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Our pleas for comity are being rejected. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 OP
They're waiting to see if she's indicted Gomez163 Jun 2016 #1
I'm waiting to see if I win the Powerball DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #3
Bernie is too. It's in the Politico article Gomez163 Jun 2016 #11
Give people some space. Skinner Jun 2016 #2
Out of deference to you I will try my best. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #4
Well sure ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #9
Yes let's give them time! Her Sister Jun 2016 #5
I'm not even going to try to Coolest Ranger Jun 2016 #6
It's a little early yet. They've had a big disappointment and need some time to process it. Arkansas Granny Jun 2016 #7
Either they will or they won't liberal N proud Jun 2016 #8
You've described exactly how I feel, liberal N proud. eom BlueCaliDem Jun 2016 #10
Skinner makes a good point... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2016 #12
Some of them (a small group) are completely irrational and will never come around wryter2000 Jun 2016 #13
Reasonable Bernie supporters will come around. Koinos Jun 2016 #14
The anger was already there. forjusticethunders Jun 2016 #15

DemocratSinceBirth

(100,295 posts)
3. I'm waiting to see if I win the Powerball
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:09 AM
Jun 2016

"Wish in one hand, crap in the other. See which one gets filled first."

Skinner

(63,645 posts)
2. Give people some space.
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:08 AM
Jun 2016

They are going to do the right thing, but they're going to do it on their timetable, not yours.

ismnotwasm

(42,461 posts)
9. Well sure
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 08:07 AM
Jun 2016

I do hope, however, you are reading what, exactly, we are "giving space" to. Even I have a hard time not responding--so I just trashed GD-P again.

I know it's going to be fine, because we have an excellent candidate, perhaps the best of my lifetime, but it's hard to look at some of the horrid things being said.

 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
5. Yes let's give them time!
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:11 AM
Jun 2016

Personally, yesterday was very powerful and emotional for ME!!! and my candidate WON!!

So I can imagine for them even more so!

Both winning and losing feel like a shock to the system!

Coolest Ranger

(2,034 posts)
6. I'm not even going to try to
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:15 AM
Jun 2016

ask them to unify with us. The moment I see any of their talking points I'm blocking them. I'm not going to make myself sick trying to reach out to these folks

Arkansas Granny

(31,832 posts)
7. It's a little early yet. They've had a big disappointment and need some time to process it.
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:22 AM
Jun 2016

If you try to force the issue, it may do more harm than good. I remember how I felt in 2008 when Hillary lost the nomination.

liberal N proud

(60,951 posts)
8. Either they will or they won't
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 07:41 AM
Jun 2016

Many never will, and I suspect some of those wouldn't have voted for Sanders even after being a Berner.

It is important for Sanders to embrace Clinton and tell his Berners that they need to support her now and beat Trump.

Others still just need a little time.

But I will not be going out of my way to convince them.

DemocratSinceBirth

(100,295 posts)
12. Skinner makes a good point...
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 08:35 AM
Jun 2016

That being said the Christ and Gandhi route worked for them but it doesn't work for me. I do try.

wryter2000

(47,485 posts)
13. Some of them (a small group) are completely irrational and will never come around
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:15 AM
Jun 2016

If they persist in unacceptable posts after the 16th, the posts will get deleted, and eventually they'll give up.

Can you honestly have a rational conversation with people who think there was no difference between Bush and Gore? I'll simply ignore those people.

The vast majority of Bernie supporters are already facing reality and will back Hillary. I'm happy to give them time to grieve.

Koinos

(2,798 posts)
14. Reasonable Bernie supporters will come around.
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:19 AM
Jun 2016

The rest are not worth talking to. You can't convince zealots of anything. They need to be deprogrammed by therapists. Bernie has created some monsters. His anger was an infection that caused blindness in many of his susceptible followers. They were people who needed something to believe in, but they picked the wrong god. I feel sorry for them, but I won't try to convince them of anything.

 

forjusticethunders

(1,151 posts)
15. The anger was already there.
Thu Jun 9, 2016, 11:31 AM
Jun 2016

So was the programming. There are a lot of rich white guys making a lot of money selling the apocalypse to scared people on both sides of the spectrum.

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