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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Of course, that's also conceding the point that Clinton is a lesser evil rather than an actual good candidate in her own right, which I don't believe for a second, but good luck convincing any of them of that.
edited 26th Jul '16 11:27:36 AM by NativeJovian
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.This. The reason people are calling Sanders a "cuck" is to create an image that Bernie is a weak, simpering "Beta Male" who couldn't even establish dominance over a woman. It's misandry-via-misogyny, meant to shame him for giving in and backing Hillary rather than putting her in her place. It's like "pussy-whipped" except that instead of shaming a man for being tamed by his woman, it's shaming him for being too weak to control his woman.
Worse than Muslims?!
This. It's a general rule that you end on a high note. You're supposed to build up gradually to the big finale. That's how, like, everything everywhere is done. Storytelling, political conventions, concerts, etc. Going last means you are the toughest act to follow. The big finish, the final blowout, the ultimate takeaway of the evening. It says, "When people remember this night, we want them to remember you more than anyone else."
Going last is a high honor, not an insult.
No reason he can't still work with Democrats while he's in the Senate. He just doesn't want to identify as one. As he said, he started his career as an Independent. He IS an Independent, he was just trying to go Democrat for the sake of the election.
Sure, he could stick around and faff around in the establishment, but Sanders doesn't want to be part of the establishment. He made his bid for Democrat nomination, he failed, and now he's planning on packing up his platforms and heading home to have some of that tasty Indie sweet tea and a nice long rest in his Indie bed that he's missed so much.
Just as soon as he finishes doing everything he can to see Hillary take Presidency.
edited 26th Jul '16 11:31:56 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.To some people Clinton is a lesser evil. I think most posters here believe she's a generally good candidate with a few questionable positions.
It might be out of date but I did see a poll saying more Americans would be willing to vote for a Muslim president than an atheist.
edited 26th Jul '16 11:32:00 AM by Kostya
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New Survey coming this weekend!I really don't like any candidate, and I don't like politics as a whole, but this year it's such an important period to hamper the Republicans as much as possible.
Non Indicative Username@Tobias on the last page: 2015 Gallup Research poll
(found via 538): "If your party nominated an otherwise qualified candidate and happened to be ________, would you vote for them?" A Muslim candidate got a higher percentage of Americans in general than an atheist (barely - 60% to 58%).
edited 26th Jul '16 11:41:55 AM by megarockman
The damned queen and the relentless knight.It's worth noting that, from what I've heard, a fair number of these protestors are resigned to voting for Clinton. The protest is more aobut expressing displeasure with the outcome (and with the email issue) than anything else, and demonstrating that the democrats cannot take their support for granted. That's on top of the handful of remaining "Bernie or Bust" voters.
@Kyosta: How many Republicans support Bernie? The only Republicans I can imagine supporting Bern are Trump supporters (supposedly, quite a few Trump supporters actually kind of admire Bernie more or less for being a political outsider).
@LSBK: I've communicated with someone a bit like that-an atheistic agnostic who nonetheless really likes the values of Protestant Fundementalists and was a really enthusiastic Cruz supporter.
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Mostly Trump supporters really; the kind of people for whom the system is a total failure, and must be replaced with something that will serve their needs. This kind of voting block is very, very susceptible to rallying around a particular figure and adopting their policies for themselves, and Unfortunately, Trump is who've we ended up with, so instead of these people adopting leftist policy positions and supporting leftist candidates, we get a massive growth of the alt-right.
It's more that they (like me) don't trust the democrats to enact any of the reforms included in the party's current platform without major pressure from the population to do so.
edited 26th Jul '16 11:57:03 AM by CaptainCapsase
No, but that's what I've been told by someone who's at one of the protests right now. It's worth noting that, like pretty much every other millennial protest movement (BLM, occupy) it's extremely decentralized, so one group of people might be calling for one thing while another has a different agenda.
edited 26th Jul '16 11:59:02 AM by CaptainCapsase
Toppling the "establishment" would cause a Full-Circle Revolution at best and fill the government with morons at worst.
Yes, we shouldn't have a democracy.
edited 26th Jul '16 12:01:01 PM by flameboy21th
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edited 26th Jul '16 11:27:11 AM by Kostya