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94. I guess that's the cross we have to bear in exchange for:

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:40 PM

Jul 2015

longer lives
superior health
greater personal wealth
greater educational opportunities
greater personal income
greater political power
having our lives valued more by society
having our civil rights respected by police

I'm sure black folks will have a crying towel for those who cannot bear the horrible burden of being white in America.

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Flashback: Black Lives Matter Protesters Interrupt Obama In Selma [View all] geek tragedy Jul 2015 OP

Funny indeed. randys1 Jul 2015 #1

it's been stunning how quickly some Bernie supporters started talking EXACTLY like geek tragedy Jul 2015 #3

Indeed. nt BainsBane Jul 2015 #9

I didnt see those comments here at DU but I believe it. randys1 Jul 2015 #31

Yup. ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #115

now they're comparing BLM to . . . Westboro Baptist Church. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #117

Absolutely agree jalan48 Jul 2015 #124

And yet - JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #145

The Tea Party is really a Koch Brothers astro-turf group. jalan48 Jul 2015 #148

How many angry DU threads about it? I can't remember any. bravenak Jul 2015 #2

Really? Like the threads demanding Black Lives Matter apologize BainsBane Jul 2015 #11

One post called them thugs, and it was hidden. arcane1 Jul 2015 #14

Somebody called BLM protesters thugs? Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #17

yes.someone who kept complaining about being banned from JI7 Jul 2015 #22

Damn Straight it was hidden and so was this ignorant one.. Cha Jul 2015 #133

Wow! Sometimes I wonder if I got lost and stumbled onto a different site! arcane1 Jul 2015 #134

Join the club! Cha Jul 2015 #135

Atwater too. Somehow Lee Atwater and my game of thrones avatar are involved. bravenak Jul 2015 #16

Oh my! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #27

!! Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #28

You see this stuff? SMH bravenak Jul 2015 #35

I second - wait- third that! freshwest Jul 2015 #40

OMG, Lee Atwater too. All that's missing is Ramsay Bolton comparisons nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #34

Oh, it's coming. Soon Hillary will be Dany and us black with be thos poor souls she bodysurfs on bravenak Jul 2015 #41

lol nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #44

Tell us how you really feel! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2015 #55

I can imagine BainsBane Jul 2015 #120

Somebody got him for me today too. bravenak Jul 2015 #122

Bravenak is talking about threads demanding apologies to OBAMA...I think you share the same POV. nt MADem Jul 2015 #112

I have seen a few posts with the descriptions you presented, but the vast majority of still_one Jul 2015 #4

There have been dozens. People talking about how they no longer care about police violence geek tragedy Jul 2015 #6

I have seen some of that, but my sense was it wasn't the majority, but my sense most still_one Jul 2015 #10

I don't know about the majority, but there's a lot of venom being thrown out there, geek tragedy Jul 2015 #12

You are right on target about all kinds of venom getting thrown out, and that isn't good still_one Jul 2015 #18

Maybe the difference is this - djean111 Jul 2015 #5

Bernie's not as much of a problem--he'll figure it out--as the over-the-top rage geek tragedy Jul 2015 #7

Some of these Bernie supporters don't realize that the problem is them, not Bernie. JoePhilly Jul 2015 #19

Bernie needs them like Hillary needed Billy Shaheen. nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #21

Harriet christian JI7 Jul 2015 #23

Bill Clinton. Geraldine Ferraro. And towards the end, geek tragedy Jul 2015 #24

lol, no kidding. JoePhilly Jul 2015 #30

Oh ... and have you noticed that Martin O'Malley's supporters do not ... JoePhilly Jul 2015 #38

If I chose a candidate based on their supporters, I'd sign up for Team O'Malley. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #46

Bwahahahaha!! JoePhilly Jul 2015 #53

Nothing like self-deprecation humor. brush Jul 2015 #81

Many were for warren before JI7 Jul 2015 #47

Yea .... that's what I think I'm seeing too ... JoePhilly Jul 2015 #58

I don't know why these "white boy progressives" are so angry. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #68

so you feel persecuted as a white person? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #73

