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Your comment is not helpful. It's a common divisive tactic to claim that those who disagree with you are not acting in what they believe is the best interests of the country. Suggesting that those who support other candidates are working against the best interests of the country is a statement that calls democracy into question. While I don't believe that your intent is to spread Russian propaganda and trolling, the sentiment expressed in your post is consistent with the objectives of Russian meddling in our elections. And Russian trolls have been exploiting a perceived unfairness against Sanders in the primaries to undermine confidence in the American democracy.

You've said that Sanders is a centrist. On the scale of political positions outside of the United States, this is a reasonably fair statement. However, the overall content of your post is saying that voting for anyone right of center is a deliberate act of malice. That is ridiculous an unhelpful. You're effectively saying that anyone who disagrees with your politics is engaging in deliberate evil. That is needlessly divisive and harmful.

I think it's fair to point out that American politics have taken a hard turn to the right over the past 30 years. Reagan and Bush 41 were relatively moderate compared to the present day Republicans. For example, they were far more willing to support environmental laws like the Montreal Protocol than current Republicans. Republicans have moved to the right and Democrats have made a bigger move to the right so that there is little difference between the parties. The problem is that politics are controlled mostly by tribalism, which works because people believe there are significant differences between the two parties when, in fact, the differences are very small. However, this is because of the ignorance of the electorate rather than deliberate evil by the voters.

The DNC has done itself no favors by changing the debate rules to accommodate Bloomberg after he donated to the DNC and one of the PACs. At a minimum, it is an apparent conflict of interest that undermines the perception of fairness. The DNC leadership needs to be ousted over this. I actually do understand your frustration with the Democrats but your conclusion is not helpful. I agree that people need to wake up and see what has happened to American politics. The problem is that voters are ignorant rather than acting with deliberate malice.