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In reply to the discussion: Racism...alive and well in the Democratic Party [View all]JustAnotherGen
(38,064 posts)145. Really Good Food For Thought
And on this . . .
I bet you are right -
I probably could have been at a Tea Party Rally and not been told that. I would have been supporting some bad policies, and surely there would have been racists in the crowd. But, I'm willing to bet no one would have walked up to me, as a black woman, and told me to get a job, pay my taxes, and shut the hell up.
And on this -
He's not the one in the wrong place...I am.
You know if this is the Democratic Party at its heart - at its core? I want nothing to do with it. I'd prefer to just vote my financial interests because some party at least is looking out for me in that regard. Yeah - I wrote something like that at DU . . . again.
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There are many criticisms to be made of Obama that have absolutely nothing to do with race though.
cui bono
Jan 2014
#5
Yes, there were numerous states that refused to take the prisoners to come to the USA to get normal
freshwest
Jan 2014
#14
How strange it is that you're not getting a lot of rec's or comments for this post.
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2014
#3
I just have to say that I love so many of your posts. You are welcome in this forum anytime
Number23
Jan 2014
#47
I wish you'd put a warning on that first week. I feel sick. I dealt with some of this in 2008 and
freshwest
Jan 2014
#15
Oh Morpheus, you can use your bitter tears at Dear Clarice putting you on ignore to salt your stew
Number23
Feb 2014
#117
There was a great post, I think it was MrScorpio that posted it, about the differences between
Number23
Jan 2014
#50
"but we mostly go silent on the racism that is reflected back by the black community
Number23
Jan 2014
#49
Oh my God, I have liked you for a while but I think I may need to come hang out with you now
Number23
Jan 2014
#53
Several AA's have mailed because of my posts supporting PBO and Dems. They don't post anymore.
freshwest
May 2014
#154