White fragility (lot of this around here recently!):

[MADem]

146. Not like this--not even CLOSE. GD AND GD - P are stuffed to the gills with HOW DARE THEY? posts.

HRC runs a professional campaign. She has protection. Maybe Sanders needs to think about stepping up his game.

Protesters are going to protest--it's not a question of my "liking" it, you are missing the point entirely.

The point is that when people protest about an issue that is -- clearly -- resonating with a large segment of our population, the answer is to LISTEN, react (like a certain candidate has done--changing his website within a day) not call them "Attention W-words" or snark about their orientation or their political affiliation (or lack thereof), or accuse them of being paid by Hillary/The RNC/George Soros, call them stupid, tell them they'd better get in line because they won't get a better deal, or worst one of all, bellow that they "Don't know his HISTORY." Please. And yes, I've seen all that and MORE, right here on "progressive" (cough) DU. The place that pitched a fit because Obama said "Eat your peas."

You can't charm the anger out of people with platitudes anymore--that is what is being said here. The default "vote for the lefty because the Republican sucks" attitude isn't being bought any more. We're talking SUFFERING, here--so what's the difference if the privileged and progressive whites of Seattle have to suffer a bit as well? THAT is the point they are making. You can't COUNT on that vote any more, and without it, you (and that's a generic Democratic party electorate) LOSE.

People would do well to take the point, frankly. And the more you villify those young ladies, instead of giving them a "I defend to the death your RIGHT to protest" nod, the more you push away those black and brown allies that you keep bellowing about. See, people INDULGED Code Pink. "Well, not my style, but...." or "I don't agree, BUT...." And they indulged Occupy. "The right of protest is enshrined in our founding principles...blah blah blah." But the second a couple of black. lesbian. young. women. (gasp) start getting (not going to use the "U" word) ... In. Your. FACE! then DU flat-out blows up. Waaah! They aren't DEMOCRATS!! (like anyone cares). Waaah! They don't know his HISTORY! (Yes--they do....and they aren't impressed. Janet Jackson wrote a song about that).

You don't have to agree, and surely you won't, but you do need to give them the same latitude that other protesters have gotten down the years. I don't see that happening, and it will come back and bite if there isn't a course correction soon.

This is what Bravenak was saying, that no one wanted to hear. She was silenced while trying to sound the alarm. Live and learn.