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)synergie
(1,901 posts)Response to ericson00 (Original post)
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,679 posts)Thank you.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
mr_liberal
(1,017 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)or their zero taxes bit
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Redwoods Red
(137 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)enemies (cough cough Bernie)
villager
(26,001 posts)...all the way to the bank.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)ericson00
(2,707 posts)like the Palestinian terrorists do (while yelling "Allahu Akbar" before they do it, just like ISIS), which Palestinian society continues to condone and promote, sure as hell don't act like human beings.
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)Out of line!
ericson00
(2,707 posts)and that issue is only one issue mentioned in the OP.
7wo7rees
(5,128 posts)They did it so I can. . .... No, period
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Iraquis had nothing to do with 9/11! How do you explain that shit intelligence by Rice and that other asshole, whose name I cannot remember right now.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)No one in Palestinian society wants to die.
God.. please help us not have Hillary as president if her believers think this shit.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)Sigh...
Yeah... I guess it's nice that I know the bigot I'm dealing with today.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)think all Arabs are terrorists and stuff like that. Really not cool.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)My son is fine and he's being recruited by some great schools in big cities.
But here's the rub: When some Hillary fan tells me that Trump is going to deport Arabs or Muslims without mentioning that she's ordered them killed, I sit dumbfounded.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)When there wasn't really justification. In my opinion anyway.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)IOKIYSHRC
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synergie
(1,901 posts)Cary
(11,746 posts)Anything is possible, but I doubt that you would have any answer to the Middle East crisis.
seekthetruth
(504 posts)The Palestinian people suffer a great deal. You should be ashamed of yourself.
lancer78
(1,495 posts)by bulldozing Palestinian homes for their settlements. "The final solution for the Palestinian problem."
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)that the actual final solution was a MASS GENOCIDE. That you compare that to bulldozing homes is the reason you're losing on this issue with the vast majority of Americans. Hyperbolic bullshit doesn't sway anyone. I see a lot of people on this board fooling themselves on this issue - until the Palestinians show ANY interest in a peaceful solution with Israel, they will continue to suffer. As long as people like yourself continue to pretend if they just wait a little while longer - perhaps the magical unicorn fairy will get them a state, they will continue to suffer. Until they stop voting in terrorist organizations as leaders, they will continue to suffer. It's really not that complicated and most Americans are perfectly fine with Israel fighting against hamas.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)use of 'Final Solution' in this context is totally offensive. Another DUer belabored me for criticizing a former Greek Finance Minister's calling the refugee centers for those fleeing Syria "Concentration Camps". In another post here in this thread there is the startling assertion that the Palestinians are walled in 'like the Warsaw Ghetto". Using Nazi imagery as a club to bash Israel is not the bottom of the barrel - it's below the bottom of the barrel.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)they don't know dick about the I/P issue. If Gaza is like the Warsaw ghetto, perhaps there may be a picture or two showing that. Did the people in the Warsaw ghetto get to vote for their leaders and vote in a terrorist organization? It's why they keep losing on this issue - they refuse to see what's right in front of them. They can shriek about nazis every single day, it'll never get the Palestinians a state. The only thing that will do that is sitting down with the Israelis.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)tactic for them is to sit back and wait for Israel to make more (and more, and more) concessions without offering a damned thing in return I don't see any chance for progress. Their leaders are totally indifferent to the conditions their people are suffering. Cynically, they see this as beneficial to the eventual goal of pushing the Israelis into the sea.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)the Palestinians sit back and wait for someone to save them is because so many of their supporters have told them to just suffer a little while longer while they try and figure something out. It's time for them to realize most of their supporters don't care one whit about them and are only anti-Israel. If they don't sit down with Israel, they wont get a fucking thing. Which would be exactly what they deserve. They keep electing leaders who are thoroughly corrupt (Abbas) or terrorists (hamas) - it's like they can't get out of their own way and there isn't a Sadat among them.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)Yassir Arafat or Hamas. Therein lies the difference.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)but they've never had ANYONE who showed the vision and courage that Anwar Sadat (may he rest in peace) did. They just keep electing corrupt assholes and terrorists - and then people on DU wonder why Americans strongly sympathize with Israel rather than the Palestinians. It's right in front of their faces and they refuse to see it.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)will not see". It's particularly fitting here. I think that at least some Palestinians believe that victimhood becomes them. They spend their time dreaming pipe dreams of the great day when the trumpets blow and all the Jews are miraculosly pushed into the sea. Until then, they go on about their daily lives, content in the knowledge that their leaders would rather use building supplies to build new attack tunnels rather than repair crumbling infrastructure and celebrating the odd knifing of some unarmed Israeli civilians. And never once do they think to question why all their Arab 'brothers' sit back silently and watch them twist in the wind. It's mind boggling.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)You think that makes Hillary look better? Her Church is anti gay, she offers no criticism of that but she objects to her Church having any hint of support for Palestine along with Israel. It's a layered bigotry parfait.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)be it years, decades, quarter-centuries, half-centuries, centuries, etc. What "eliminationism?"
