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2016 Postmortem

reformist2

(9,841 posts) Sun May 22, 2016, 02:55 PM May 2016

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Democracy is often loud, raucous, and yes, a little scary. If you can't deal, please stay home.

Instead of expressing your horror that people were angry and yes, maybe on the verge of violence, you might want to ask *WHY* everyone was so angry. But you don't want to go there, do you. You people are starting to sound like uppity Republicans who can't deal with "the rabble."

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Democracy is often loud, raucous, and yes, a little scary. If you can't deal, please stay home. (Original Post) reformist2 May 2016 OP

Quoting Donald Rumsfeld, are we? frazzled May 2016 #1

Rumsfeld was referring to bombing Iraq, the OP is referring to the primary. m-lekktor May 2016 #12

You people? JaneyVee May 2016 #2

On the verge of violence? We have to weigh our right to participate with violence? This is what you seabeyond May 2016 #3

No quiet the opposite, it is the Republcans with their anger such as Trump Thinkingabout May 2016 #4

It also is a way to ensure the loudest and angriest voices aren't necessarily the ones that get the Brickbat May 2016 #5

As a Democrat, Tantrumgate is not the vision I want imprinted in oasis May 2016 #6

Or trying to kill the voices of those who do not agree with you! insta8er May 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel May 2016 #8

So I sense some pride regarding the "raucus" behavior in Nevada DrDan May 2016 #9

You people? MineralMan May 2016 #10

There was no excuse for that behavior. hrmjustin May 2016 #11

I would rather people who Demsrule86 May 2016 #13

They are delusional felix_numinous May 2016 #14

No, you're talking about fascism. That's where violence is used to scare people into staying home. YouDig May 2016 #15

people who yell "BITCH" and lift chairs over their heads? Don't give a fuck what they want.... bettyellen May 2016 #16

So is accepting the results of an election mythology May 2016 #17

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. Quoting Donald Rumsfeld, are we?

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 02:58 PM

May 2016

The "Democracy is messy" argument? Really?

m-lekktor

(3,675 posts)

12. Rumsfeld was referring to bombing Iraq, the OP is referring to the primary.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #1)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:18 PM

May 2016

how in HELL did you manage to make THAT leap?

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

2. You people?

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 02:59 PM

May 2016

Strange thing to say considering one candidates supporters are far more diverse than the others.

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)

3. On the verge of violence? We have to weigh our right to participate with violence? This is what you

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:01 PM

May 2016

Are truly arguing for? On the verge... So we have to consider the risk to our physical being to participate in our democratic primary including caucus tgat insist we put our body at risk.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

4. No quiet the opposite, it is the Republcans with their anger such as Trump

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:01 PM

May 2016

And gang yelling and making disparaging remarks, who claim to be ready to drop the atomic bomb anywhere anytime. They hate other ethnic groups and are ready to ban their entrance into America.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

5. It also is a way to ensure the loudest and angriest voices aren't necessarily the ones that get the

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:03 PM

May 2016

final say. It's messy and gross for everyone, really.

oasis

(49,389 posts)

6. As a Democrat, Tantrumgate is not the vision I want imprinted in

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:04 PM

May 2016

the thoughts of law abiding voters as they go to the polls.

insta8er

(960 posts)

7. Or trying to kill the voices of those who do not agree with you!

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:04 PM

May 2016

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rjsquirrel This message was self-deleted by its author.

DrDan

(20,411 posts)

9. So I sense some pride regarding the "raucus" behavior in Nevada

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:05 PM

May 2016

Not unlike the Boston Tea Party, I guess.

Patriots one and all.

How far from reality can one wander.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

10. You people?

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:13 PM

May 2016

Uff da!

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

11. There was no excuse for that behavior.

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:16 PM

May 2016

Sanders lost Nevada.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)

13. I would rather people who

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:22 PM

May 2016

are violent stay home.

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)

14. They are delusional

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:39 PM

May 2016

if they think all these stadiums + full of people are going to go along with their criminal enterprises, allow a stolen election and continue being robbed.

YouDig

(2,280 posts)

15. No, you're talking about fascism. That's where violence is used to scare people into staying home.

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:46 PM

May 2016

Democracy is peaceful and non-violent, everyone gets to vote. Using threats of violence to try to affect the course of policy is not democracy.

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

16. people who yell "BITCH" and lift chairs over their heads? Don't give a fuck what they want....

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:50 PM

May 2016

hopefully they were Trump plants and the SBS campaign has tossed them aside.

mythology

(9,527 posts)

17. So is accepting the results of an election

Reply to reformist2 (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 03:50 PM

May 2016

Even when you don't win. Some Sanders supporters seem to have a problem with that.

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