The past few days have made this site not a very fun place to be. It should be a place where we can gather where our mutual goals and commonalities are greater than our differences. More importantly, Daily Kos is supposed to be a tool to translate to real life action in the REAL WORLD. Instead of doing that, we have literally started telling each other “Fuck You”. Yes, that is a real productive use of our time. It’s about as productive as hardcore gamers who spend their days playing some online game — they spend hours and hours and hours doing it, but nothing in the world has changed when they are done and their personal relationships have suffered.
Instead, I propose the following: Instead of sitting here arguing about how many angels can fit on the eye of a needle, how about you do something to help your candidate in the real world. Every “fuck you” here does nothing, but those 2 minutes could be made to someone in an important primary or caucus. We are not going to convince each other at this point — so how about we try to make change in the real world? Instead of having the same points made in our little circle jerk. How about you write a letter to an editor to convince real world voters? Can you canvas, help with events? How about we just let voters decide whom they want and then in June or whenever, we can hopefully get behind the winner.
I worked indirectly for Trump for 14 years. I can’t say in which capacity. I can say he is a nasty psychopath who lives for his own narcissism. He would get us in catastrophes previously unprecedented and usher in a new era of hatred, bigotry, jingoism and intimidation. I will never forget the moment he nodded at me approvingly once — and I wonder if I’ve looked in the eyes of a new Hitler. Ted Cruz would have no problems making our nation a theocracy in every way.
Alternatively, just pull the trigger. Say “Sanders/Clinton” is so bad/unqualified, I’ll sit home and let a Trump/Cruz presidency happen. Say it and then maybe consider leaving this site, because it is about electing Democrats.
Go help Hillary! Go help Bernie! Interface with actual people who cast actual votes in the real world. Show that we are better than the Republicans and can deliver our message based on the soundness of our arguments, not the shrillness of our voices or the ugliness of our remarks.
We are better than this and so are our candidates. I know Trump and that is a Hell I would not wish on anyone.
Peace.