A friend sent me a link here to an article posted at SocialistWorker.org. Essentially, it was filled with every lame reason they could think of about why Sen. Bernie Sanders is a dog of a candidate.
Here is the reply that I submitted on their site:
Wow! What a lot of words, speculation, theory and fluff. While you all are pulling lint from your navels, Bernie, a man in his 70's, a life-long Democratic Socialist, an honest, dedicated, real person, is willing to throw himself into the lion's den of presidential politics for his principles, for what he believes in, for the American people. He is DOING something!
It is no surprise when the right attacks him. It is not unexpected, though disappointing, when liberals attack him. But when other socialists attack him because of all kind of "what ifs" and "could bes" and hoped for but non-existent conditions, that's the height of self-inflicted irrelevance.
Instead of cheering the fact that a socialist of any stripe, a socialist of the character, abilities, commitment and gravitas of Bernie Sanders, has the opportunity to enter a presidential race; instead of getting behind this opportunity to promote socialist ideas and raise the public's consciousness; instead of recognizing this as a very rare opportunity for socialists to take the public stage and do themselves proud, you all choose to give up all that because he is not one of you. Because it did not come about the way YOU think it should. You are not only being arrogant but you are also non-strategic and immature.
How long has it been since a socialist has gotten anywhere near a presidential election? How long will it be until the next time? If you insist on waiting for perfect conditions, you will wait forever. Carpe diem, dudes! Sour grapes is not becoming to serious socialists.