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In reply to the discussion: Supporting the values of the Sanders movement is not "refighting the primaries". [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)And, it was pretty clear within 5 minutes of posting it that the thread was a mistake... that it was divisive and served no real purpose other than to further alienate the various "camps". (The cynical part of me wonders if that may have actually been the true motivation.)
In any regard, the fact that it was self-deleted after such a LONG time leads me to believe that it was deleted only as a matter of self-preservation ... perhaps a realization that he'd pushed his luck a bit too far. Or that the thread had achieved the desired effect and consequences, but as these things go, he may have thought it was best not to leave behind any lingering "evidence" (so to speak.)
I'm tremendously confident that it was not self-deleted out of any sense of regret or having given thoughtful reconsideration to those he'd offended and the division that was being sown.
So... as you point out, the credibility is gone. Everything is suspect.
It reminds me of when my old boss would say "now I'm not racist, but blah-bla-blah" (or "let me spew out some racist diatribe" . In fact she KNEW she was being racist because she felt the need to preface her comments with "I'm not racist". --- I believe the same principle holds true here. Anyone who says "I'm not continuing the primary battles" is in fact actually continuing the primary battles.
It's as simple as that. There are no two ways about it.