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In reply to the discussion: "I am sick and tired of the black community making Bernie Sanders jump through hoops" [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)But I have serious issues with anyone stating that black folks only support the Clintons because we are "misinformed" or worse. I've even seen a poster here say that black people can be "enlightened" enough to vote for Sanders as if supporting him were some litmus test for the intelligence of people with melanin. It's a kind of desperate and transparent arrogance that won't endear Sanders or the people saying this crap to anybody.
Black folks lived through Bill's term and know full well how things were under Bill Clinton. We don't need to have the history of his term "explained" to us. And like I said to that other person, the idea that we are only supposed to focus on the racist/stupid/tone deaf things that Hillary has said or done and I guess completely ignore the racist/stupid/tone deaf shit that other candidates have done is about as dishonest and transparent as it comes. And it's clear that those doing so couldn't care less about the issues affecting the black community and just see us as a means to an end.