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Excerpt from "Amok Time" on The Confluence
"But it is some of us in the blogging community that are getting tetchy. Some of us are starting to lose our nerve. It’s disconcerting to be a committed, progressive Democrat who absolutely can’t stand her own party nominee. It makes one question one’s loyalties and commitments. We’ve witnessed some of our friends going nova in our emails in a most spectacular way. It seems to be a case of rationalization that if we at The Confluence can’t get behind Barry and are simply stating some uncomfortable truths, that we must not be progressive anymore. This is not the case. We aren’t losing our religion. We’re standing our ground. We are not rewarding the bad behavior of the party that cut 18 million voters out of the decision making process and awarded the nomination to a man with no experience or qualifications but who has a knack for eliminating his opponents in underhanded and devious ways. [Emphasis mine.]"
Read the entire article...
It looks like no matter which man is elected, this country will get the leader it deserves: someone who doesn't care about the middle class, the average person. Someone whose party is willing to use underhanded means to win, if necessary. A party elite more concerned about greasing one another's palms than doing what is good for the average American. We had our chance for change, the Democratic party blew it for us by pushing Senator Clinton out of the race by any means necessary, and too many of us are married to the two-party system to turn our backs on it.
When the country slides further down the tubes, don't blame me: I voted for Hillary.
"But it is some of us in the blogging community that are getting tetchy. Some of us are starting to lose our nerve. It’s disconcerting to be a committed, progressive Democrat who absolutely can’t stand her own party nominee. It makes one question one’s loyalties and commitments. We’ve witnessed some of our friends going nova in our emails in a most spectacular way. It seems to be a case of rationalization that if we at The Confluence can’t get behind Barry and are simply stating some uncomfortable truths, that we must not be progressive anymore. This is not the case. We aren’t losing our religion. We’re standing our ground. We are not rewarding the bad behavior of the party that cut 18 million voters out of the decision making process and awarded the nomination to a man with no experience or qualifications but who has a knack for eliminating his opponents in underhanded and devious ways. [Emphasis mine.]"
Read the entire article...
It looks like no matter which man is elected, this country will get the leader it deserves: someone who doesn't care about the middle class, the average person. Someone whose party is willing to use underhanded means to win, if necessary. A party elite more concerned about greasing one another's palms than doing what is good for the average American. We had our chance for change, the Democratic party blew it for us by pushing Senator Clinton out of the race by any means necessary, and too many of us are married to the two-party system to turn our backs on it.
When the country slides further down the tubes, don't blame me: I voted for Hillary.