Nope. But I don't feel like supporting people that openly hate me either. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #75

"people that openly hate me" yes, this is standard white persecution complex geek tragedy Jul 2015 #77

To oppress me BLM would need to have power. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #80

you feel they are attacking you, victimizing you, hating you. nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #83

They lack the capacity to victimize me. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #87

what words are those? nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #89

White progressives are going to learn today! Posted right before NRN. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #140

so one black guy tweets that white people are going to learn a lesson, and geek tragedy Jul 2015 #141

Of course. I think Nicole Sandler also gets scared like that of Elon and Imani Gandy. bravenak Jul 2015 #151

No I wasn't expecting violence - you don't have to be violent to hate. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #163

Bernie actually DID address them. People like to pretend he didn't n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #15

This isn't about Bernie. He's responsible for managing himself. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #20

The advantage of this whole episode BainsBane Jul 2015 #8

I have taken to calling it "situational integrity." nt MADem Jul 2015 #116

situational integrity BainsBane Jul 2015 #121

Well, yeah... MADem Jul 2015 #139

AKA/Hypocrites of the highest order. Short on "integrity" and long on Cha Jul 2015 #136

"Obama did not pause his speech or acknowledge the interruption" arcane1 Jul 2015 #13

he was giving a speech in front of thousands nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #37

What interruption was that? No one commented on the protesters because they didn't interfere. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #25

because of the secret service JI7 Jul 2015 #29

That may the OP's point, that that's not what bothered Sanders and O'Malley supporters (IMO) aikoaiko Jul 2015 #45

But it's not just that. people are bringing up conspiracy theories JI7 Jul 2015 #49

I haven't encountered an O'Malley supporter at DU JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #50

The point is they did protest to Obama as well- and have plans for Hilary bettyellen Jul 2015 #33

I'll repeat my post in #45. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #48

which O'malley supporters are upset ? JI7 Jul 2015 #52

You are correct! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #56

Where are the O'Malley supporters that are upset? JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #54

well, I don't keep track of who is for who. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #64

It definitely opened a door for him JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #71

There were vast issues of aces due to the venues and the fact that bettyellen Jul 2015 #57

/thread LittleBlue Jul 2015 #42

I'd like to see that specific clip JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #59

You can't really hear the protesters in the clip of Obama speaking aikoaiko Jul 2015 #79

As I thought . . . JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #99

Here is video LittleBlue Jul 2015 #90

I'm taking my aunts - JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #101

I noticed that too LittleBlue Jul 2015 #107

Because they know JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #111

I heard them but they were a distance away. NOLALady Jul 2015 #113

This is what I'm saying NOLA JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #114

Look at the different reaction of those in charge and those attending in the two places karynnj Jul 2015 #26

An utterly lame comparison BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #32

People were insisting that BLM protestors were targetting Bernie and singling him out geek tragedy Jul 2015 #43

Well that's all wrong, too, imo BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #63

that's how activists are a lot of times though. BLM in particular has been a very geek tragedy Jul 2015 #70

At least OWS targeted the right people BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #86

OWS targeted the wrong people. They didn't occupy corporate headquarters, they occupied geek tragedy Jul 2015 #88

C'mon, you're a New Yorker BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #102

What Sanders events? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #105

The BLM NN15 protesters are hypocrites Larkspur Jul 2015 #36

"hypocrites .. toddlers .. narrow interests and egos" geek tragedy Jul 2015 #39

Outreach is no my goal. I'm exercising my First Amendment right to criticize BLM NN15 protesters Larkspur Jul 2015 #51

. bravenak Jul 2015 #60

bravenak I tip my hat to you mcar Jul 2015 #149

it makes me sleepy, but it is a labor of love. I really do love DU and want to help. bravenak Jul 2015 #150

I've hated seeing so many fine mcar Jul 2015 #154

I hate it too. And we are getting no new black posters, which is scary. bravenak Jul 2015 #155

It does suck mcar Jul 2015 #158

Latinos in the audience . . . JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #69

