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joshcryer

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72. They're done going after Sanders now.

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 01:17 AM

Aug 2015

From their point of view it worked. They can't denounce something that they believed worked. (Even if it's obvious that Sanders' platform was worked on for weeks and his outreach pick was vetted for weeks.)

O'Malley made a platform soon after Netroots and they considered it a win. They believe that they can get Clinton to create a platform too and if she does they won't go after her.

I was pissed off when I saw that video but after thinking about it and its effect it is not that big of a deal and it seems people are resenting an action several days ago which everyone ultimately benefited from (Sanders got news, his large gatherings actually got covered, and BLM got noticed and got to have its fame; that's also why Clinton is a prime target, it'd get even more exposure).

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"How violent the organizers and Bernie Sanders was." BLM activist speaks [View all] uhnope Aug 2015 OP

Has it been fifteen minutes yet? seveneyes Aug 2015 #1

I think this makes you a... NiceTryGuy Aug 2015 #2

I'll still sleep at night. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2015 #55

For the win! Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #73

Is it official that most of DU hates BLM too? uponit7771 Aug 2015 #3

This grandstander is not BLM. She's a clueless soul. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #13

She is BLM. SolutionisSolidarity Aug 2015 #20

Black BLM is not denouncing her. joshcryer Aug 2015 #21

If that is true Egnever Aug 2015 #46

One persons actions don't end a movement. joshcryer Aug 2015 #68

Certainly not Egnever Aug 2015 #70

They're done going after Sanders now. joshcryer Aug 2015 #72

agreed. It's a footnote now nt uhnope Aug 2015 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Egnever Aug 2015 #70

Then shame on BLM. Even so, she is not BLM, she's a member. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #53

I don't know how can tell the color of supporters or detractors, but it is fairly betterdemsonly Aug 2015 #69

AA DUers have been getting a full on assault... joshcryer Aug 2015 #75

Then you will of course, fairly prove it, yes? LanternWaste Aug 2015 #91

Leadership supports her and what she did Hydra Aug 2015 #31

any link on this? uponit7771 Aug 2015 #56

Somewhere- I forget since there have been so many threads Hydra Aug 2015 #64

SolutionisSolidarity posted up thread: joshcryer Aug 2015 #76

I don't hate BLM, though I can only speak for myself Aerows Aug 2015 #30

Well said, Aerows suffragette Aug 2015 #77

What I see as ironic is that these protestors were able to confront Sen Sanders because rhett o rick Aug 2015 #89

No, only the self-agrandizement Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #74

I support #BLM. HughBeaumont Aug 2015 #86

The metaphorical temperature of her credibility can now be measured hifiguy Aug 2015 #4

While I wouldn't use that last acronym mythology Aug 2015 #49

Petulant (and spoiled) child hifiguy Aug 2015 #58

"how violent ... Bernie Sanders was with us on stage." Good thing there are no electronic thingies GoneFishin Aug 2015 #5

Do you think she doesn't know it was recorded? SolutionisSolidarity Aug 2015 #17

I am not sure what she is thinking. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #25

Well, they made contact when she pushed him. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #35

That's what he gets for making her shove him! QC Aug 2015 #61

If this was the Apollo, Sandman would be sweeping this nut off the stage. nt geek tragedy Aug 2015 #6

+1 nt BillZBubb Aug 2015 #14

Am I allowed to say "whatever"? Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #7

Bernie was so violent flobee1 Aug 2015 #8

She is a nutcase Egnever Aug 2015 #9

+1. Agreed. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #26

The Leadership suuports her Hydra Aug 2015 #33

well said. that's it in a nutshell. cali Aug 2015 #85

WTH? Violent with her? 840high Aug 2015 #10

"White gaze"? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2015 #11

A treeful of nuts. hifiguy Aug 2015 #22

you nailed it! thanks. n/t wildbilln864 Aug 2015 #40

As a baby Buddhist, I'm trying to parse that last quote. maxsolomon Aug 2015 #12

Sort of like "if you are a witch, you'll float". BillZBubb Aug 2015 #15

too dismissive maxsolomon Aug 2015 #18

and I see that BLM got a meeting with HRC GreatGazoo Aug 2015 #37

And what do we use to burn witches? hifiguy Aug 2015 #23

One Christian Fundamentalist - TBF Aug 2015 #16

Not...worth...it... Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #19

She's young. Lots of fire in the belly, but limited and shallow. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #24

So this person went to a political rally, went on stage where they weren't invited, hughee99 Aug 2015 #27

There was no "restraint" involved. The two members of the Social Security Works coalition-- eridani Aug 2015 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author pa28 Aug 2015 #28

What's her DU username? "If you don't act/say what I think then you hate x/y/z and are a/b/c!" The Straight Story Aug 2015 #29

Yep: didactic twaddle. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2015 #48

Raised by tea partiers, Shankapotomus Aug 2015 #32

She of course knows that there are several raw videos nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #34

Sad and misguided. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #36

Religious whackjob. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #38

Is it ok to say that I cannot stand her? That she is a whiner and a bully? JanMichael Aug 2015 #39

Look at Me!!!!! Dirty Socialist Aug 2015 #41

Any idea why other BLM representatives don't Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #42

my question also nt uhnope Aug 2015 #43

Black activists aren't going to disown one of their own geek tragedy Aug 2015 #47

exactly. m-lekktor Aug 2015 #51

One would hope someone with a clearer head Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #54

Ms. Johnson is a Farrakhan volunteer Oilwellian Aug 2015 #59

She's keeping it classy. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #65

Looks like BOTH of the Seattle disruptors of Sanders are in that photo with the Farrakhan fan club uhnope Aug 2015 #81

Farrakhan's name has come up over the past few years geek tragedy Aug 2015 #63

WOW!!!! uponit7771 Aug 2015 #57

It's the truth. If black folks started disowning every one of their geek tragedy Aug 2015 #60

Lying liar lies for attention LittleBlue Aug 2015 #44

I support the cause of BLM mmonk Aug 2015 #45

everything about this is baffling and suspicious .nt killbotfactory Aug 2015 #50

Taking her at her word, it is a matter of 2 approaches: Booker T. Washington vs W.E.B. DU BOIS UTUSN Aug 2015 #52

Picoagressions, apparently. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #62

If she ever lost that Chip-on-her-shoulder, it would take sawing down a redwood.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #66

Religious convictions eh? romanic Aug 2015 #67

That didn't happen in the video I watched notadmblnd Aug 2015 #78

Some of your remarks distort what Marissa said daredtowork Aug 2015 #79

They aren't "my remarks." They are direct quotes from Marissa uhnope Aug 2015 #80

"I think she meant the "white moderate who is complicit with white supremacy." " Hatchling Aug 2015 #92

This is where I think everyone needs to do some research daredtowork Aug 2015 #94

Sure do hope dgibby Aug 2015 #84

Sounds like a nut. But hey---she can always vote for the Republican, "Christian extremist" that she WinkyDink Aug 2015 #87

Candidates have reason to be fearful of people jumping on stage alarimer Aug 2015 #88

Fuckin' kooks tabasco Aug 2015 #90

Well, Ms. Johnson, be aware of a new technology: AV recordings. nt Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #93

The more I read about this woman the more I think she has a psychiatric problem. Vinca Aug 2015 #95