When die-hard Sanders supporters say, “Nothing could convince me to vote for Hilary Clinton….”
They think they’re saying: “I’m such a progressive purist that I cannot bear to compromise my ideals.”
But they’re really saying: “I have so much privilege that, not only can I feel confident that a Trump presidency won’t get me killed (or even seriously inconvenienced), but I can’t even comprehend that people who say otherwise are expressing a genuine, literal fear and not indulging in hyperbole.”
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