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In reply to the discussion: Dear Bernie supporters. Please. Stop! [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)During the primaries, all too many Clinton supporters were fond of depicting the Sanders campaign as a quasi-religious cult. Voting for Bernie was equated with viewing him as the Messiah.
That was always horseshit, and particularly offensive horseshit at that.
I qualify as a Bernie supporter by virtue of having voted for him and sent him money. That doesn't mean I'll blindly follow whatever direction he gives. If he were to change his mind and urge people not to vote for Clinton, I would listen to his reasons respectfully, for he's earned that -- but I'd probably vote for her anyway.
By the same token, one can be a Bernie supporter and respectfully disagree with his endorsement. I think that voting for Stein (for example) is a mistake, but I don't excommunicate Bernie supporters (religious reference is deliberate) just because they make that choice.