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)synergie
(1,901 posts)Why would anyone have to acknowledge specifically that a group of people were "human beings"? Did you have some doubt that some people are not? What an odd thing to say, given how odd your attempts to find something to criticize, that us saying something.
Why do you doubt the humanity of Palestinians, is it just because your dear leader yelled at some that "protested" his speech?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)And, of course, as an ex- U.S. Secretary of State she's extremely knowledgeable about all the very, very complex issues swirling around those poor Palestinians.
IMO, only profound ignorance combined with nastiness -- or a wish to appeal to it -- could produce such a silly statement. Cheese Sandwich, what's your agenda? Are you using the Palestinian tragedy in hopes of hopes of converting people like me to left-wing anti-Zionism? Hillary of course presenting right-wing Zionism in this phony scenario?
If so, too late. People like us are against all evil-promoting, troublemaking factions around the world, never against whole nations or whole peoples. Whether hard conservative or nasty far left or right, if they want to hurt other people, it doesn't matter what labels they wear, or what nation they operate in, we're their enemy.
That includes all anti-Israel forces, anti-Semites, and anti-Muslims, with of course anti-Palestinians, right here in America.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)bvf
(6,604 posts)Good.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)This is a choice between you, your pillow, your wife, your husband, and your pets... if you want to share that much. For the record I do, my pillow, the conure and my husband knows my choice, I know his.. we don't go around publishing it.
This is an adult choice. So stop pressuring the rest m'kay. Respect that adult choice, and if you chose to sit it out, the more power to you.
And in fact, I am actually recommending YOUR POST. I fully agree with you making that adult choice
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Some people need to reach the bottom of the barrel and like the GOP, they will pull themselves up with their boot straps. If Mrs. Clinton is the nominee and they do not want to vote for her, let them be. It is always the lesser of two evils but I know that Mr. Sanders will be a big influence on her platform and perhaps she will not be the Wall Street Girl that she is and really fight for the working class and poor people. Every effing politician mentions the working class but none of them address the plight of poor people!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)if they threaten to vote or not. That decision is mine and yours to make, and the vote (we still pretend) is private and secret.
As to the rest, well... what can I say.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)they please. Ultimately, it comes down to common sense, the GOP is never for the poor people of America. Trump wants to build a wall, deport millions of people rather than declaring an amnesty. To be honest with you, am confused why the GOP is so short-sighted. I cannot believe how different the two parties are -- one is humane and the other is inhumane!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)the Ds (as I predicted years ago) have become a center right party... my friends in the GOP are a far right fascist party.
But that is neither here or there. Who I vote for is my business and nobody else's and who the OP votes for is his business, and nobody else's. He wants to sit it out. sure. It is his right and choice.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Of course, we vote for the person whom we identify with.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)You might remember him from What is the matter with Kansas
slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)am afraid
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Thanks for sharing your animosity towards Mr Sanders. Democrats will vote for Mrs. Clinton as she will be the nominee. I have no idea why you are being so divisive. Do carry on but do not run for public office with that kind of attitude. Amen!
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)You're not really a liberal. You're not really a progressive. Can't you see how NOT voting for the Democratic nominee is stupid, dumb, insane, idiotic, voting for the Republicans, etc.
