I understand that, I followed this election very closely. I never said they were politically at odds. I was a Hillary supporter and have come to dislike Bernie, far more deeply than is appropriate. I find his response to Hillary’s defeat very disappointing. However, that does not mean all progressives are the same. I…

You want to swing to the left. On what issue? More moderate and more progressive elements will always exist in the Democratic party. What is more, both sides should exist in the Democratic party. I don’t see the value in a tug-of-war for the sake of argument. Think of the basic issues: immigration, women’s rights,…

I guess we’ll never know why.

“forget being honest about how manufacturing jobs are never coming back”

The problem is that there were a multitude of issues this election. Many bleeding-hearts on the far Left were heartbroken that Bernie didn’t win, and never forgave the DNC/Hillary for it (cutting off their proverbial nose to spite their face). You’ve got the fact that the Right has been working to portray both…

Somebody else made the observation that there was an EXCEPTIONAL amount of voter disenfrachisement this past election - something like 300,00 votes were lost in Michigan alone.

I haven’t read Jezebel in a bout a year, but the groupthink going on in the comments is reprehensible. You think Ellison and Bernie are politically at odds with eachother? Why? Because of the color of their skin? Because one is Muslim and the other is Jewish? Ellison was a Bernie surrogate for Chrissakes and Bernie…

Maybe I am reading too much into what you’re saying, but asking for basic rights to be respected for marginalized groups doesn’t seem to be the same as a bludgeon to me.

I respectfully disagree. Hillary was the elected messenger of the Left’s message, she had 55% of the votes in the primaries. The Left needs to decide wtf its doing because there is a younger, jaded cohort of Democrats that want it to swing more left. And this cohort is threatening to withhold its vote or turn…

I keep repeating this to no avail. But will try again.

You’re reading things written by stupid people then. You should probably stop reading those things.

I agree with you 100%.

just always remember 3/4 of the nation did NOT vote for dear leader

NO ONE is saying to completely abandon minority concerns and only cater to white people. No one is saying that. What needs to happen is maybe stop using identity politics as a fucking bludgeon against white people, and maybe try and convince people that equality for minority groups actually benefits us all in the…

White guys: Hillary Clinton sucked, that’s why we lost.

The Left: If only all of you without white penises had shut up about your rights, we never would have tanked you. Only white guys’ jobs matter because nobody else is suffering economically. Unity, people!

Going by what I’ve read, apparently the new direction is to throw any minority concern under the bus in favor of catering to the working class white voter. Abortion rights, BLM, trans rights, gay marriage-mere identity issues! Forget environmental concerns or the reality of globalization... forget being honest about…

I am pretty sure blocking all instances of the word “cunt” will increase, not decrease, my chances of having civil conversations with people I disagree with.

Nope. I love the block function on social media. I do not need to know some random racist’s unintelligible thoughts on Michelle Obama’s thighs.

I keep seeing the “love thy enemy” bullshit, but really why should the onus be on POC etc to converse with people that literally hate them.