"Bernie or bust" voters are ridiculous. The idea that you would choose to let someone like Trump run the country you live in, especially after seeing the last for years says that you don't actually believe in the values of that candidate (because Trump is the mirror opposite)...
It means you just want this particular person to be president and that's it. Not only is that incredibly selfish it's downright dangerous. And it says to all the non white men in this country "fuck you. We don't care if you have to continually suffer under a tyrant"
"We didn't get what we want so let you kids stay caged. Let your people stay travel banned. Let your religion continue to be demonized from the highest office in the land."
So if you want to take your ball and go home and congratulate Trump, know that you're a patriotic fraud who doesn't actually believe in the values of a "we" society but are instead an ideologue who only cares about getting what exactly they want in a system designed not to do so.
No, Joe Biden isn't the perfect candidate. But democracy is on fire and you're upset more Americans chose a different fireman. So instead your plan is to let the arsonist keep setting fires for four more years?
If you truly care about the ideas of a Bernie Sanders then you'd start to elect people like him on a local level. Which would then extend itself to state. And so on and so forth. Instead of perpetuating the destruction of society that only puts you FURTHER away from what you want
I voted for Bernie Sanders in 2016 because I believe in his message. I voted for Warren in 2020 because I not only believe in her message(that's not that different from Bernie's) but I also think it's not only time for a woman president but also the smartest person running IMO.
Joe Biden is not carrying the torch for Bernie or Warren but him replacing Trump gets us so much fucking closer than we are now. This is politics and if the last four years taught us nothing, it's that it's time to fucking grow up and fight for what we want.
And I don't believe for a second that Bernie or Warren would want their supporters to do anything that gets Trump 4 more years. The fact of the matter is not enough people showed up to the polls for Bernie or Warren(we know America hates women). Whose fault is that?
Blame the DNC, blame MSM if it makes you feel better. But at the end of the day your message is your message. And if it resonates far and wide enough, there's nothing that can stop it from traveling.
But I know what a Trump presidency looks like for me and people who look like me. For refugees, for Jewish people, for Muslims, for Latinos, for the disabled, for women, for LGBTQIA. And so do you.
And if you call yourself a liberal or progressive and you're ok with what Trump's America looks like, my message to you is simply take a look in the mirror because you are neither progressive nor liberal. And we will find a way to win without you. Because our lives depend on it.
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