(March 8, 2020 at 10:51 am)Fierce Wrote: Your conservative apologist arguments aren't going to fly with me. Just saying.
As much as I'm on your side here Fierce, when we throw the "you're using conservative arguments" argument against any Dem we disagree with, it doesn't help us, and only divides the party further. I agree with you 100%. The people clearly wanted Hillary and the EC gave us Trump instead. But it doesn't help us to alienate the Dems who think otherwise.
The important things is that we, as Democrats (especially the ones in the swing States), get to the voting booth on voting day. I don't want Biden, to be honest, but I'll take him over Trump. And I think getting Trump out of office before he can do any irreversible damage is more important than "sticking to your guns" and refusing to vote come November just because the candidate you liked didn't make it through.
One thing you have to give to the Republicans is they stick together no matter who their candidate is. Hell, even the conservatives who hated Trump made sure to vote for him when the time came. Democrats need to have that same type of blind loyalty, in many ways.
That's what bugs me about Democrats the most - we don't stick together. The left cannibalizes itself in many ways that the right just doesn't. It happens, sure. But not nearly on the level that it seems to happen on the left. And that's been our downfall in many ways.
What helps is all of us choosing to back the Dem nominee come November. What doesn't help is insulting one another because you think this Democrat "isn't progressive enough" or this one is wrong about this or that... Who cares? Let's all just vote D and get Trump out of office.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
