An expression of support
I had a lot of reservations about responding in this thread mostly because after a few conversations months ago I decided to just avoid threads which have race as the subtext of the thread. Not because I do not have opinions but because what you said is exactly right. Activists or Hillary supporters end up using disingenuous attacks that either someone can not understand or they are racist. These attacks are usually shit stirring or tactical to try to avoid the issue and have the thread devolve into motives of the posters. I end up realizing that none of them are productive since its really not designed to have an honest discussion of race, justice, or the problems in our society.
This is especially true of critical discussions of Hillary's history in areas that touch on criminal and social justice. The tactic used against white Bernie supporter is to claim either a white person can not understand or are racist and to deny that all races, genders, people have their own experiences and similar but not identical problems that might allow such understanding. Ultimately, it comes down to trying to a claim of racism where I think most Bernie supporters are for universal justice and for universal respect for all people.
I can only imagine what kind of labels you are getting. So support and appreciation for bucking the shit that must be thrown at you.
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