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

[WillyBrandt]

410. Take the higher path, or: Let us now praise Jill Stein

Thoughtful disagreement is acceptable, but there is a fine line between disagreement and attack.

Every Democrat must exercise judicious self-control so that we never refer to Jill Stein as an opponent,
much less an enemy; we must not make hay of her mistakes; we must give her the benefit of the doubt; and we must win over Jill Stein not by negativity but by our own compassion and magnanimity. Your typical human being has pros and cons, but for Jill let us take the higher path and see only the (few, scarce) pros and focus on our own shortcomings. Your typical competitor expects to be treated to a competition, but for Jill let us consider her a competitor in only the petty details of an fleeting election, since in a larger, more spiritual, sense she is our ally for the greater cause.

It bothers me how Democrats try to denigrate Jill Stein, just because she's an awful craven asshole, supported by a toxic alliance of Putin, the cynical far right, and the delusional far left.

Because as Democrats, we are supposed to be better than this. The fact that she warrants no respect is precisely why she must be afforded it.

(Did I get that right? Hard to keep up with her apologists nowadays. Sorry for the cross-post.)