This is where the adults must hang out

[Stuckinthebush]

Does anyone else read DU these days and feel like they are back in college sitting around a dorm room and listening to your idealistic roommate talk?

"He's going to change the world, man! Pass the bong."

[Cha]

1. We are digging the reality of Hillary's campaign!

You've been around since the very beginning.. you've seen it all, eh, Stuckinthebush?

[Stuckinthebush]

3. I have

I have seen this time and again but I swear this is the worst primary season.

The absolute worst. The invective against Hillary is unbelievable.

[Cha]

5. It's the worst. Look at who's in charge of the juries.

[Stuckinthebush]

10. The inmates are in charge

Don't you know that Skinner and Elad are cringing. I take comfort in the realization that the owners of this place are adults who are waiting out the madness. I can see Skinner having daily conversations where the term "crazy" and "oh my god" are often uttered.

It'll pass.

[Cha]

13. Yeah, well I remember written somewhere that one of the things not allowed on DU is..

"no crazy talk".. we're way past that.

We'll see.

[Stuckinthebush]

14. HA!

I remember that as well!!

Oh, that's rich!

We've got this, Cha. We've got this!

[Cha]

16. LOL!

I do like your spirit..

[Stuckinthebush]

18. You, too!

Pretty soon we will look back on this time and laugh.

[Cha]

19. I'm pretty much laughing now.. it's too crazy not to be funny.

[Bleacher Creature]

2. I think I just saw the post that "inspired" this OP

It made me very blue. This used to be a really great site. It kept me sane during the Bush years, and I'm hoping this is all a phase that will be over soon.

[Stuckinthebush]

4. Same here, BC

I've decided to laugh at the insanity (what else can we do?) and come here for relief.

It'll be over very soon. Then...we take the place back over! Muwaha!

[redstateblues]

27. It was a special place during the Bush years

There were so many kindred souls. I do think that a lot of the dimwits will drift away as the reality of Bernie's campaign becomes clearer and people realize that Bernie has no plan to implement his pipe dreams other than shouting "political revolution".

[BlueCaliDem]

6. Sad, isn't it? There was a time when I felt like the novice on this site, but never an outsider.

The more experienced and knowledgeable would kindly correct me or help me understand Democratic policy. These days, just mentioning you're a Democrat (before Sanders had to become one in order to register in New Hampshire, that is) will have you excoriated and negatively labeled.

I weep for my sanctuary and what it's become.

[Stuckinthebush]

9. Hang in there!

I've been coming here daily since 2/2001 for sanity. Hell, my screen name is from Jesse Jackson's speech in 2000 telling us to Stay out of the Bushes. DU was a place for ALL democrats to come and feel safe. I know that today we have a huge number of anti-Dems who masquerade as Dems. Most will go away. The progressives who have gone off the deep end for a while will even out and realize that Clinton isn't the enemy. DU will find equilibrium once again.

Until that time we shall laugh and drink coffee over here while Mardi Gras happens over there. Ash Wednesday is coming and people are going to have to sober up.

I'm getting some more coffee and will read the paper.

[livetohike]

7. It's worse than that. They think social media and sitting on your

couch clicking your mouse is going to win the "revolution".

[Bleacher Creature]

11. And that the number of bumper stickers they see is predictive.

And the anecdotal stuff is downright comical.

[Stuckinthebush]

12. "Everyone I know in my gamer group is voting for Sanders!"

"Feel the Berrrrrrnnnn!"

Oh, I'm so tired of the anecdotal nonsense.

[Iliyah]

8. Agreed

[NurseJackie]

15. Many would rather STARVE while focusing ONLY on the ONE "perfect" apple at the top of the tree...

... the one that's impossible to reach, while ignoring all the delicious slightly smaller apples that are within easy reach.

All the things that ARE possible will rot on the tree because people would rather waste time... their pride and greed and an unwillingness to accept reality will lead to failure.

But, hey, "at least they tried," eh? No compromise! No "settling" for the smaller accomplishments.

I guess that's one way to put a positive spin on total failure.

It's a selfish and short-sighted approach.

[Stuckinthebush]

17. It's a Tea Party approach

Right? Also a Grover Norquist approach.

To extend that metaphor, they would stare at the apple at the top of the tree while abandoning the road blocks keeping the loggers out of the grove.

I'm more concerned with the Supreme court than the idealism of single payer. If we lose the presidency then we lose the supremes for a generation. This is no game.

[NurseJackie]

20. Exactly! (All the failed votes to repeal ACA come to mind.)

I also agree about the USSC. Can you imagine having another Scalia or Thomas?

I've seen many posts from the fringe left that appear to be suggesting that such a thing would be "good for" the country. Apparently to "teach us a lesson" and to be the spark for the "real revolution" to come. (WTF?) I'm guessing that in their minds, the only way to achieve perfection is to start over from scratch.

That's like someone burning down their house, their belongings and their pets, because the house had leaky plumbing and they thought it would be better to start over instead of fixing the leak.

[Stuckinthebush]

21. Yes, and boy didn't Nader teach us a lesson?

That was the same mentality then as now. Look at what happened. Imagine if Gore had won. What a very different world we would have today.

I won't let them Bern down the house!

[Coolest Ranger]

22. I avoid the front page

and will stay away until Hillary is our nominee

[Stuckinthebush]

23. Come hang out here, CR

It is my new sanctuary. Wait for the storm to pass and then BAM! Schadenfreude!

[redstateblues]

24. Well said. It's a poor reflection on the state

of some of our youth. Have any of you tried to have an intelligent conversation with some of them? My fave was one poster that I asked to show me Bernie's plan to get his pipe dreams through Congress- he called me GREEDY for no reason- then he signs off with PEACE LOVE BERNIE- what a freaking joke!

[Stuckinthebush]

25. Greedy??

Did the poster understand the definition of that word?

Lord.

[randr]

26. Felt that way 8 years ago

Still waiting for the bong to come along

[pandr32]

28. Exactly

Not to mention the swarms of supporters attending Sanders campaign rallies are "Happenings" like in the 60s-70s...they go to be part of the energy with others like themselves, and few really seem to understand what is really at stake.