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In reply to the discussion: Please stop with the cult of personality. [View all]BlueWI
(1,736 posts)Whenever Democratic posters on a Democratic site are calling supporters of another candidate a cult of personality, that's a problem. Remember the primary wars, which may have contributed to Trump winning? All of us should push back against the slandering of supporters of other Democrats. I don't think there's been strong criticism of Gillibrand supporters by the Franken faction, only of Gillibrand herself. I am seeing much more direct criticism of Franken supporters, which may deepen the current divide on the site.
I am also not keen on being asked if I will vote Democrat in 2020. There's a hint of passive aggressiveness in that question. We're all here on a Democratic site posting on election night, so chances are that we are voting Democratic. 2020 is three years away, as you mentioned.
Everyone knows there's work to do. In the meantime I think there's serious underestimation of the rift, hopefully temporary, left by the resignation of Franken and how it went down. I think that the architects of this action have some work to do still to help minimize the rift.
I am still quite incensed about how this resignation went down, but at the end of the day, the Democratic Party is the only viable and sane party that can win national elections, so I will continue to support it with my volunteerism, votes, contributions once these events are in the rearview mirror, and connections with officeholders. I don't mean at all to be overly confrontational, I just have many objections to how this happened. Some can stay calmer about it, good for them.
Peace and congrats on Doug Moore.