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Sanders to visit Mississippi for anniversary of MLK assassination [View all] Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 OP

Why Not "Examining Racial Justice 50 Years Later?" MineralMan Mar 2018 #1

He seems to be stuck in a rut and unable to change or adjust. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #2

Thanks. I heard MLK give his "How long?" MineralMan Mar 2018 #24

"It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle Hortensis Mar 2018 #95

See #7 guillaumeb Mar 2018 #29

See #2 NurseJackie Mar 2018 #31

The only...and I mean ONLY positive thing I can say Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #55

Many people agree with you and share your opinions. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #60

Thanks NJ! Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #67

Many white southern liberals totally agree. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #141

Memphis Sanitation Strike. That's why King was there! progressoid Mar 2018 #10

He was there to support the BLACK sanitation workers' strike for racial justice, of which economic EffieBlack Mar 2018 #33

Well, maybe Mayor Lumumba will set him straight. progressoid Mar 2018 #51

If Bernie displays the same ignorance about Dr. King that you and some others have, Im sure he will EffieBlack Mar 2018 #53

Well thanks for setting ME straight. progressoid Mar 2018 #61

I'd love to be a fly on the wall for THAT dinner! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #65

That's kinda how I imagined the town hall referenced in the op would unfold. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #102

If Bernie listens quietly while other people talk, asks good questions EffieBlack Mar 2018 #106

This!! Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #66

Wow - what an interesting story! Thanks for sharing it! nt EffieBlack Mar 2018 #148

Thanks!!! Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #160

They were striking against a system that went back to slavery GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #142

THANK you! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #149

Wikipedia Nevernose Mar 2018 #43

Excellent post...and I agree with you and Zinn on this Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #62

Your last paragraph is just ridiculous GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #144

Your posts are always awesome, but this one's a real keeper! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #150

+1 betsuni Mar 2018 #152

You assume that Trump voters don't know what they have in common with whom EffieBlack Mar 2018 #151

You think Bernie is telling the Mayor of Jackson what his focus should be? BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #52

Geez Louise. kstewart33 Mar 2018 #3

*yawn* BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #4

Sort like a broken record. Blue_true Mar 2018 #5

uh...you know why King was in Memphis right? progressoid Mar 2018 #7

Did you even read what I wrote. Blue_true Mar 2018 #12

Indeed. No one is denying Dr King's civil rights work. progressoid Mar 2018 #16

Doctor King in Mississippi was about fighting grotesque racial injustice. Blue_true Mar 2018 #18

which has a huge economic component and King knew that full well. JCanete Mar 2018 #30

No one disputes the connection of race and pay. Blue_true Mar 2018 #32

I disagree that that is a narrow focus, because so much depends on it. It isn't everything, but it JCanete Mar 2018 #36

You're right that racial injustice is sometimes based on the desire for economic superiority EffieBlack Mar 2018 #42

Effie, you never addressed my point the last time we had this conversation. I assure you I'm JCanete Mar 2018 #44

+1 progressoid Mar 2018 #49

The problem is that you are reverse conflating the issue. Blue_true Mar 2018 #63

when did Sanders assume that? Are you serious? You have got to show me where he made that assumption JCanete Mar 2018 #94

Exactly...Sanders should be going to Memphis Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #64

Was Bernie invited to Memphis for that KPN Mar 2018 #77

You are just flat out wrong EffieBlack Mar 2018 #38

Are white people lecturing black people again about MLK? Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #76

Yes-and it should be emphasized he was fighting for racial justice for black sanitation workers EffieBlack Mar 2018 #37

Wonder why thier pay was economically unjust ? lunasun Mar 2018 #28

No you dont, you know exactly why. And the issue could get resolved quicker if Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #86

Yes, I know. But it sounds like you don't. He was there to fight RACIAL injustice. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #34

Ok. I read your longer post, it gave a detailed litany of why Doctor King was in Memphis. Blue_true Mar 2018 #68

Did you mean to direct this to me? EffieBlack Mar 2018 #81

Yes, maybe you misposted to me earlier. Blue_true Mar 2018 #91

Gotcha EffieBlack Mar 2018 #93

Stephon Clark Would Agree With You Me. Mar 2018 #27

MLK's fight for economic justice was almost ignored by the media leftstreet Mar 2018 #6

