After reading the back-and-forth postings which, in essence, continue to refight the

[Atticus]

Hillary vs. Bernie divide in our party---OUR party---, I see repeated calls for us to "come together" and "unite". It occurs to me that, given the fact that this disagreement is, after a year of shouting and finger pointing, STILL very much what we are focused upon, some of us here don't really want to unite.
Am I wrong? (And, please, don't respond with that mindless deflection: "Examples?"---as though you have no idea what I'm talking about.)

[Twitler]

1. We must unite

Our future as a republic depends on it. There is a swamp, and now it is filled with the Russian mob and cowards. We must take back OUR government.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. I think we are ready to unite

I think we need specific suggestions. If we don't like a party platform, tell us why and how we can change it.

Saying "we need new leadership;" "leaders are too old..." without specifics just hurts us old Democrats and does not work towards the future.

I think we should start with everyone here nominating someone they admire as a democrat, giving the rest of us democrats a sample of their work:videos if their talks, articles addressing their platforms and then 50 or so members here can contact that person, tell them their country needs them, ask them to run for a position in the party leadership ... otherwise make them known throughout the party.

Today I nominate Sean Patrick Maloney. Watch takedown of Tucker Carlson.

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[GoCubsGo]

5. Hey, Schmucker!

Why don't YOU demand that the republican leadership, you know, the ones who control Congress, ban foreign governments from lobbying Congress? Why are you insisting that the minority party, which has no sway over much of anything, demand it? You know damn well that any Democratic demands will fall on deaf ears. Go fuck yourself.

[Garrett78]

6. As for specifics...

I'd suggest letting The Leap Manifesto be a guide.

[MaryMagdaline]

9. Good start

[shanny]

3. "Unite" where? is the question/problem

Recent poll showed Democrats prefer a left turn--52-48%. Even if you don't believe that, Bernie got 45% of primary voters I think. Only 14% of registered voters voted in the Democratic primaries (so what, 50%? of all Dems).

Any way you slice it, there's a big split in where the party goes from here. For my money, turn left. There seem to be diminishing returns from attempting to appeal to the mythical moderate Republicans.

[MaryMagdaline]

8. Bernie's list

Get a list of Bernie-type progressives in the down ballot races, give us the names and let's start talking them up. We need the farm team to be brought to the majors. Like last week.

[msongs]

4. IMO its fine to talk about specific fact based incidents. this is a political board nt

[Squinch]

7. I think now it's just a kneejerk reaction. Almost every one of these "come together" posts and

threads that I have seen in the past two days has actually repeated grievances in the process of demanding that everyone else "come together."

My new strategy is to call out every instance of Democrat trashing, and to point out every instance of grievance peddling. I'm sick to death of this shit.

[Madam45for2923]

10. Yep! To be clear DEM trashing is not unifying.

[ucrdem]

11. We can't win without fighting tooth and nail.

That was one lesson of 2016. Another was watch what they do, not what they say. Hope that helps!

[Madam45for2923]

12. BTW & FYI: DEM or DEMS trashing will not be seen as UNIFYING.

[cwydro]

13. It seems to be the same people fighting in these threads.

Neither side changes the other side’s mind, so I have no idea why they continue.

It’s stupid; it’s futile, and it does nothing to help our party.

[jalan48]

15. I think there a lot of lonely, frustrated people out there. Posts probably say more about the poster

in many cases than about the subject being discussed.

[cwydro]

17. I think you are right.

Some of these folks simply like to argue - see how ugly they can get without a hide.

[jalan48]

19. True-there's a troll in all of us I would guess.

[cwydro]

20. I trash the Bernie/Hillary threads.

Pointless circular firing squads imo.

[jalan48]

21. I may have to join you on that. The politicians involved seem less upset about their differences

than we do here on DU.

[cwydro]

23. Yes.

Spot on.

[ucrdem]

16. It airs the issues

and if the numbers are more or less even there's value in the dialectic. JMHO!

[cwydro]

18. I see your point.

But these issues have for the most part been beaten into the ground.

I just trash the Bernie/Hillary threads now.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Not ready..and IF there are a handful of Russian trolls

here...Which is probably a 99% chance ...they probably got a big ruble bonus

[blueinredohio]

22. I don't worry what other people do( I would like unity for the party) I will always

vote straight democratic ticket

[NurseJackie]

24. It's not only up to us... it's also up to the candidates who ran. Not everyone is on board...

... and I'll just leave it at that.