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In reply to the discussion: Biden's convention embraced racial justice. BLM leaders saw it as mostly lip service. [View all]betsuni
(25,812 posts)Bernie:
"Aren't most of the people who sell the drugs African American?"
"I think you know there are a lot of white folks out there who are not necessarily racist who felt uncomfortable for the first time in their lives about whether or not they wanted to vote for an African American."
"I do not believe that most people who are thinking about voting for Mr. Trump are racist or sexist."
"I'll be honest with you. I really didn't know that was happening. I had no idea hundreds of thousands of Americans, particularly African Americans, were being held in jail for months or years, even though they've never been convicted of a crime, simply because they can't afford bail. I've learned a lot. I see the racial disparities clearer than ever." (this is in 2018.)
"The business model ... of the Democratic Party for the last 15 years or so has been a failure. People sometimes don't see that because there was a charismatic individual named Barack Obama ... ."
"... we're going to create millions of jobs for low-income kids so they're not hanging out on street corners."