Pssst... I don't give a shit who you vote for. I'm just dosing you with the "medicine" you've given Bernie supporters.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Did you see Kamau across America where the KKK said that inter-racial marriage was worst than a murder. Some Americans are ruthless and I never thought that shit still existed.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)He said that most countries do bad things and singling out Israel to boycott is anti-Semitic.
That's not pandering "to the anti-Israel fringe."
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Just let it be! Mr. Sanders has poured his heart and soul into this campaign to let Americans know that he is with them and if that is not good enough, I have no idea what else he needs to say. An honest politician with no baggage is asking for Americans to support him to realise their dreams! He is fighting for change in America which no other mainstream politician went there.
Lazy Daisy
(928 posts)it's the best way. Now, can you let the other Hillary supporters know to give the same space to those who feel the same way about Hillary? Or will they say you are a damn fine Democrat while those who won't vote for Hillary are *fill in the blank with offensive name*?
We all do what we think is right.
CobaltBlue
(1,122 posts)seekthetruth
(504 posts)An American worldview? Fascist. That's fascism, and it has no place here. Ideas like that gave us slavery, slaughter of indigenous peoples, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
I do not want war, therefore Hillary is not my choice. I want to try to repair the environmental impact we've had on the earth. Hillary is unable to lead us there.
You're now a neoliberal. We have nothing in common other than the social issues.
Create a libertarian party.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)to decide who is and who is not a liberal and it's sanctimonious bullshit to think you have the answer to that question.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)If Clinton gets indicted or something they will give it to Biden. Don't worry.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)I have no idea why Mrs. Warren did not run but on hindsight she knew Mrs. Clinton was going to run and did not want to upset the applecart. Gosh, I just hope it is not a trump presidency, then the world would be screwed! That tv personality would be on fauz news as incompetent and then CNN and MSNBC will be fucked for promoting that asshole! Sorry for the expletive, but that is how much I dislike trump.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)He has been close to Obama these past 8 years. He would reluctantly take over. The party leadership does not want Sanders.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)First off, our language has these things called "paragraphs." The point of a paragraph is to use multiple, separate sentences to convey an idea. You have instead tried to use one sentence to convey many ideas. This is backwards. Stop it.
Second, if Bernie wins the nomination, it's not stolen. We're also a democracy, and do not deal in heirs-apparent. "Rightful" is not a proper adjective in our system of elections and nominees.
Making one sentence as large as a single paragraph does not make it a paragraph. Nor does it convey information any better. Here, let's break this breathless mess down into compartments.
This should actually be part of the previous sentence. "I could never vote for him, just as I can't vote for Trump" is a valid sentence that conveys an idea - a stupid idea, but it's an idea. "Just as I can't vote for trump" is not a valid sentence, unless you're talking about someone you know whose name is "Just as I."
I'm not certain that you know what these words mean. Maybe you ought ot spend some time making an argument for why you think Sanders' economic plans are "disasterous" (disastrous), or a case for how you come to the idea that he favors "extreme protectionism."
Having read some of your other posts on the subject, I think it's safe to say that your idea of what is "neutrality" and what is mine are like, radically different. I encourage everyone else to also look up Ericson00's posts on Israel / Palestine. or Arabs or Muslims in particular. Or Jews who don't agree with him. it's quite an exhilarating ride, though most of it is as poorly-formed as this post.
Interesting combination of baseless assertion and non-sequitur there. Don't worry, you have time to google those words up and see what they mean.
By which you mean he's been a congressman and a senator, yes. Please look up "apparatchik." I know that you think it's a derogatory term, and yes I'm fully aware of the coding you're using. But we're on a learning expedition here. Like I'm Dora and you're Diego.
Sometimes, I just have to blink at the shit people say.
You... really don't know much about bernie's stance on Israel at all, do you? Man. Okay seriously. Take a minute and go look it up. Not from Arutz Sheva or Israel Hayom. Learn shit before you talk shit.
So what, all of a sudden you can structure sentences properly? Wow, that was fast!
Hillary does have experience. However not all experience is a positive. Condi Rice has twice the Secretary of State experience of Clinton, I'm not going to be picking up her resume and giving her a call anytime soon though.
