wait for it
game theory
-- who Warren is going to endorse
-- how long Biden is going to stick around
-- how hard Pete is willing to cheat
-- which candidate will beat Trump
-- which candidate has the best platform
-- which candidate is the most trusted
-- which candidate listens to activists
-- which candidate would win a fair primary
-- which candidate is in any way meaningfully anti-war
He might not even make it to Super Tuesday
Sanders is the only other candidate who has any natural base in key Democratic constituencies
Therefore, Sanders must be the nominee if Trump is to be defeated
(a) winning the general election
(b) not being a contemptible piece of shit in office
If Trump wins, they can try again in 4 years
If Sanders wins, they're done
They'll try like hell to get him in, but will ultimately accept a Trump re-election
The people on the other side are
A: the coup plotters who back Pete,
B: the rank and file Dems who have been swayed by electability arguments
But they can't win unless they have Group B with them-- the trouble with being on the side of the 1% is, well, you get what I'm saying
Group B will ultimately back Sanders
Unless people who want Bernie insist on Bernie, we're most likely going to get Trump
#BernieorBust is the only ethical option
Some people are going to see the establishment beating Sanders as the foregone conclusion and that whatever Pete's weaknesses, a long shot with him is still the best available option
They need to be reminded of Pete's support for white supremacy (not that the former group don't) and that he simply will not draw sufficient support from the communities Trump impacts the worst to win
Nobody is actually literally claiming this
When people say that Joe and Pete are just like Trump, what they mean is that they aren't sufficiently different for it to be morally defensible to signal our consent
It's inarguably true
Even Sanders might only slow our progress on the way to a collapse that's already in progress
Joe and Pete are pursuing platforms that at best *might* slightly slow the collapse but will most likely accelerate it
Don't let them fucking get you to yes on that shit