Thank you Thom Hartman for your perspective on the Marissa Johnson diatribe

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83. I'm not so sure it was

It was definitely a win for their immediate goal - so it is something they can throw back in the face of anyone who says their tactics are "ineffective". But the old fogeys have a point, too, if you believe economic problems are at the base of things. I know BLM is tired of hearing about the role they can play in the electoral fortunes of this and that candidate. However, the fact is, because Bernie was running a ground game, BLM was in a position to hurt him more. And, if you believe that economic justice can contribute to employment, educational, and housing justice - then there may be some truth to whining that stabbing Bernie in the back could lead us all to getting stuck with a Third Way, or worse, a GOP, President.

Sorry I stated that in such a convoluted way, I was trying to respect that BLM is not a politics-driven organization.

I agree the reaction of many DU members was kneejerk, and they did continue to try to *look* way out on a limb for ways that Marissa in particular did not represent BLM. At the same time, I think some pro-BLM people are creating some non-existing issues and trying to manufacture-Bernie hate as well: see my exchange with Number 23 above. There is nothing at all crazy or faux liberal for people in a political race to suspect that operatives of the competing candidate would be doing stuff that's against their interest: trying to turn that into a racist or a particularly anti-BLM thing is just as bad as DUers trying to turn Seattle into a deliberately anti-Semitic thing. It's harping, either way.