re: #336 Jay C

And also because Joe is a “normal” political figure: experienced, reasonably competent, reasonably honest (despite the GOP bullshit, no “corruption” even near Trumpian levels);
and - worst of all, from their standpoint (at least IMO) - VERY electable.

Anyway, to me the Berniebros and their cult bring up unpleasant echoes of how Jeremy Corbyn led/dragged the Labour Party to such a needlessly crushing defeat in the UK’s December election*. Mainly though the classic Leftist failings: blinkered, self-righteous adherence to ideological absolutism coupled with an unswerving Leader-cult; all the while dismissively oblivious to any other outside opinions, and firmly (if drastically wrongly) convinced that “the masses” will rise up to support them due mainly to the Manifest Righteousness Of The Cause. A Cause which, of course, can never fail, only be failed by insufficient faith and organizing….

*And yes, I realize the difference in the political/electoral structures between there and here don;t make this a perfect analogy: like I said, just “unpleasant echoes”…

Ideological absolutism is going to result in us being back to where we started. And too many damn people whether they be Trumpists, Berners, or in the past Paulians don’t want to hear that. Ideological rigidness is going to get us nowhere and impede any progress that can be made. I think that’s what I hate when I see the Bernie left shit on Obama’s legacy. It’s like they have no appreciation for the fact that yeah Obama may not have gotten us universal and single payer but he helped get us in the right direction. I can’t get denied coverage anymore due to my heart condition. That should mean something but the presidency instead of being seen as a place of balance s sought out by either ideologues or smug unqualified assholes who think they can run a country despite little understanding of what the president does.