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33. Who has accomplished more? Barack Obama or Al Sharpton? (nt)

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MLK on white moderates [View all] BainsBane Aug 2015 OP

From the same source. Igel Aug 2015 #1

Your concern in regard to the epidemic of killing of black people in America BainsBane Aug 2015 #3

du is hardly a bastion of white moderates. cali Aug 2015 #2

And the results are in. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #5

my fan club. cali Aug 2015 #6

It's nice to have fans that care so much. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2015 #12

We should exchange fans nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #13

Don't let them get you cali! romanic Aug 2015 #21

+1 beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #25

It is absurd, isn't it? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #51

That was my thought too. nt laundry_queen Aug 2015 #55

It seems strange for any black movement to attack the most liberal then, no? WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #4

corporate vs. liberal has nothing to do with black lives BainsBane Aug 2015 #9

Then your quote is not relevant. WestCoastLib Aug 2015 #10

What? BainsBane Aug 2015 #11

"Equality" is not possible under capitalist relations (political, social, economic) AOR Aug 2015 #15

Agreed. The only other thing I will add and elaborate on is......... socialist_n_TN Aug 2015 #22

BTW check out our Socialist Progressives group on DU... socialist_n_TN Aug 2015 #23

Total agreement socialist_n_TN... AOR Aug 2015 #24

Right here! Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #26

How do we measure the level of "liberal" in a person/candidate? Is there a gauge... George II Aug 2015 #16

It's a great quote. RedCappedBandit Aug 2015 #7

and worthy of a second and third look Supersedeas Aug 2015 #56

Have you read the whole letter? aikoaiko Aug 2015 #8

I so hear that. ananda Aug 2015 #14

Would you categorize Bernie Sanders as a white moderate? ljm2002 Aug 2015 #17

Yes and No Supersedeas Aug 2015 #59

LOL. Hillary and her supporters are the "moderates" though. Oops! nt Romulox Aug 2015 #18

*Holds up a mirror* Hydra Aug 2015 #19

I find it astounding that the only thing that anyone seems to care about BainsBane Aug 2015 #28

Black Lives Matter. All Lives Matter. Hydra Aug 2015 #31

They haven't done damage BainsBane Aug 2015 #34

+1000. You always nail it. R B Garr Aug 2015 #36

Only it's not the white moderate it's the white "liberal" this time around. craigmatic Aug 2015 #20

Alicia Garza yesterday. (She is part of BLM) nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #27

Garza also said yesterday on MSNBC that Bernie supporters have been nasty R B Garr Aug 2015 #35

Yes, she did nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #37

This is just another of your amateur attempts to seize talking points R B Garr Aug 2015 #38

Nah it is not nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #39

Another amateur attempt to co-opt talking points, just like I predicted. R B Garr Aug 2015 #40

Nope not one bit nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #41

LOL, another amateur attempt to seize a valid and current media story R B Garr Aug 2015 #42

It is not me twisting it nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #43

Since you brought up anti-semitism, you know exactly when it's coming. R B Garr Aug 2015 #44

Now I will quote to you from an AA who is critical of what happened. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #45

Thanks for acknowledging that you REFUSE to acknowledge what Garza R B Garr Aug 2015 #46

I know what Garza said nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #47

LMAO, see my above posts about your amateur and desperate attempts R B Garr Aug 2015 #48

Continue having this converstation with yourself nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #49

Classy. At least you quit with your amateur attempt to co-opt racism R B Garr Aug 2015 #50

... nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #52

LMAO. Now I see how appropriate that answer to you in ATA really was. R B Garr Aug 2015 #54

Juanita Broderick LeftOfWest Aug 2015 #29

"Moderates" of any kind tend to be quite ineffectual, honestly. nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #30

Who has accomplished more? Barack Obama or Al Sharpton? (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #33

Sharpton has never been elected to high office, so that's a questionable comparison. nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #57

"Moderate" meant a very different thing in the 60s than now. phleshdef Aug 2015 #32

It's a damned good thing most of us aren't moderate. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #53

I'm disappointed with white moderates too, in fact all moderates. They have weakened the Autumn Aug 2015 #58