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In reply to the discussion: Democrats have nothing to gain be telling Bernie and his supporters to go to hell [View all]dansolo
(5,379 posts)Except Bernie is not supporting the Democratic Party. He is trashing the party constantly. His message seems to be that however bad the Republicans are, the Democrats aren't any better. Bernie does not want the Democratic Party to come over to him, because then he is no longer special. He also seems to expect the same sort of loyalty that Donald Trump requires. He will support anyone who endorses him, regardless of their positions, and yet he will ignore anyone who aligns with his views if they haven't shown any specific support for him.
He is also extremely naive if he believes that Trump voters who are concerned about economic insecurity will come over to the Democratic side if they only changed their message. The problem, which Sanders seems to ignore, is that a lot of these people are only concerned about their own economic insecurity, not economic insecurity in general. They don't want policies in place to help everyone. They want policies in place to help THEM. I realize that there are probably some voters who voted for Trump who were taken in by his lies and the constant right wing radio/propaganda, and some of them could be persuaded that they would be better off supporting the Democratic Party. But that will never happen if Bernie insists on reinforcing the right wing talking points.