But it is condoning racism to accept the possibility of a Trump presidency, even if your long-term aim is to get a more progressive candidate in office. There is nothing to suggest that wouldn’t happen after a Clinton presidency, and in fact, the success of Bernie’s campaign clearly shows the US is moving more left…

Well, dude. Don’t accuse me of not reading your post carefully and then ignore the entire last paragraph of mine! I’m not arguing about Bernie at all - I love his focus on income inequality and would absolutely vote for him should him win the Dem nomination. I *am* concerned about this insane suggestion by a minority…

I just can’t even intelligently respond to this at this point. You can’t assume every lower income voter votes for economic issues first and everything else second. In America of all places, you can’t seriously assume anyone, of any socioeconomic class, would willingly vote to give up their rights. Look at Latino…

I’m still genuinely confused what you disagree on, if you can agree Trump = not a great option for anyone. Or do not think Trump = a bad option for anyone? I’m so confused by you at this point.

Wait but also the poverty rate in the US is 15%. Where are getting the 40% number you keep repeating? What is the definition of poverty you’re using here?

Ok. My position is, no true progressive (or anyone who cares about the poor) should be accepting the possibility of a Trump presidency, full stop. It’s not an educated risk. It’s foolish, and would put in power a narcissistic egomaniac with little to no understanding of the global economy or any appreciation of basic…

Ok, I apologize. I definitely assumed from the tone and opinions espoused in your posts that you were a privileged white dude, because that’s the demographic I’ve heard similar arguments from in the past. I understand that you personally place poverty reduction above all other issues — I and other commenters have…

Ok not here to encourage this type of political mudslinging (not cool with it from Bernie supporters, not cool with it from Clinton supporters), but, HRC is actually pretty good on climate change.

NOOOOOOOOOO. NO. Just NO.

I think you mean I haven’t *read* the thousand words you wrote, and quite frankly, I don’t want to. (Are you a white male? That’s a very white male sort of suggestion to make.)

1. Regardless of your stance on these issues, are you qualified to speak to the priorities of the entire LGBT community and all women?

Well, you didn’t have to reply! But I don’t understand how you can think lower class Americans would be better off under a Trump presidency than *any* Democratic presidency. Sure, Trump would lower taxes, but that’s about it. He would repeal the ACA, he would absolutely not look out for the rights of low-income (or…

Not aging hippies, unfortunately, but mostly 20-something white dudes (hence the “Bernie Bro” moniker). I like Bernie a lot and would absolutely vote for him were he the Democratic nominee, but I’ve been incredibly turned off by the vitriol against HRC I’ve seen from his supporters. And I do NOT think Bernie himself…

“How do you vote for someone you think will make America a worse place, even if there opponent is much more terrible than they are?”

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Did anyone else find that video kinda creepy? She looks/sounds/acts like she’s his teenage daughter. o.0

Did anyone else find that video kinda creepy? She looks/sounds/acts like his teenage daughter O.O

I agree with this. I tangentially knew an “Ice Girl” for an NHL team who loved her job. Hockey was a huge part of her life - her brothers and dad had all been semi-pro at some point - and she was able to eventually leverage the gig into a full-time job with the team’s marketing team. I think it’s a little unfair to…

My current GF swears by every feminist cause in the book, yet she still has not seen Mad Max, the greatest action feminist movie ever made.

Aw, thanks for the kind words. You’re right, a part of me ISN’T quite over it yet, but I think more than it being about him as a person, it’s about losing the love we had for each other. I know I hold onto the memory of that relationship more than I probably should, but I’m pretty sure I do so to remind myself that…