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In reply to the discussion: Yes Bernie, the System is Rigged. Whining about it won't win you Black votes. Here's why. [View all]gwheezie
(3,580 posts)They are once again trying to explain to you just how wrong black people are about Bernie. Clearly you don't understand the system has been rigged up until a career politician explained it to the rest of us. He's the only chance for black people to stop being so divisive.
I am not thrilled with Hillary or Bernie and can't believe the dem party was not able to come up with better choices. I support Hillary though. I think she is a realist and has a good grasp of issues. I really dont think Bernie is going to be very effective. Up until Obama, we've only had white presidents. There have been political risky exceptional moments when white male presidents have risked their power to the benefit of black people, but mostly not so much and mostly go out of their way to make things worse for black people.
I'm white and female. The few times that white male presidents took a stand was when the tide was turned by history. If black people had not bled in front of cameras, what risk would lbj have taken? And I do appreciate the political risk he took but it was black people who forced his hand. It was slavery that forced Lincoln's hand.