Reply #58: That's disingenuous, birdman

[IrateCitizen]

If you read the other posts of mine on this board, you'll see that I agree with your premise of voting for the Dem nominee. But your approach (browbeating and marginalizing) is one that has been proven only to spark divisiveness on these boards.

Being a long-time poster, you know this too. So it's disappointing for me to see you engage in it.

What people who "rage against capitalism and the 'military-industrial complex'" are most often expressing is a complete frustration with a system that is moving in the completely wrong direction. I know I see it as that way. As Gandhi once said in response to the comment, "Faster is better" -- Speed means nothing if you're moving in the wrong direction.

The aim is not to browbeat those who express such frustration. The aim is to convince them WHY it is in their best interest to vote for the nominee. If one approach doesn't work, try another. You may not reach them all, but I guarantee you'll reach some.

But browbeating and marginalizing will not accomplish these aims.