the evolution of a charge: from white privilege to white supremacist

[gollygee]

5. I think she was saying that Seattle is full of "liberal white supremacists"

which I took as a harsh way of saying that they all talk a lot about how liberal they are but in the meantime, there are a ton of racial problems in Seattle not getting any attention. Like if they were as liberal as they say, there would be more anti-racism work going on in Seattle. After reading everything I've seen about this, that's my take-away.

It was a strongly worded way to say it, but I don't think it was akin to calling them KKK members. It sounded like it was more "people who exist and do nothing about a white supremacist environment despite being liberal."

Bernie Sanders is obviously not a white supremacist (his family has suffered greatly under white supremacists) and if they were trying to call him that, they were out of line. I just don't believe that's the message they were trying to give. You're right that they're young, so they aren't necessarily great at coming up with perfect wording for their message. They're angry, and have good reason to be angry, and young people expressing anger aren't going to have perfect wording. That doesn't mean we shouldn't listen and try to understand.

It seems like both protests are making Bernie stronger rather than hurting him. He is a good person who listens with an open mind and responds appropriately. His responses are going to bring more people into his campaign.