2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Owning Our Shit" (warning, lots of salty language). [View all]BainsBane
(57,288 posts)The Democratic party does have work to do. But those who voted for anyone but Clinton are not part of that "we." They are not Democrats. They are the Vichy collaborating with the fascists. I know. We aren't supposed to blame the Germans who enabled Hitler. Fault lies entirely with the parties that couldn't win the support Hitler got. What followed was all their fault, not the people who enabled it and helped the Nazis send millions to death camps. The fault instead lies with the losers who couldn't figure out how to out hate Hitler. America had a chance to stand up to fascism. Too damn many chose to promote or enable it instead. Yes, I blame them. They deserve it, all the more the case if they claim to be Democrats or "progressives" but didn't have the decency to stand up for the basic values at stake in this election. They instead stood up for what they truly wanted, and they got it. I hope they enjoy every last Muslim registry, internment camp, corporate deregulation, and death from lack of health insurance that they voted for. Fascism is as fascism does.