Martin Luther King Jr.: The Economic Problem Is the Most Serious Problem Exotica Mar 2018 #9

Yep. n/t progressoid Mar 2018 #17

MLK got double-tapped once he started to threaten the MIC and the systemic econ controllers Exotica Mar 2018 #21

everyone should hear this speech G_j Mar 2018 #71

They didnt turn away. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #13

Well that's certainly true leftstreet Mar 2018 #19

Exactly, Heuy P. Newton, Angela Davis, the Black Panthers Blue_true Mar 2018 #20

The fight against grotesque racial injustice was much, much bigger. Blue_true Mar 2018 #14

I aint fooled. nt LexVegas Mar 2018 #8

I wonder if we are going to be updated on his dining schedule grantcart Mar 2018 #83

People wont give him credit for what he is doing. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #11

If Sanders helped his neighbor change a tire G_j Mar 2018 #15

Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #22

If Bernie did any good deed that was out of shot of a camera or a microphone BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #26

Thank you! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #35

If HRC and her foundation did more for those in need in ONE day than Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #78

Post removed Post removed Mar 2018 #98

Yes, thank you. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #39

weird that the mayor is giving him one then...this issue clearly couldn't matter...right? JCanete Mar 2018 #46

you do realize I was responding to this post? BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #72

so he is out there, talking with the mayor about incredibly important subject matter that JCanete Mar 2018 #110

Just calling it as I see it, with the evidence provided BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #114

. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #80

insert my own passive agressive emogie here in lieu of language and points...oh...LOL! JCanete Mar 2018 #92

Since the Democratic leadership appointed Sanders to lead their Outreach campaign Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #54

Attention isnt necessarily outreach EffieBlack Mar 2018 #57

And holding a town hall on economic justice isn't a crime against humanity Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #58

And mowing your lawn on Sundays isn't a capital offense EffieBlack Mar 2018 #59

It is weird, I find the VAST VAST VAST majority of black folk I meet on the net and Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #79

Getting attention is the start. So of course energizing people to vote is the goal. Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #69

He is attempting to energize Bernie votes. nothing more, nothing less BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #74

Okey dokey. You obviously know much more about how many people he has registered and Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #101

Perhaps the Mayor invited Sanders in KPN Mar 2018 #89

oh...is that was he is is doing...now? BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #73

I'm not going to list all the townhalls and meetings and events he has attended. You aren't really Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #97

"thank for playing"? BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #103

No it's certainly not. Which is why I applaud Sanders and hope it inspires people to actually vote. Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #104

Oh, the irony of it all. KPN Mar 2018 #84

Discussion? When it comes to Bernie - the outrage over his existence is way more important!!!! Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #99

You got that right. KPN Mar 2018 #109

Outreach, huh? NurseJackie Mar 2018 #85

Well obviously not to you. But that goes without saying. Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #100

Smearing Democrats and the Democratic party isn't my idea of "outreach"... NurseJackie Mar 2018 #105

Two Words GaryCnf Mar 2018 #111

Yup got it. Susan Sarandon, Nina Turner, Bernie Sanders. Smearing Democrats. Smearing Democratic Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #112

I doubt it. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #113

Yup. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #120

I'm just glad that you have it all sorted out in your head and that it fits Nanjeanne Mar 2018 #124

So what's it like on the ground in your neigborhood? progressoid Mar 2018 #116

Imagine how much more it could have been. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #119

Huh? progressoid Mar 2018 #123

Here! Try Nutrisystem... I hate it! It sucks! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #126

Sorry I forgot "Our Revolution" progressoid Mar 2018 #128

In my neighborhood, Bernie isn't even a blip EffieBlack Mar 2018 #121

So I'm confused. progressoid Mar 2018 #125

In my neighborhood, there are a lot of new people murielm99 Mar 2018 #178

Haaahahaha! progressoid Mar 2018 #115

+1,000,000 This!!! What about all the harm done by Dump & his Rethug accomplices in the last hour? diva77 Mar 2018 #45

