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I would hate to be a ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 OP
K&R for being absolutely right... giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #1
K&R. I hasn't thought about it. I agree with you on what would happen.eom lunamagica Aug 2015 #2
Fair point JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #3
I don't think they would put hands on, hell they might just giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #5
Even fairer point! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #7
Yeah ... That made me laugh, too! ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #15
Spot on. brer cat Aug 2015 #12
I don't think it would get physical ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #14
The good old purse clutcher response. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #36
I know this is off-topic, but thats what it really is. Anansi1171 Aug 2015 #131
I know this is off-topic, but thats what it really is. Anansi1171 Aug 2015 #132
+1 Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #56
We seem to always take one step forward... redwitch Aug 2015 #4
As long as folks like you say/write things like this then - inch by inch JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #9
I hope so! redwitch Aug 2015 #10
I can't say I blame you for thinking that tk2kewl Aug 2015 #6
I echo this. n/t OneGrassRoot Aug 2015 #71
As a brown Poc artislife Aug 2015 #116
I am pleased to hear that tk2kewl Aug 2015 #124
I so agree. MuseRider Aug 2015 #128
I just wish we supporters could show the same level of understanding the one we support does. Half-Century Man Aug 2015 #8
I dunno RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #11
Was that event pre-BLM? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #16
I didn't say that they don't exist. RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #24
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #30
nah, not really. Schema Thing Aug 2015 #62
That was prior to the 'disruptions' JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #17
I know this. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #22
It wouldn't be with me RoccoR5955 Aug 2015 #25
I never said you were JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #26
... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #32
This is true! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #34
And don't let even two Latinos/Hispanics be speaking Spanish ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #39
Or Asians speak JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #41
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #45
Oooh - JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #48
I get asked regularly how I got my citizenship, simply bc I'm giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #112
I feel you on this JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #114
It's crazy how obnoxious people can be. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #115
That makes me jealous. murielm99 Aug 2015 #146
What about the Muslim brothers ? They only need one for an eyeball and cold sweat fest.... Person 2713 Aug 2015 #133
Just like 3 or more minority kid's together are lumped giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #38
And the "authorities" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #43
Exactly, same story different day in America. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #44
Or a chess club meet ! ( true story ) Person 2713 Aug 2015 #134
lol! Quayblue Aug 2015 #51
Well, there's been three since the 'disruptions'. jeff47 Aug 2015 #66
I don't know can you look it up? JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #68
I've found none, but I'm also not making the claim that mistreatment is inevitable. jeff47 Aug 2015 #72
Wait - it's call being black in America JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #75
Except the claim was it would be worse at a Sanders rally. jeff47 Aug 2015 #78
I think your argument is with him then JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #84
"Bow Down" has it's own, similar problems. jeff47 Aug 2015 #87
Yep - I do it all the time to Republicans! JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #90
Given our weak history of electoral successes over those 39 years jeff47 Aug 2015 #95
That's okay - we don't have to agree JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #97
Do you think Black folks felt ANY "flinch rate" at Bernie's events pre-BLM? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #136
Yes. Just like any other significantly-sized gathering, there are going to be assholes there. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #137
So what is your beef against what I wrote? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #140
I didn't see that in Los Angeles either. Very diverse and super friendly group. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #55
I think your pondering led you to the correct conclusion. nt brer cat Aug 2015 #13
I'd be worried that people would be certain to photograph me and my friend and use it to prove a bettyellen Aug 2015 #18
Ahhh ... The "Black/Hispanic/(or) racially ambigious person right here" posts ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #20
When that happens (and it will!) I can't promise that I'll behave myself. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #31
"Well behaved women rarely make history." ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #35
Maybe only DU history, but it'll be memorable. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #37
I really bit my tongue regarding that article. As it was people were already trying to figure out bettyellen Aug 2015 #47
Holy crap I'm still battling the definition of hypocrite giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #40
And I still like Cory Booker JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #27
Wasn't that hilarious! zappaman Aug 2015 #29
Yep- she is trying to make this about people who supported Sanders in 2012, HA HA. To prove bettyellen Aug 2015 #49
