Sad to watch my friends sink to such depths of despair ...

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11. You perfectly described why BS failed to persuade a majority

Those traits of the BS followers you described aren't those of progressives. It's literally in the name, progressives aim for progress in various fields for the sake of improving the conditions of the people. They don't throw away any kind of improvement if they didn't get exactly what they wanted. They are open to the arguments of others and willing to accept better solutions. None of that describes BS.

There was another thread here about an article by a BS follower and it was so incredibly bitter and ugly, lashing out at all the Dems. And something like that is published on the eve of an important election day. Irrational behavior, the need to vent your frustration and engage in vindictiveness take priority instead of trying to persuade new voters.