A Note to all Pissed off and Disappointed Sanders Supporters regarding DU

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Armstead (44,717 posts)

A Note to all Pissed off and Disappointed Sanders Supporters regarding DU


I feel your pain. Literally. I'm a Sanders supporter and I am as pissed off and frustrated with the system as I have ever been in my life....More so probably.

And I am very frustrated with DU, and how it reflects the Resistance to Progressive Change, Liberalism, or Simple Reform in the Democratic Party.

And I know that at some point, when the primary is settled, this place will likely go into Let's Elect the Nominee mode. Which means it will officially be an Echo Chamber for a while.

BUT I'm not leaving. And You Should Not Either.

My point is to try and count to ten at the moment and stay the course here at DU.Don't give into the "I'm going to post a Good Bye Post" and then leave. It may be momentarily satisfying, but not worth burning this bridge.

I've been a DUer since 2003. Been through a lot. Lot of water and primaries and General Elections, and crises and issues under the bridge.

Sometimes I post intensively when I get caught up in political events....Sometimes I go through periods of low-level involvement -- checking in once a while, posting about general stuff, farting around in the Lounge....... Sometimes I go through extended periods of not looking at DU at all.

The reasons vary. Sometimes I have to get away to cool off.....Sometimes it's just the demands and focus on Real Life Stuff. Sometimes it's political ennui.

But despite all its faults, it's a great place for political interaction, information, cyber socializing....It's a mixed bag of people..But sometimes you can learn -- or hone your own thoughts by debating....And there's always the Ignore function.

Anyway, in short, even though this is a low point for many of us, I hope you'll stick around. We need good committed progressives. And once the Election is over, it'll still be a place for free expression (within the usual limits of course.)

NCTraveler (15,739 posts)
3. After a career as a politician, Sanders just joined the Democratic Party.

I would hope his leadership in that aspect would inspire others to do the same. This is how we move the party to the left and Sanders himself knows that. All of these people claiming to be leaving the party almost immediately after he joins makes no sense. More should follow his lead and help the party to be better and stronger. That includes staying on forums like DU and continuing to promote progressive causes.

This community would suffer a great loss if you left Armstead. Thanks for you op.

0rganism (18,410 posts)
97. except it just did, and they did it

> If the party wants to keep them it will have to move to the left

there's the beauty of the situation. the party is its people. by joining the party to support Sanders, these hundreds of thousands of young progressives just moved the Democratic party significantly to the left. the only way it flops rightward is if they leave.

if SBS emphasizes building the economic justice movement within the Democratic party, a lot of the newcomers will stick around, and because it's a coherent set of messages the leadership will listen. the Sanders coalition will have a big role in putting together the party platform this summer, and it's going to make a difference.

the Democratic party is staged to become the dominant political force in this country for the next decade. the surest way for progressives to get screwed is if they leave the Democrats now, instead of sticking around to continue the movement from within. without significant effort & presence from its "Sanders wing" the Democratic party will fall under the influence of the bankers & industrialists fleeing the sinking GOP and then we're all stuck with neo-liberal economic policies shaping the Democratic agenda for the foreseeable future.

Blah Blah Blah.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511857690

[FlaGator]

there's the beauty of the situation. the party is its people.

You are wrong. As both parties proved this election cycle a party is not it's people. A party is it's established leaders. The people are only there to validate the limited choices the leadership chooses to offer.

[Carl]

the Democratic party is staged to become the dominant political force in this country for the next decade.

I have no idea what November will bring nor am I certain of anything but these statements always make me laugh.

1968,1972,1980,1994,2000,2004,2010,2014.

Nuff said.

[Big Dog]

Hey, all you disillusioned Sandernista DUmmies. Don't give up hope. You still have one option: Commit suicide, preferably while posting on DU.

What's that you say? I told you "don't give up hope", and now I am recommending mass suicide?

Well, you can always hope you don't **** it up. You Sandernista DUmmies don't have much of a track record of success.

 

[98ZJUSMC]

Hey, all you disillusioned Sandernista DUmmies. Don't give up hope. You still have one option: Commit suicide, preferably while posting on DU.

 

Do it for the children, (D)Ummies.  I am deadly serious.

[Ptarmigan]

Armstead (44,717 posts)

A Note to all Pissed off and Disappointed Sanders Supporters regarding DU


I feel your pain. Literally. I'm a Sanders supporter and I am as pissed off and frustrated with the system as I have ever been in my life....More so probably.

And I am very frustrated with DU, and how it reflects the Resistance to Progressive Change, Liberalism, or Simple Reform in the Democratic Party.

And I know that at some point, when the primary is settled, this place will likely go into Let's Elect the Nominee mode. Which means it will officially be an Echo Chamber for a while.

BUT I'm not leaving. And You Should Not Either.

My point is to try and count to ten at the moment and stay the course here at DU.Don't give into the "I'm going to post a Good Bye Post" and then leave. It may be momentarily satisfying, but not worth burning this bridge.

I've been a DUer since 2003. Been through a lot. Lot of water and primaries and General Elections, and crises and issues under the bridge.

Sometimes I post intensively when I get caught up in political events....Sometimes I go through periods of low-level involvement -- checking in once a while, posting about general stuff, farting around in the Lounge....... Sometimes I go through extended periods of not looking at DU at all.

The reasons vary. Sometimes I have to get away to cool off.....Sometimes it's just the demands and focus on Real Life Stuff. Sometimes it's political ennui.

But despite all its faults, it's a great place for political interaction, information, cyber socializing....It's a mixed bag of people..But sometimes you can learn -- or hone your own thoughts by debating....And there's always the Ignore function.

Anyway, in short, even though this is a low point for many of us, I hope you'll stick around. We need good committed progressives. And once the Election is over, it'll still be a place for free expression (within the usual limits of course.)

You do realize DU is front group for the DNC. No?