You bring up Obama and Holder? Really? Lisa D Jul 2015 #126

Obama and Lynn are in power NOW Larkspur Jul 2015 #137

From covering the issue nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #147

how far before they become the westboro of the left? pansypoo53219 Jul 2015 #61

the fact that you're comparing them to Westboro Baptist indicates you are not ALL for them nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #66

Did the protesters first Tweet that white progressives are gonna get schooled? seveneyes Jul 2015 #62

Do you think hysterical overreactions to this help Bernie? nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #65

No more than the hysterical defense of the netroots hecklers help the BLM cause seveneyes Jul 2015 #72

What defenses have been 1/100th as hysterical as comparing the BLM geek tragedy Jul 2015 #74

The "white progressives" slag to start with seveneyes Jul 2015 #82

Oh jeez. As a white person, i can say that a lot of white progressives do need to be geek tragedy Jul 2015 #85

For a shade that encompass there entire visible spectrum, white is only used as a pejorative seveneyes Jul 2015 #93

I guess that's the cross we have to bear in exchange for: geek tragedy Jul 2015 #94

+1000 Lisa D Jul 2015 #127

LOL - good spot malaise Jul 2015 #67

BLM Not mentioned in the article, how do you know it was BLM? 4139 Jul 2015 #76

did you read the headline? geek tragedy Jul 2015 #78

Yes, but again. It mentioned in the article... 4139 Jul 2015 #91

Black folks ain't even equal when it comes to heckling. Just ask Lord Cenk Ugyr. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #84

White folks heckling black folks is cool. Black folks best not heckle white folks. bravenak Jul 2015 #92

"But Tavis Smiley agrees with me." nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #95

And Cornell West. The bobsey twins of Obama hate. bravenak Jul 2015 #97

I laugh when I see white people refer to "brother west." nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #98

Gawd. They be dead ass serious too. Like it makes them black for a while through osmosis. bravenak Jul 2015 #100

Which one? YoungDemCA Jul 2015 #109

Ooooooooh - oooooh youngdem JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #119

Can you believe the shit we're reading on "Democratic" Underground? I don't think we've come.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #106

Just as racist as always. They do not understand being told about it neither. bravenak Jul 2015 #110

The only thing that changed in these two situations is the race of the disruptor, and the race of... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #128

Hmmmm. bravenak Jul 2015 #129

I've never been a fan of his JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #118

I don't bother with Cenk. Major league asshole & I don't trust his "conversion". $$$$$$$ Tarheel_Dem Jul 2015 #132

I didn't know this part of his history n/t JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #144

Video: BLM told to shut up by attendees at Selma LittleBlue Jul 2015 #96

What's not okay is how they have been acting for the past few days. bravenak Jul 2015 #103

Sanders supporters should have shouted the same things back JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #104

Those poor, poor white people, getting their feelings hurt by the angry and scary black people YoungDemCA Jul 2015 #108

BLM NN15 protesters and their supporters cry like toddlers when they face criticism Larkspur Jul 2015 #138

Your hatred for BLM protestors is really sickening and you should probably geek tragedy Jul 2015 #143

As is your hatred for those who like Sanders Doctor_J Jul 2015 #153

Gawd bravenak Jul 2015 #156

That's all she's got geek JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #164

In 2008 I was an Anyone But Hillary voter and still am today Larkspur Jul 2015 #165

There's so much toxic awfulness and hate in your post it's hard geek tragedy Jul 2015 #166

I don't think Alicia Garza has time JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #159

Patrisse Cullors doesn't have time to run for office either JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #160

Opal Tometi might have time but . . . JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #161

The Google is Fundamental JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #162

Good for Obama! jalan48 Jul 2015 #123

"Your vote is your voice!" No Vested Interest Jul 2015 #125

March 7, 2015 SoapBox Jul 2015 #130

As is the case with the President's multiple hecklers on a variety of topics. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #131

K&R Solly Mack Jul 2015 #142

'nother piece that IMHO belongs in GD-P nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #146

why don't yu take the Sanders avatar off? Doctor_J Jul 2015 #152

Bullies never prosper. bravenak Jul 2015 #157