Comments by "Cinderball" (@cinderball1135) on "It's Over: Bernie "Assessing Campaign" After More Losses" video.

From Britain: hold your nose and vote for Biden. Don't repeat the mistakes of the Left in our country. Our people failed to turn out to the polls, and Boris Johnson got a thumping majority, without increasing his voter turnout at all. Mobilise behind Biden - you can put the screws on him once Trump is out of office. Not before.
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I don't know who "you people" are in this statement, but you can sod off with that attitude. I supported for and voted for Corbyn, and he lost. It's not an outcome I liked, but it's something I had to accept, and which American leftists are going to have to swallow too. If we want to start winning, it means actually listening to voters from other parts of the political spectrum. Ultra-progressives may be a substantial slice of the electorate, but we are not a majority, and compromise is the order of the day if we want to get our say in how the government is run.
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@Anidem9 It's your country to ruin.
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John H Player People like you are not helping the left to win power - you're ensuring our irrelevance.
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@Anidem9 The Trump campaign thanks you for your support...
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@jagerisbae6481 I'm sorry, I really am - but you sound exactly like the Corbynistas who lost us the last election. It's got to stop. If you want the Left to win, you're going to have to be prepared to embrace candidates who aren't entirely in agreement with you because they're better than the alternative.
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@jagerisbae6481 Save me the bullcrap. Corbyn may have had a hostile media to contend with, but so has every Labour leader for decades - and Tony Blair managed to win despite that. The Left didn't win because the game was rigged - we lost because we aren't numerous enough. We lost, fair and square. Voting for Biden means he owes you some respect, and you become part of the base he needs to please. It's a two-way street. If Progressives mobilise behind Biden, he'll have no choice but to take notice. On the other hand, if they fail to show up, and he wins anyway, you won't even get a sniff of his newfound power.
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@jagerisbae6481 If Progressives actually turned out to vote, the "Moderates" would have no choice but to listen. Yes, it means making compromises with people we don't agree with - but either we accept that small sliver of power - or we get nothing and four more years of Trump. Do you really prefer Trump to Biden? Really?
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@jagerisbae6481 But you have more chance of getting what you want from Biden than you will ever have from Trump. I'm not saying you should like it - what I am saying is vote for him, and make damn sure he remembers who he needs to thank.
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@jagerisbae6481 See, the problem you have is a fundamental misapprehension of how politics works. You want to vote once, and get the perfect candidate - so you can forget all about politics for 4 years. It don't work that way. The only way you're going to keep any politician honest - Bernie included - is with not only activating around a candidate, but remaining activated over a long term. If you want democracy to work properly, and to get a good government, you need to enroll with your party, and become an actual activist. Donating to a candidate, or voting for them once in 4 years is not engaging in democracy. It's the absolute barest minimum. If you vote for Biden, but remain an active member of the progressive community, agitating to get the attention of Congress, you will be much harder to ignore. If you remind Biden your vote put him in power, that will oblige him to take your demands into consideration. Whereas if you withhold your vote, he won't have to thank you for anything, and you can count on him bulldozing over your progressive values.
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@Anidem9 If you really believe that, I think you should disengage from politics entirely, and seek help for your depression.
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