I only get into trouble on DU when I try to get to what's real.

[JustAnotherGen]

57. I can't see how he's best for the black community

I think the Democratic Party as a WHOLE is better for the black community -

But you know what is the best?

When the black community seizes the reins from the Political leadership and reaches down and side ways to help each other.

While I believe in a strong Federal Government - I also believe that all politics is local and we should be able to bypass state and Fed gov when it doesn't meet its needs. The real impetus *I think* for the expansion of Charter Schools in mostly black sections of cities?

A lot of that has to do with the fact that our childrens' needs are not being served by our state or federal government bodies.

They aren't. If they were - when the magical candidate ascends to office in January 2017 every black child who would have liked to have gone to this 'free university' would be able to attend AND excel in September 2017. Our children are not prepared - and Political Leadership playing games at state houses and in D.C. have been completely ineffective. They punish public school teachers who give a damn and try - and they reward those who keep the young ignorant.

This is just ONE hot spot. Just ONE - that the Leadership at the National Level in America is blind to.

Understand - you now have the grandchildren and great grandchildren of black Southern Republicans that had the money to vote PRIOR to the VRA (my grandfather is one)- and we can see how effective those people born at the turn of the last century were when they were their own islands. When they bought their own buses, hired their own teachers, worked together to get books into their schools, held study groups for share croppers kids (to bring them up to speed), worked as a community to get a share croppers kids a pair of shoes so they could walk to school.

^^^^^ These are not REALITY based narratives that Sanders can tell - because back then "marching" was not the same as surviving and well - Saying is not the same as surviving today. ^^^^^^^^^^^

We also see what happened when we were loyal to an idea/philosophy/party instead of ourselves.


When you tell us what is 'good for us' . . . You are causing some of 'us' who have the money and influence to work to work around you - to go behind your back and do what is best for our communities - regardless of what you or Sanders think . . .

Because we are DEFIANT.


I don't care about what goes on in the Sanders group - have the whole dang thing on Trash. I don't wish to go in there and 'offend' or create issues by TALKING DOWN TO PEOPLE and telling them what's good for them.

I wish everyone had that sense of respect for others.