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In reply to the discussion: Not Good Enough, Bernie [View all]Cheese Sandwich
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What a load of crap. The OP says Bernie made no mention of any issues that burden people of color.
Hillary's policies have racist outcomes. The war on the working class hits people of color the hardest.
Starting from her role at Walmart, through welfare reform, and trade deals, and filling up the prisons, and Wall Street deregulation that caused the economic collapse that robbed black Americans of their homes and savings... through it all Hillary's record has been one long string of pushing one racist policy after the next.
Take a hard look at who has built a career and made a personal fortune by serving the elite at the expense of working families, hurting especially people of color.
Banking deregulation is a vile racist policy that robbed the life savings of the black working class. Free trade deals like NAFTA and with China have destroyed black communities in places like Detroit and Cleveland.
Bernie Sanders has a life long anti-racist track record including work with SNCC in the 1960s.
People of color face obviously the particular racism, the history and issues that you talked about in the OP. And rightly so you should talk about it.
Personally I agree Bernie should say more on issues like police reform and mass incarceration. I think he will so please stay tuned.
If you're looking for the candidate who best understands issues of race and class oppression, and how to address it, I think Bernie is the best choice. And he should mention the topics more.
Sometimes talk is cheap. Bernie has a life long anti-racist track record and that matters.