I went to the Netroots Nation 2016 Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, last week, not knowing what to expect after last year’s eventful convention held in Phoenix, Arizona. There was much to praise in 2015, when Netroots Nation attendees marched alongside local organizations protesting the notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio's policies. But the reaction of a certain percentage of our fellow liberals to Black Lives Matter attending and trying to get the ear of then-Democratic presidential candidates Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders was distressing.