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Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: ‘Haven’t learned the lessons’
(www.theguardian.com)
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The whole thing about popular vote (I repeat, popular vote) is that whatever you think about the process of actually choosing candidate, and whatever trickery the DNC did, it does not affect how the popular vote went. There could be something to your words if there was a popular vote swinging one way and electoral picking swinging the other, but it wasn't the case. All the millions people who in your mind would vote for Bernie didn't show up to do it twice. Either that because they don't vote and don't know how democracy works, or because they don't exist I don't know, and I leave it up to you to decide which is worse.
You clearly didnt see what happened or what the DNC did.
Its not that people like this dont see it, its that they desperately dont want to see it. Cognitive Dissonance is very unpleasant. It makes you start doubting everything related to the concept in question, which is overwhelming even for the best of us.
Yes exactly, but that doesnt give people permission to project their mental illness onto others. They instead need to look within themselves to see why they so desperately need to stay attached to their dissonance.
Did they personally brake the legs of all the leftist voters so they don't vote for their preferred candidate? Or did they just run a campaign against him and all the passionate Bernie voters just decided to believe their campaign and not vote for him?
I don't see an explanation here that supports that "Bernie would won the election" narrative.
And I don't think it's a good thing, I totally agree that he would be the best president US ever saw and he absolutely, unequivocally was the best candidate with the best ideas. I just don't believe american voting population wants what's best for them, there is much to be done to undone centuries of capitalist propaganda. But this work doesn't start with escaping into fantasy world, it stops there.
They didnt even give Bernie camera time, you are ignorant beyond belief my god
You probably think that if you attack me that means your arguments hold more weight, but you are sorely mistaken on that. I am slightly tired of you not actually engaging with what I'm writing, so let me state it last time, and I would like you to read it this time.
The fact that Bernie wasn't able to win a popular vote in the democratic primaries twice doesn't support the idea that he will be better at the general elections. Whatever opposition he faced, whatever they did to him in your opinion, will be tenfold in the generals. The opposition there will be stronger and richer. The notion that everyone secretly agrees with him and only evil they are keeping him from getting into the office is a very comforting one, but none of the numbers support it. Unfortunately.