You may not be aware but there is not just one uniform "American worldview." You're going to have to define what you consider "an American worldview" if you want this assertion to have meaning, beyond being read simply as "murika, fuck yeah"
I'm not so certain Hillary "knows economics." Again you are going to need to make a positive argument for your assertion to be meaningful.
Lastly, if you want to stay at home, go ahead. I'm sure there are some nice shows on. TiVo the third episode of Season 7 Walking Dead or something. Or vote Trump, if that's what you've gotta do. If you were hoping for someone to talk you down.. .well, shouldn't have used an absolute in your title.
Have a lovely day.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)It's more like "I let that moment sit for a second, and I tilt my head like a dog. And then I remember I have something to do, so I right myself..."
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)Gosh, I was terrified that I would not be able to comment on DU. Am glad am back to be able to communicate with like minded DUers like you. It is so nice!
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)At this point in the race, it doesn't really matter. Either Bernie wins by an improbable inch, or he doesn't. So watching all these Hillary people fall over themselves to express how much they hate him is pretty amusing. What, is there an awards show?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)it is performance art.
merrily
(45,251 posts)akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)However, we know the results much to the detriment of poor people whom Bernie was trying to advocate for. You know what, honesty does not matter anymore, manipulation outweighs honesty and rich against poor, there is no contest, especially when the nominee is for the rich. Hope some kind of superior being is looking down on us and eventually enough will be enough! We are screwed as being poor!
David__77
(23,468 posts)People have different ideas - I certainly understand voting for the person one supports.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)That Denmark thing you said is bullshit.
Those programs would scale nicely here.
Maybe they should buy you a new script.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)What, exactly, do you mean by that?
How would he steal it? What makes it her "rightful nomination"? I'm trying to imagine the scenario you have concocted in your head and I'm not seeing it, so what do you think is going to happen?
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berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)jack_krass
(1,009 posts)Last edited Wed May 11, 2016, 06:25 AM - Edit history (1)
Have a tantrum realizing they don't have contrrol over everything.
Dont worry, your pantsuit clad hero may still get her chance to come, see, and destroy our world, and even if she doesn't, she'll continue getting rich and fat on sloppy corporate leftovers.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)and is better qualified.
JHB
(37,161 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)we've lived under since both parties decided to work for the rich. The only thing Bernie would add would be free higher public education.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)There's not enough walls or wars, we need more.
I'm sure Trump is delighted with your sentiments, internecine spats are so much more important than keeping the Republicans out.
jmousso75
(71 posts)I guess we are even. I will never vote for another "third way democrat" again. No different than voting for a republican.
HughLefty1
(231 posts)It's all the same corporatist, lobbyist, elitist branding. If I cast a vote for HRC I am also voting for every one of the Clinton Foundation corporate donors. I still get to cast my primary vote in CA. All I can say is I'm sick of voting for the lesser of two evils. Not doing it anymore.
cali
(114,904 posts)I have come to a sad conclusion about Hillary supporters.
nc4bo
(17,651 posts)So there is also that that sad fact.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Live in the same state I will never vote for Sanders.
bahrbearian
(13,466 posts)Shadowflash
(1,536 posts).........................
Nope, couldn't do it.
I tried to give a fuck about you and your opinion but, alas, I couldn't get there.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)Hmmm.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)You are a freeper troll.
You want me to pull up all your early freeper posts that should have got you ppr'd when you joined last July? I can.
So many of DUs HRC supporters are trolls. Simply amazing what is allowed on this board in the name of the inevitable one.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)"steal."
"never being truly attacked."
"could not work."
"apparatchik."
And on an on.
The delusion is strong here. You need help.
actslikeacarrot
(464 posts)But dammed if a certain percentage of Clinton supporters don't have a wargasm fetish. Jesus.
One of the 99
(2,280 posts)and allow Trump to win the election, then you have proven that you have no principles.
LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)What a child
TSIAS
(14,689 posts)I hope Sen. Sanders could earn your vote, but if you choose not to support him I can respect your decision.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)...Bernie Sanders has been a consistent and effective advocate for liberal principles. And he has no goatee.
libtodeath
(2,888 posts)Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)Her problem is that so many people prefer Bernie to her. That is what elections are about. This is how the electorate makes its views known.