Reply #104: I'm sorry [View All]

[Tom Rinaldo]

But if what you fear in your OP title ever really comes to pass, posts like the one you have written here will have played some role in allowing it to happen.

Bill Clinton is not the only one "yelling". You are also in this post, and we too are the Democratic Party. As someone who is supporting Hillary Clinton for President now I have to say that the impulse I have upon reading what you wrote is to yell back at you myself. You have your view point on reality. It is not the only view point on reality, but it certainly is an accusatory one, and had I not known you for years online it would contribute to driving a potential wedge between us. Is that not the type of consequence that you are so concerned about?

It is almost impossible for me as someone who does not share your perception of virtually one sided blame as the cause for rising tensions among Democrats to not respond by argueing that point with you, but I don't want to. I don't want to spiral off into dueling perceptions of blame with you, but until I decided to instead just tell you how I reacted to your OP I could think of no other way to respond than to do exactly that. I don't think that would be helpful, and I certainly don't think it will help us prevent that which you say you want avoided.

I won't use this post to speak negatively about your candidate or his campaign. I will gladly work for him if he wins the nomination. I respect the passion you feel for the Democratic cause and I look forward to working with you for that cause this coming summer.