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OneGrassRoot

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28. I've noticed similar things since Seattle...
Wed Aug 12, 2015, 12:47 PM
Aug 2015

I've witnessed Sanders supporters (I am one, btw) and BLM advocates lose sight of the message: both Bernie's message and the #BLM message. It devolved into an attack on the supporters.

I really hope what you're experiencing with the millennials will level off, especially since Bernie has responded (perhaps not as perfectly or as quickly as some prefer) each step of the way and is in alignment with the need for racial, social and economic justice.

It really sucks that the actions of a few can cause people to completely disparage an entire movement (#BLM) and a candidate (Sanders).

Yep. nt daredtowork Aug 2015 #1
We all need both, racial justice and economic justice. merrily Aug 2015 #2
i cannot disagree noiretextatique Aug 2015 #3
I hear you, too. I always have--and it's been my privilege. merrily Aug 2015 #4
Thanks, merrily noiretextatique Aug 2015 #10
Thank you. merrily Aug 2015 #11
Institutional racism Spacedog1973 Aug 2015 #5
Thank you. I know Bernie did not coin that phrase. merrily Aug 2015 #6
It is partly individual, though. Lots of people being "just a little bit racist" - consciously or no nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #8
True, but government can deal with institutional racism better than it can deal with merrily Aug 2015 #12
Thats simply racism Spacedog1973 Aug 2015 #13
Individual racism is institutional when backed by a system noiretextatique Aug 2015 #16
Agreed. This is all far more powerful and pervasive than individual fear or hate could ever be. n/t nomorenomore08 Aug 2015 #17
Yes...it is noiretextatique Aug 2015 #23
Well said. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #20
Thank you everything you said here is very true azurnoir Aug 2015 #7
Wise words, if I may say so. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #9
In this 1% Age, MOST Lives Don't Matter! Demeter Aug 2015 #14
Economic justice is a unifying message noiretextatique Aug 2015 #15
Nobody wants to be excluded from equity Spacedog1973 Aug 2015 #31
yeah, i know, since i am black noiretextatique Aug 2015 #32
K&R.... daleanime Aug 2015 #18
Here is a quote which addresses this well, to me... OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #19
I cannot disagree...however noiretextatique Aug 2015 #22
I completely agree... OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #24
I am in total agreement with that aporoach noiretextatique Aug 2015 #25
I've noticed similar things since Seattle... OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #28
It seems it was almost the intent noiretextatique Aug 2015 #29
I agree that racism needs to be addressed as an issue but passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #35
I agree... OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #36
K&R nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2015 #21
K&R Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #26
Poverty Kills. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #27
yes, it does noiretextatique Aug 2015 #30
Kicked and highly recommended! n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #33
K & R historylovr Aug 2015 #34
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