Ah, but he endorsed HRC and now he's a corporatist crook again according to a DU diatribe yesterday. freshwest Aug 2015 #138
Did you see the latest? BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #19
Ahhh ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #21
It may be something about there being BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #23
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #28
"Breathtaking" is one word to describe it. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2015 #33
Fuckin hypocrite...... giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #42
handy summary of the links here, in case you need them. bettyellen Aug 2015 #50
That's the thing with prolific OP posters ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #88
the bizarre little dust storm created after they were busted lying is pretty hilarious. bettyellen Aug 2015 #92
You're gonna make me BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #118
Worth it for the laughs. the ten paragraph excuse is that they weren't a Bernie supporter when they bettyellen Aug 2015 #120
Yet reccin' those threads BumRushDaShow Aug 2015 #126
That demographic skews HEAVILY toward Sci-fi, apocalyptic and dystopian fantasy media..... bettyellen Aug 2015 #129
Isn't that one a hot mess. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #53
I couldn't have said it better myself. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #99
I laughed so hard at that OP about Booker I scared my coworkers. And what's so funny about that Number23 Aug 2015 #113
Lord ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #46
Viewed by whom? HassleCat Aug 2015 #52
And do you think that those ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #63
Probably not HassleCat Aug 2015 #70
Have you NOT been reading DU the last couple of days? 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #83
And now you folks are saying that African Americans SoapBox Aug 2015 #77
I think you are right, but I don't know whether to laugh or cry. hedgehog Aug 2015 #54
What? What a disgraceful thing to say. SoapBox Aug 2015 #57
+1 arcane1 Aug 2015 #61
Sorry to hurt your feelings ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #65
really?! retrowire Aug 2015 #58
No. I am a person recognizing that that vocal minority ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #74
i would do so retrowire Aug 2015 #76
But you can't do so on DU? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #89
oh i see how this is... retrowire Aug 2015 #93
My bad ... I didn't see that ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #100
i can agree with that retrowire Aug 2015 #102
"I don't see black people that way, never have" JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #81
I'm not color blind retrowire Aug 2015 #86
Nope - I'm point blank requesting JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #94
so you want me to simply accept retrowire Aug 2015 #96
That's great JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #103
knr'd retrowire Aug 2015 #105
The few black women who have the stomach for it should certainly be watching the other's back. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #59
FYI, this was alerted. Results pending. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #73
Jury Results: 6-1 to leave stevenleser Aug 2015 #79
Some people can't take a joke, but thanks to the 6 jurors who can. I'm not sure why this... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #91
At least at a Tea Party rally we know most people hate us. giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #106
+1. And then there's the inevitable lecture. It's why I didn't support Hillary in '08. Don't.... Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #109
They've been using the civil rights shit since announcements giftedgirl77 Aug 2015 #110
"Shit, you better bring something to the table that has happened in my damn lifetime " Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #60
There's been three since Seattle. jeff47 Aug 2015 #64
Stop it, you're ruining someone's fantasy n/t arcane1 Aug 2015 #69
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #80
So now you're claiming out of 74,000 people, there were no 2 black women standing next to each other jeff47 Aug 2015 #85
Why just a Bernie rally? n/t Dawgs Aug 2015 #67
Because no one has yelled "taze them" at any other candidate's rally. 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #82
Notice ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #98
Those posts are making me ill. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #101
One Could Say it's a Certain Privilege lib87 Aug 2015 #117
I completely agree. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #119
Don't ask Yet. lib87 Aug 2015 #122
That violin is getting a workout this year! Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #123
Thank you lib87 Aug 2015 #125
would you say the same of PoC attending a Hillary event? azurnoir Aug 2015 #104
Do you see any difference between how Black people have been treated ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #107
when was the last time !. a Hillary appeared at an completely open to the public event? azurnoir Aug 2015 #108
She was at an open meeting with Reverend Pinckney a few hours before he was killed. freshwest Aug 2015 #121
yes she called the death of Walter Scott a "terrible tragedy" in an appearance in Charleston azurnoir Aug 2015 #127
She has no need to speak at large rallies this early in the campaign. Like most candidates pnwmom Aug 2015 #143
she listens alright with secret service flanking her, my point she will not be in the situation azurnoir Aug 2015 #144
If you're talking about his decision to talk at Westlake, I think that was a mistake. pnwmom Aug 2015 #145
ok I made an account to just read but wanted to respond to this. neefer Aug 2015 #139
Thank you for reaching out ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #141
Oh happy thoughts Depaysement Aug 2015 #130
you are right d_r Aug 2015 #135
I'm afraid you're right gollygee Aug 2015 #142
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