I started this as a comment on another diary, as so many of these things begin.
The Kossack to whom I was responding made a reference to people who “won’t bother to vote” if Clinton is the candidate. This struck me as such an utterly inaccurate characterization that I was momentarily inclined to treat it as hyperbole… except that the rest of what they said was respectful and honest, so I have to assume they truly don’t understand why we are considering such a drastic measure.
And, as I began by explaining at the time, I don’t mind if you disagree with our conclusions. I fully expect that everyone who currently believes that it is treasonous will continue to think it treasonous, while those to whom it is merely the stupidest idea they’ve ever heard will continue to think it the stupidest idea they’ve ever heard. That is your right, and I will attempt to treat all commenters with kindness and courtesy, whether or not you extend the same consideration to me.
But I do mind the sheer noncomprehension I see so often about this. We can disagree, and be civil about it; but we need to understand each other in order to be one community. So I want to try to explain what some of us have in mind.
