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In reply to the discussion: The inevitable Hillary will lead to President Rand Paul. [View all]2banon
(7,321 posts)These concerns are exactly what I'm arguing is being ignored or dismissed with regards to political "choices" in this discussion!
Do we need to review the original exchanges between us in this thread wrt to HRC?
You say she represents your interest on matters of racial equality asserting a record of supporting civil-rights. This is true during her "salad days" of long ago.
I haven't checked, but assuming she did so during her short tenure as a U.S. Senator... her cozy relationships (and great financial benefit) with the very Financial Institutions which did enormous economic harm to people of color and the working class should, at the minimum, give a certain measure of pause in considering her as representing our interests. Not the only area of concern to me, but it certainly ranks high on the list.
As a Woman, it's a great disappointment that electing a woman president means she has to prove her "security" bonafides as even more bloodthirsty than any man in that position. That I will never give support to, and nor should any thinking person of color, for what should be obvious reasons.
By the way -just as an aside, no genuine Left Progressives on DU that I've ever read and respect would ever dismiss Race Matters of concern in our socio- political discussions.. additionally all this bullshit and wasted band-with wrt to "Rand Paul" is nothing less than bizarre to me or any other genuine Leftist on DU or anywhere else for that matter. Why it's the subject de'jour is baffling, but I'm sure there's a distraction purpose for it.
Editing to repeat the question still unanswered:
What did HRC have to say regarding Ferguson or even Trayvon Martin?
Or:
What does she have to say in general about the so called War on Drugs and it's corrupt, destructive impact on the African American Community?
What has she said on matters of Police Brutality, or the economic devastation to the African American communities vis a vis the financial crash in 2007/2008 ?
What does she have to say on the outrageous financial burdens on College Students in general and especially on the working poor and Minority communities trying to do what it takes to get out of poverty?
Just curious.
I heard her speaking in Mississippi back during the 2008 campaign, with that ridiculously phony attempt to speak "Black Southern" accent. It was as embarrassing as it was unbelievable, but it spoke volumes as to who and what she actually is.