Almost comical ... KPN Mar 2018 #87

Well no doubt Adrahil Mar 2018 #96

It's somehow not surprising GaryCnf Mar 2018 #23

Even less surprising is how many DU members feel the need to teach black folk about Dr. King - EffieBlack Mar 2018 #40

+1 betsuni Mar 2018 #48

They really don't want to know GaryCnf Mar 2018 #50

Exactly EffieBlack Mar 2018 #56

### NurseJackie Mar 2018 #70

the priviledged few who should figure out its time they actually stopped and learned something BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #75

It never stops. It happens elsewhere of course. Not just here, but happens a lot here. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2018 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Mar 2018 #25

Good for him. SharonClark Mar 2018 #41

KIck and rec. Solidarity! Arazi Mar 2018 #47

I've been meaning to ask, are the candles for Bernie or MLK? n/t BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #88

So..according to this thread, economic justice is bad now... TCJ70 Mar 2018 #90

I don't understand why your extreme conclusion is the only one you could come up with? BoneyardDem Mar 2018 #107

Is it the message or the messenger? TCJ70 Mar 2018 #136

In what has turned into a whole comedy routine GaryCnf Mar 2018 #108

... LexVegas Mar 2018 #118

60,000 GaryCnf Mar 2018 #122

We get it. You heart Bernie. LexVegas Mar 2018 #127

No friend GaryCnf Mar 2018 #130

Yes! EffieBlack Mar 2018 #133

Wonderful. And how predictable that the grapes... SMC22307 Mar 2018 #117

... LexVegas Mar 2018 #129

Mayor Lumumba is the future.. mountain grammy Mar 2018 #131

True GaryCnf Mar 2018 #132

I magine he'll make special mention of Barack Obama and his landmark health care legislation. ucrdem Mar 2018 #134

Lol sheshe2 Mar 2018 #157

There are so many issues Sanders could be working on or at least talking about ucrdem Mar 2018 #167

Yes...all of that would be nice... sheshe2 Mar 2018 #168

Yeah that LOL. ucrdem Mar 2018 #169

You as well, ucrdem. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #170

Voter suppression, DOJ's attack on civil rights, increase in hate crimes and speech, police killings EffieBlack Mar 2018 #174

That's great news, but is he planning on running again...? ecstatic Mar 2018 #135

Bernie is as sincere as a heart attack BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #137

Notwithstanding Manchin's quote, the actual phrase is "serious as a heart attack" EffieBlack Mar 2018 #139

That is the quote BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #140

I know that's what Manchin said, but that's not how the saying goes EffieBlack Mar 2018 #147

You should have read The Hill post you linked to. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #154

LOL! Great catch EffieBlack Mar 2018 #158

Beep Beep sheshe2 Mar 2018 #159

Manchin is saying Bernie is for real BeyondGeography Mar 2018 #161

:) sheshe2 Mar 2018 #166

Da-a-a-amn! "Context is everything!" Yes, indeed it is! NurseJackie Mar 2018 #163

Good Morning, NurseJackie. sheshe2 Mar 2018 #165

lol! nt ecstatic Mar 2018 #146

I don't object to him going there, I'm just saying ecstatic Mar 2018 #145

And it probably won't attract many black voters to him, either EffieBlack Mar 2018 #138

Stretching for the African-American support he didnt get in 2016. VOX Mar 2018 #143

Boom! sheshe2 Mar 2018 #153

Unless you're talking about the primaries GaryCnf Mar 2018 #162

You left out massive voter suppression EffieBlack Mar 2018 #171

There is an inherently authoritarian GaryCnf Mar 2018 #172

It is worse, much worse than when Obama ran - The 2013 Shelby decision saw to that. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #173

Very helpful. ucrdem Mar 2018 #175

EB's reply is indeed a great place to start GaryCnf Mar 2018 #177

In South Carolina she beat Sanders 3-1. In Michigan on the other hand, ucrdem Mar 2018 #179

Update: due to popular demand. Venue changed to larger venue Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2018 #155

He's kind of like Flat Stanley showing up at every notable event. He should be careful applegrove Mar 2018 #156

What an interesting analogy! I'd never heard of this character before. I see what you mean. NurseJackie Mar 2018 #164

Kids in Canadian schools all made cut out flat Stanley's and applegrove Mar 2018 #176