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A Statement. Why I’m No Longer “Anonymous”
- jfengel 6y agoI give him a lot of credit for endorsing his opponent. I've seen a lot of opposition that came without the hard step: acknowledging that the only alternative is his opponent. The problem, I believe, is not the individual at the top, but the fact that he has an enormous base of support. And a lot of that support comes from his willingness to exploit the divisiveness between the parties. His opponents have been portrayed as not merely wrong about policy, but as evil people who must be stopped at all costs. And I believe that has become the core of the party, which one person has merely exploited better. That leads to a number of prominent figures prominently opposing him but not endorsing his opponent. And that continues the divisiveness that put him there in the first place. Until people are willing to admit that his opponent is as he says, "decent", we're going to continue arguing not about policy but about personal attacks.