Browsing the 'net over the course of this election season, it doesn't take long to witness the same widening gap between Obama and Clinton supporters that happened here taking place in the comment sections of major newspapers, on internet forums and YouTube, even between close family members. On Friday the hostility found its way into the presence of the former President. I've been reading the front page of DailyKos for a while, but only recently began sifting through the discussions, and I have to admit to being dismayed. I'm a loyal progressive, and was out in the ice canvassing for Senator Obama here in Maryland, but I cannot condone any more flame-fanning by my fellow Obama supporters.
Senator Obama has this nomination locked up. Clinton supporters are understandably upset, dismayed, disheartened, and bitter. In my mind, being a compassionate human being means having the capacity to put yourself in other people's shoes, and in the blogospere there has been far too little energy expended on bridging the demographic divides that have remained remarkably resilient throughout this campaign for the nomination.
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