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13. Well, it's hard to get people to be your allies when you've just gotten through insulting them in

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #5)

Fri May 29, 2015, 08:15 PM

May 2015

every single conceivable way.

Between the "blacks only support Hillary because we know who she is/we're low information voters," we are "voting against our interests" and the recent gem that the black folks in this forum are too "good spellers" to understand our own community, it's no wonder that the plan seems to be ignore us, dismiss us and then try to claim us when needed.

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When someone tells the Truth [View all] JustAnotherGen May 2015 OP

NC broke the cardinal rule: Make a fist and point the bird finger at those you don't talk to. freshwest May 2015 #1

Girl.. The Truth is absolutely right. I was practically screaming the same thing in BtA's thread Number23 May 2015 #2

I was just told I claim to speak for "minorities" BainsBane May 2015 #3

Heck no! ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #6

Okay, TY BainsBane May 2015 #8

I think the clear message is I should stick with my own kind BainsBane May 2015 #12

No you don't JustAnotherGen May 2015 #7

Oh?!? You saw that one too? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #9

I think you attempt to speak WITH us. Which is probably why you piss off so many here Number23 May 2015 #10

Yep, and their are currently rallying in support of the comment BainsBane May 2015 #11

I decided to do an experiment BainsBane May 2015 #19

Please link to it ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #20

I deleted it BainsBane May 2015 #21

"Fighting OVER us ... instead of fighting FOR us" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #5

Well, it's hard to get people to be your allies when you've just gotten through insulting them in Number23 May 2015 #13

They are still at it DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #14

But it's only because they love us so much!!!1one1 Number23 May 2015 #15

so fucking clueless and i say this as someone who at this time would probably vote JI7 May 2015 #16

Watch out BainsBane May 2015 #18

i'm not african american but still a minority and female JI7 May 2015 #22

That's an interesting perspective gollygee May 2015 #23

Check out this chestnut from our friends DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #4

only some people are allowed to make money JI7 May 2015 #17