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15. It's a thinly-veiled straight, while male supremacist argument

Reply to gollygee (Reply #13)

Thu May 28, 2015, 06:42 AM

May 2015

couched in the language of leftism.

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False claims of racism against Sanders are coming from neoliberals who fear his message [View all] friendly_iconoclast May 2015 OP

Bravo to those that are fighting for social change. I am with you every step. rhett o rick May 2015 #1

But they rarely actually do anything for that social justice BrotherIvan May 2015 #6

Politicians never are the leaders of social/economic justice movements BainsBane May 2015 #14

We're all with you on that, I think. Ken Burch May 2015 #43

Did you read the article? BainsBane May 2015 #10

I have not read one post saying Bernie is racist, there's PLENTY of post intimating he'll do the... uponit7771 May 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author peecoolyour May 2015 #3

comma gain? Warren DeMontague May 2015 #4

comma comma comma comma comma chameleon lovemydog May 2015 #5

that was my other answer, by george Warren DeMontague May 2015 #7

I haven't seen any claims at DU that Sanders is racist gollygee May 2015 #8

Oh gee.. sendero May 2015 #18

OK gollygee May 2015 #19

Now African Americans are "neo-liberals" BainsBane May 2015 #9

You apparently did not get the memo. MohRokTah May 2015 #11

Yeah, well the OP has been touting this piece for some time BainsBane May 2015 #12

I notice that all references to purported awful things I've done come without links friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #24

That is the content of the article you posted BainsBane May 2015 #25

The article goes even further than that gollygee May 2015 #13

It's a thinly-veiled straight, while male supremacist argument BainsBane May 2015 #15

How about a comment from an African-American man? friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #21

That doesn't address your OP BainsBane May 2015 #23

You've provided no examples of this claimed "resentment of diversity" friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #26

The proof is the article in your OP. BainsBane May 2015 #27

So far you've slagged me, you've slagged W.B. Michaels- but not yet discussed... friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #34

No, it says that *some* who talk about diversity are neoliberal third-wayers... friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #29

I don't really know anything about Nancy LeTourneau gollygee May 2015 #30

It was about *certain* neoliberal Third-Wayers using diversity and anti-racism as a cover friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #36

Concerns about diversity are in no way assumed to be neoliberal, the exclusion and hostility to all TheKentuckian May 2015 #47

very good bigtree May 2015 #22

The OP is a response to a repost of a neoliberal's attack on Sanders in GD friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #28

The article isn't about Sanders BainsBane May 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #32

You posted the article in the OP BainsBane May 2015 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #35

Yeah, who knew? And "anti-racism" is just a tool of the capitalist overlords... DanTex May 2015 #37

Easy to say when it's not your rights: Starry Messenger May 2015 #16

That sort of rhetoric is absolutely right wing in nature. The other version is 'civil rights don't Bluenorthwest May 2015 #38

Amazingly ignorant, with no knowledge of the subject at all. Starry Messenger May 2015 #40

Yes please do! bettyellen May 2015 #45

The tenth-percenters don't give a shit about abortion or marriage equality. hifiguy May 2015 #46

Oh they give a shit. They are very effective for both distracting Teafools from the fact they are TheKentuckian May 2015 #48

While the article is a good discussion of neo-liberalism el_bryanto May 2015 #17

They're down on him because of the false accusation that he's indifferent to social issues. n/t. Ken Burch May 2015 #44

K&R woo me with science May 2015 #20

Wow... Rex May 2015 #39

Kick for calling out the Third Way smear machine. woo me with science May 2015 #41

Thanks. More people need to study the last years of M.L. King, Jr.'s life friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #49