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I think Clinton will make a great President, just like Obama has been - certainly she's a preferable choice to anything the Republicans are offering. My personal preference for Sanders is not outweighed by my pragmatic stance that Democrat is better than anything else, and I don't think Sanders is the perfect candidate. I do think that trying to push the ludicrous stance that the Pope meeting with Sanders is something lowers the Pope's standing is offensive, though.

And, unless I'm very much mistaken, neither Frank nor myself can vote for either Sanders or Clinton, so it's really a moot point. In addition to which, your repeated attempts at self-victimisation seem a trifle pathetic - no one is yelling at you, sir. People's intended use of swearing and tone is hard to gauge over the interwebz, due to the lack of tone, nuance and facial features, but also due to conflicting cultures. Where I'm from, it's the height of familial affection to address a mate as 'cunt' - I refrain from the practice because it is offensive to me to do so, but cultural relativism allows me to understand it is not strictly understood to be offensive, but is merely a part of ordinary discourse.

My belief is that in this case, you've mistakenly exaggerated the level of animosity against yourself, and blown the responses' intended level of rudeness out of proportion. Of course, you're still a dumb fuck if you really think that Sanders meeting with the Pope is just one line too far to cross for the Pope, but you do you, sir.

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