Before I get into why a certain defense of Hillary Clinton is wrong, let me address the idiots out there first. You implying that Hillary is stupid, the devil, incapable, etc. is counter productive and sexist. There are plenty of you out there so the fact that Clinton supporters are up in arms is not surprising or unwarranted. In fact, you are the primary reason that meaningful discussion over the differences between the two candidates can never happen. Congratulations jerks. But now let's move on to what this post is about.
The internet has launched its counterattack against the recent wave of criticism against Hillary and some of it is poignant. However, one old, overused defense is being utilized as a proverbial white flag between the two camps. The "Republicans are the enemy" defense is an example of a scare tactic. The notion that we should not heavily criticize either candidate because both of them differ significantly with the Republican party is not valid. Our current political spectrum may make us see the world like this:
Conservatives<----R--------------------------------------------------------------H---S-->Liberals
But we can easily view Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on a different political spectrum that allows us to see how truly far apart these two are:
Socialism <------S-------------------------------------H---------------------------------------------> Capitalism
Since we're not viewing Sanders and Hillary in the context of the outlandish conservative beliefs held by Republicans, we can see that Hillary and Sanders actually differ quite a bit. Enough to think that Hillary Clinton would be detrimental to society as a president. I wouldn't go that far as I feel if you have an issue with Hillary, then you need to have an issue with Obama ( and some people did). But I certainly believe that there's a significant difference between the two. So stop it with the solidarity talk. Of course ad hominems and other low blows shouldn't take place, but harshly criticizing the Hillary campaign for their flaws and differences is exactly what should be done. Sanders supporters have nothing to apologize for and owe nothing to the Democratic party in the way of solidarity.
The internet has launched its counterattack against the recent wave of criticism against Hillary and some of it is poignant. However, one old, overused defense is being utilized as a proverbial white flag between the two camps. The "Republicans are the enemy" defense is an example of a scare tactic. The notion that we should not heavily criticize either candidate because both of them differ significantly with the Republican party is not valid. Our current political spectrum may make us see the world like this:
Conservatives<----R--------------------------------------------------------------H---S-->Liberals
But we can easily view Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on a different political spectrum that allows us to see how truly far apart these two are:
Socialism <------S-------------------------------------H---------------------------------------------> Capitalism
Since we're not viewing Sanders and Hillary in the context of the outlandish conservative beliefs held by Republicans, we can see that Hillary and Sanders actually differ quite a bit. Enough to think that Hillary Clinton would be detrimental to society as a president. I wouldn't go that far as I feel if you have an issue with Hillary, then you need to have an issue with Obama ( and some people did). But I certainly believe that there's a significant difference between the two. So stop it with the solidarity talk. Of course ad hominems and other low blows shouldn't take place, but harshly criticizing the Hillary campaign for their flaws and differences is exactly what should be done. Sanders supporters have nothing to apologize for and owe nothing to the Democratic party in the way of solidarity.
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