How not to treat your allies

[stillwaiting]

83. That quote refers to "white moderates"...

White moderates, to me, are the DLC/Blue Dog/New Democrat type. They tend to NOT be the strong "far left" activists that are demanding substantial change in this country (on a number of fronts; all of which would improve the lives of PoC).

In other words, they would tend to be more of the Hillary Clinton type of Democrat (and a good portion of her supporters) as opposed to the Bernie Sanders type of Democrat (and a good portion of his supporters).

I know that the black community disagrees with my opinion currently, and I will continue to try and understand why that is so. But, even around here on DU, Hillary supporters tend to be the more pragmatic ones. They tend to be the ones that would be much more willing to NOT be upset when very large compromises are made. And, when it comes to social justice issues for minority groups in this country, compromises should NOT be made. Serious structural changes need to be made, and that will require someone who is more of a radical. That, to me, is Bernie (MUCH more than Hillary). I strongly believe that his Dept. of Justice would work very, very hard to right the wrongs that so many black people encounter. And, this belief is one of the many reasons that I support him over Hillary. Hillary will have carefully crafted speeches from many beltway insiders I have no doubt. And, her speeches may resonate more with PoC. Ultimately, I just don't have any faith in her. At all.

The Executive Office has a great deal of power outside of what is accomplished legislatively. The thought of a Bernie Sanders Dept. of Justice gives me so much hope. I hope that a majority of PoC ultimately share my point of view.