Remember the people who were saying we should be nice to Jill Stein?

[AgadorSparticus]

316. No. I don't have a link and it is Saturday morning

And i am not going to go digging for it. You talked about areas of gray upthread. One or 2 issues do not define you politically. I think that for some people, their pet issues define their political affiliation. But I don't think that is the majority concensus.

There's plenty who feel the party has left them and it probably has. But they are vastly in the minority. To me, the party is upholding the essence of democracy. The party needs to reflect their majority. Political parties should never represent the minority view. That is not the democratic process. Otherwise it would be an oligarchy. The irony, is the way in which that term was bantered about here on DU.

The party moved right because people were moving right. Not the other way around. The party was doing its job and representing the majority. The question should be why people were moving to the right?

Bernie’s movement shined the light onto the growing minority. It showed the numbers and it got a voice. And rightfully so. And the party responded. That is the essence of democracy. That is the democratic party. BUT it still is not the majority voice.

So, people who want to go to the green party while holding "progressive" ideals, have every right to do so. But ACT like it and don't feign surprise when they are called on for attacking the ONLY nominee that represents progressive ideals.