2016 Postmortem

And Bernie himself was the role model for that attitude.

He dissed the Democrats for years, but used their resources when it benefited his presidential bid. During the primaries, he continued his meme of the Dem Party being corrupt, and profferred himself as the person who would "fix" what was wrong with the party he was supposed to be running for.

There is a segment of the voting populace that is just like him. They want to stand on the sidelines, and not commit to anything unless there's something "in it" for them personally - the welfare of the country as a whole never enters into the equation. They are professional crepe-hangers who never run out of things to complain about - and Bernie attracted a lot of those people.

They're like people who show up at a dinner party, and instead of asking, "Is there something I can do to help," they ask what food is being served - and if it's not to their liking, they simply leave, muttering about how the menu is not up to their personal standards and should be changed to suit their tastes.

Bernie ran his primary campaign as though it was the GE - and Hillary was the Republican he was free to demonize as the enemy of Democrats, while he - who wasn't a Democrat - was the saviour of a party he was never a part of, had never contributed anything to, and only latched onto when it suited his political ambitions.

I, for one, am sick to death of hearing from people who think the world - and political parties - should revolve around them, and insist that they should be wooed and kow-towed to in order to "grace" us all with their presence.