Tibs: I find it odd how virulent you are in your opposition to Trump, and say not one word of criticism of the people who genuinely, actually, provably stole the election from your candidate. And indeed, appear to be carrying the water of the very person and party who stole that election.You quake in fear of what Trump "might do," while snuggling up to people who have proven what they actually will do - i.e., steal your guy's election.
I dunno, that all sounds a bit melodramatic to me. I've opposed Trump since the day he announced his candidacy. You can go back and check these threads, if you've got nothing better to do. This was back when there were plenty of other wackadoo GOP candidates, ie Ted Cruz to pick on. I saw right though Trump from the beginning, and oppose everything he stands for - the rhetoric, the populism, the fear/hate mongering, the sexism, the racism. In my view, I've been entirely consistent in my stance. Seeing how frail and limp-wristed the GOP field was, it was no shock Trump jumped to the head of the pack early on, then cruised to the nomination. Mind you, this is a party that had Sarah Palin on the ticket, so nothing surprises me anymore.
As far as Clinton, I have to admit I have very little to say about her, good or bad. She's an establishment politician who has a lot of experience. She has withstood years of multiple witch hunts against her. The right has cried wolf so many times with her, I'm just numb to it all. When a GOP chaired House Commission rules she did nothing wrong (Benghazi), when the FBI closes an investigation against her with no charges filed (email hysteria) I simply shut the book and move on. We live in a country of rules and laws, the Right has created a never-ending saga of hysterics and (false) accusations that you can't help but ignore it. Same goes for all the Obama hate. Remember, he was going to take all the guns away, turn the country into a caliphate, hand over control to the UN, the Birther movement, etc. The far-right, Tea Partyesque faction in the States has created false Prophets and perceived Demons for years now. The anti-Hillary sentiment, in my book, is just the same old demagoguery. Yawn.
The wretched, disgusting love-in between the DNC and Hillary again, was no surprise to anyone on this side. The leaked emails just confirmed what most everyone already knew. I loathe Wasserman-Shultz more than anyone. This internal mandate to subvert Bernie's campaign was as bad as it can get. Sure, a bunch of people lost their jobs within the DNC but it just shows you how corrupt the Democrats are. By the time all this played out, ie the DNC convention, Bernie had a choice to make. Split the party, continue fighting and open the door for Trump. Or do the heroic thing, make the right decision under pressure, and step back, unify the party and live to fight another day. In the presidential race, there's no other responsible choice - ie a protest vote for Jill Stein. So at this point, like Bernie, I hold my nose and reluctantly support the lesser of two evils. But you won't ever find a rah rah Hillary post from me.
And yes, she's an establishment candidate with strong ties to big business, wall street and all. She's done questionable things with the Clinton foundation, made multiple mistakes over the years. Her hands are dirty and she's got enough baggage to fill a warehouse. She's far from an ideal presidential candidate. At this point, she's all that's left. I look at her as a ho hum, C+/C- politician, who'll mostly keep the ship afloat but won't do anything remarkably good or bad. And I'll take that 1,000 times over the fear, the loathing, the uncertainty a Trump presidency would represent. In addition, I think Bernie has pushed the Democratic platform to a better place then where it was. He and his supporters will continue to pressure Clinton, and I think that's a good thing.
