Dear young Bernie voters:

I'm sorry your guy lost. It sucks. I've been voting since 1992 and my first choice has won the Dem primary exactly once. Now is the time to accept that the party platform is what matters. Which party platform do you want for the country?

Unfortunately, right now we have a 2 party system. So go look at the web sites of each party. Go look at what each party has pushed for the last 10 years. Which party aligns more closely with your beliefs? Which world do you want to live in?

In the end, the platform - the goals of the party - matter a lot more than who is the standard-bearer for the party at that moment in time. To say you won't vote unless your favorite candidate is the nominee is +

putting your preferences above your principles. It makes you just as low as anyone who votes for Trump because they want lower taxes, ethics/science/safety/class/intelligence be damned.

And if that's who you want to be - and the world you want to live in, then +

Really think about what's happened since 2016. Think about the spread of the coronavirus. Think about thousands of kids in cages. Think about the Kurdish people. Think about your student loans. Think about immigrants. Think about drug prices. +

Do you really want things to keep going in this direction? If so, by all means, skip voting. Or write in Bernie. Or vote for Trump. At this point, they're ALL THE SAME CHOICE.

The only shot we have to stop this shit is by voting for the Democratic candidate in overwhelmingly.