Here's the thing.  People have tried to tell Bernie what he was doing, which began constructive, had become destructive.  It's been destructive for a while.  And it was not a secret.   It was written about widely by Bernie supporters.  No one should be, and few are, surprised by what is happening.

He could have eased these people into this like every serious candidate has in modern history.

But NOOOOO

He's going to the fuking convention.  HES going to make sure every one has a "voice".  He was going to make sure his wife got a great salary.

So, please don't flatter yourself by comparing yourself to Emma Goldman. She was committed heart and soul to her cause, and was willing to risk her freedom and even her life for it. You've made it quite clear that you're neither.

Whether or not you support Hillary Clinton this fall is entirely up to you. But quite frankly, since you've taught me to not depend on it, I'm not. My time is better spent elsewhere with people who are actually open to the possibilities, and thus willing to put their time and effort where their mouths are.

And therein lies the likely problem. If you feel this strongly about things, then please stop complaining, get out there and get involved on a local level. Take the time to educate yourself about the politics of your own community, and you'll likely find that there are others of similar mindsets who'd be more than willing to make common cause with you, if you but seized the initiative and made the effort.

And who knows, by doing so, you might find -- as I did when I started 25 years ago -- that the Democratic precincts and districts in your region or state are so loosely organized as to be ripe for the plucking. I'll even show you how to assess the prospects and do it, if so asked. Because in order to get things accomplished politically, you have to start by working to maneuver yourself into a position where the powers-that-be ignore you at their own peril.

In my old east Honolulu region, I worked like hell at organizing my four districts. I'm proud to say that by the time I moved to Hilo last year, that six-mile stretch of Oahu's southern coastline from Diamond Head to Makapuu Point is where one out of every eight card-carrying members of the Democratic Party in the entire State of Hawaii presently resides -- including our State Party Chair and two Democratic National Committeemembers.

And our capacity to turn out the Democratic vote in that region is substantial. When Gov. Ige was elected in 2014, more than 40% of his margin of victory was derived in east Honolulu.

That's called clout. How you attain it is by organizing, organizing, organizing. There is no easy short cut.