Reply #190: Thank you, lucky leftie [View All]

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I did not vote for Clinton in the primary. But the question that keeps coming up for me is: Why not ignore her?

Barack Obama is ignoring her. He's already on the the GE. He's opened fire against McCain. He has said that he doesn't care if she's running or not.

If I had my choice, we would stop beating a dead horse. Are these attacks just too much fun to give up?

Can our finer writers think of nothing more interesting to write about? This whole bludgeon fest has really jumped the shark. Both sides.

In this post, the OP attacks a group I have never met. I'm not saying that they don't exist. I have just never met anyone who has ever said that if you don't vote for Hillary you are a misogynist. And I have some pretty radical friends! I have also never met a Hillary supporter who plans to vote for McCain.

The Hillary supporters I know are very respectful. They say things like, "But, I'm not sure Obama has the experience." or "I like Hillary." or (and I personally think they should be banished from our planet for this one), "I think she is the better candidate."

And, I must warn you that many people who read these threads may become confused about the meaning of, "Don't dismiss sexist misogynistic attacks in the media" Whenever someone says something like that, many here will hear only, "I think Hillary is losing because of sexism." Some shorten that to "I am a Hillary supporter."

Or if you say that women in general are reacting unfavorably to Ms. Clinton's treatment in the press, blogosphere, etc, and that there may be a backlash against this, some will only hear, "there will be a backlash against Obama" or "I hope he loses."

Some will want links every time you mention the sexism in our society. Like it's your duty to connect them with the feminist masterworks that their whole civil rights and progressive movements are founded on. (And, for those of you who are about to ask me to prove this-read anything by Angela Davis. Then you can follow the trail of feminist writers back through history, and you will find it was feminist writings were used to make the case for black male suffrage. To ask for a link on this is comparable to asking for a link any time anyone here mentions WWII. These books were written. Just because you haven't read any of them doesn't mean they don't exist. Educate yourself, like a proper progressive who wants to understand the history of civil rights.)

So, welcome to DU. I hope you are prepared for a lot of your # 5 because of your # 4.