Oooooo, I like your idea!

However, it seems, going by the OP quotes, that they booed the notion of transforming America into a democracy: '... the Vermont senator emphasized that elections are not necessarily about winning, multiple sources said, but about transformations — an answer that was met with some boos from lawmakers, one person inside the room said. ...

a strongly worded letter - ha! Haiku-husband always makes fun of me for writing letters, but I don't care, it makes me feel better, and there's always a chance if enough people write or contact it might get through their thick skulls.

I especially would love to know if any Dems from my state booed, so I can assure them they'll never get another vote from me.

Although, I am no longer a registered Democrat (yeehaw) so maybe they won't care - they apparently don't need the votes of the 43 percent of the country that is Independent.

I hadn't clicked on the link till reading your reply, knowing what I'd find there. It was no surprise to see all the rah rah Team Hillary trolls there, falling all over themselves to insult the most genuine candidate to have run for higher office in many years. And they not only wonder why young people are disenganged from politics, but THEN expect them to show up this time around for "party unity" anyway? Not gonna happen.

Like you said, they're clueless, a common trait it seems amongst the selfish and entitled. My oldest son is one of those young people we're speaking of. I was so proud of him for showing up to caucus for Bernie (would have been proud if it was another candidate, too, but am even prouder of his wise choice:) ). Now he says after all he's seen, he plans to sit the general out. No amount of pleading for Stein or down ballot will get through. It was hard enough getting him to participate in the first place, though Bernie gets the credit for that more than I. That's what these DNC stooges don't get. THEY -- not Bernie, not Trump -- have alienated an entire generation of people, possibly for good.

Edited to add the post (waaaaay up there, lol) to which I was replying:

According to the linked Politico article,

the only representative who understands what Bernie is doing is Rep Peter Welch (D-VT). Like you said, the loss of so many young people is a major loss. But these fools are so busy playing the raising money game, they have no time to concern themselves with their constituents' needs. They just have to WIN. If their winning had any benefit to the rest of us, I'd be with them. But they still have absolutely no idea what Bernie's campaign was all about. And I doubt they ever will.

Actually, I rather suspect that they do, which is why they booed the 'transformative' point in Bernie's speech.

Think about it: they cheat and rig elections for corporate hand-fed servants to 'win' and continually get away with it, because 'oh, we'll fix that next time' somehow works every time, and faked electoral results are allowed to stand, no matter how blatant and unconstitutional they may be - why would they need actual voters to 'win'? Rather like: why should police stop harassing, falsely arresting, beating and killing PoC, war vets, homeless people, the disabled or anyone else identifiable as vulnerable to such abuse because obviously not One Of Those Who Matter Because They're Worth Something In Real Money and when the abusive/murderous cops essentially get a paid vacation and rapid exoneration for such behaviours?

None of these pathological symptoms will stop manifesting until they are stopped - and the Clintons demonstrably have no problem with any of this sort of horror, at all. The law only applies when used against non-multi-million/billionaires.

http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justice-alton-sterling/?sp_ref=2119347...

Justice for Alton Sterling

This is what the lives and happiness of their fellow-citizens are worth: nothing, except maybe a few tax-payer-funded bullets, while the people fruitlessly petition and beg their public servants - whom they pay - for justice and the public services for which they also pay.

He needs to read this. It is exactly how I feel he needs to move forward. I'm happy to send it to him - just would like your permission.

I agree, and would add that these are all also symptoms of a corporate-culture pathology which needs to be Berned out of everywhere.

All these outraged demands for loyalty made me think I was reading from a republican forum. I guess if the party really matters more to you than what it's supposed to stand for than your behavior will be much the same regardless of which part of the political spectrum you claim to lie on.