Another perspective on BLM/Bernie

[daredtowork]

2. Um

I read in another comment that they may have actually been referring to themselves bowing down to the God Bernie, since the crowd (which they regarded as racist) was making such a fuss. In which case this whole "bow down Bernie" line has just been about generating outrage against BLM for nothing.

This incident finally gave me the insight that our criticisms of BLM are usually invalid because BLM isn't part of a political party mechanism. They don't serve the purpose of getting anyone elected. They are an issue-oriented group, and they use tactics that pursue their issue, end of story.

While we are busy trying to lecture them, they are also rendering their judgment on us:

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/10/1410719/-Open-letter-to-progressives-You-re-doing-it-wrong-and-it-ll-cost-the-Democratic-Party

Note the percentage of black women voters vs. white women voters. Kind of gives you pause as to who the important "allies" are.

I'm a Bernie supporter, but I have to say, IMHO, Bernie supporters have really been blowing it over the past couple of days. And they seem to be grasping around for further fake reasons to blow it some more.