2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Leaders who support Hillary Slam Bernie Sanders on race issues [View all]cascadiance
(19,537 posts)But I can appreciate the many things FDR did, and study his life to support many of the great things he did, and even to question some of the things he did like Japanese internment camps. I can appreciate how he had to deal with a coup that was stopped by Smedley Butler then, and the culprits not punished much like rich people aren't punished today for crimes like that. And of course our history books have had that part of our history censored too. But that doesn't stop me for hearing those parts of history and looking in to them more when I hear them.
I'd like to think young people would have the desire to understand the history of our times too here and the people they are electing, even if they weren't born when they took those actions they did. I was just a toddler when Bernie got arrested then too.
For someone who claims not to be judgmental, you sure seem that way towards Bernie Sanders. I understand that you like Clinton. Not sure I understand the reasons for that, but you've made that clear. You're entitled to feel that way, even if you don't want to explain why. But if you want to be selectively judgmental towards Sanders, and not use the same sort of measurement that could be used to criticize Clinton, you should expect others to take issue with you, when they feel you are unfairly judging Sanders publicly. I think we are all capable of a reasoned discussion here, but it helps if someone can offer big issues that they see clear differences of policy between the two candidates and can explain them well. That's the kind of approach that can sell people. But many of us feel that this kind of discussion isn't happening unfortunately.