I highly approve of Gabbard saying this. We live in a world ruled by elites, but we are capable of having some influence on them. When Gabbard, a Democrat, shows she is willing and able to publicly support the candidate of the other party, she is showing she understands the deep political structure of our world today, which is no different in this respect from all of human history.
My partner just reminded me that the cabal behind Kamala is never going to allow her to run. They will put in someone else just as bad or worse. That’s been the plan all along. By kicking Joe out late in the game, cabal can choose whoever they want without input from the Democrat voter base. The deep point of this post and my reason for praising Gabbard is we have to understand what is actually politically possible in this world and how to work pragmatically with that. I would support Hillary Clinton if I could somehow be sure she would do everything I thought a president should do. Buddhist practice is all about not clinging to impractical ideals, desires, thoughts, or behaviors. ABN