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In reply to the discussion: What does this mean? I am not feeling this at all! [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)208. she's a self-identified disrupter
here to pummel Bernie as punishment because his supporters made her cranky or some such shit
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And racism is caused by black teen unemployment? How does that make any sense?!?!
bravenak
Feb 2016
#38
Black teens ( and any other race)that are unemployed have nothing to do but hang out, on the corner,
napi21
Feb 2016
#194
Yes it was. If you read the full quote it was indeed phrased like that.
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#76
Well, on the bright side .... at least he didn't say "playing basketball" ...
NurseJackie
Feb 2016
#213
Here are links to several articles on the link between poverty and racism. There are many more
CentralMass
Feb 2016
#85
OK bravenak, I risk being alerted but you are NOT obtuse. Why do you play one on DU? nt
thereismore
Feb 2016
#94
Maybe you should write Sen. Sanders with your suggestions. I already did. nt
thereismore
Feb 2016
#106
I can tell you there are hundreds more street gangs now here in Chicago than there were
mucifer
Feb 2016
#5
Remember when he used 'LA' and 'Chicago' when talking about where gun control is needed?
wyldwolf
Feb 2016
#6
And Clinton and Obama used "urban" when talking about where gun control is needed. Remember?
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#129
You know exactly what it means. I don't believe your feigned ignorance.
Bread and Circus
Feb 2016
#7
I see violence - aggression - blood - is that what you want to project?
SoLeftIAmRight
Feb 2016
#229
No. I wanna hang on my street corner until Bernie comes and helps me get a job
bravenak
Feb 2016
#230
Oh your original little ploy backfired so now you want to divert with a new non sequiter question?
Bread and Circus
Feb 2016
#75
He goes on to state that the disproportionate rate of poverty in the black community
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#52
He meant what he said in the following sentences. Next thing you know, you'll be
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#72
Are you a lawyer? Because I see you do what good lawyers (or those who tell each other they're good)
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
#184
I see them here all the time but certainly not in the millions, it's cold now not nearly as many
nc4bo
Feb 2016
#102
Well, Bravenak, it should be clear. Bernie and his followers want to get YOU and people like
Squinch
Feb 2016
#28
Honestly, I think it IS what I said, and I also think this is what passes in his mind for reaching
Squinch
Feb 2016
#41
I'm white. I don't get to hang out on streetcorners. I'm a little jealous. Do you
Squinch
Feb 2016
#51
We have plenty from Seminary to Fruitvale to Lockwood to Brookfield to Sobrante Park and more.
JRLeft
Feb 2016
#144
That sounds like so much fun! All my homies ever do is pull at their bootstraps.
Squinch
Feb 2016
#120
Welcome to post-racial America. I don't get to hang on the corner, you don't get bootstraps.
Squinch
Feb 2016
#132
Please be careful what street corner you hang out at, if you like to dress fancy.
betsuni
Feb 2016
#214
It means that we understand institutional racism leads to disproportional rates of unemployment
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#161
And 'kids hanging on corners' is a source of race issues??? That makes no sense!!!
bravenak
Feb 2016
#37
He continues on to say that high-rates of unemployment and incarceration are a
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#43
Because the does not say that. That is why you have to read the full quote.
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#63
He goes on to say they are hanging out because there are few jobs which are a result of
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#68
When I was a teenager at one point I had two jobs - delivering newspapers...
George II
Feb 2016
#244
what does a false narrative say you mean? Sanders wasn't asked about the current WH or Obama
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#47
No, he quite clearly stated that lack of jobs is a result of institutional racism.
Luminous Animal
Feb 2016
#163
No THIS is stark raving anti-progessive: Hillary on young black men as predators who need to be
RiverLover
Feb 2016
#90
by abbreviating the quote, and then posing a fairly rhetorical question, and THEN
islandmkl
Feb 2016
#83
A job can give one a sense of dignity and self worth, and that is a worthy goal. Now, if you want to
thereismore
Feb 2016
#113
It means no matter HOW HARD you try to hang the word RACIST around Sanders' neck, YOU FAIL.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
#174
Yeah, just like the other poster who posted the picture of two cops posing with a black "trophy"...
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
#182
Lets see....quote out of context trying to label Bernie as racist.....yep it's a Hillary...
yourout
Feb 2016
#190
No how. Racism is in the head, not in the wallet. And Bernie ain't a brain
thereismore
Feb 2016
#198
Heard him say it. Thought anyone but Sanders would be criticized severely for racial stereotyping.
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#209
If you had not already been thrown under bus by Sanders's folks many times, I'd say, "under the bus
Hoyt
Feb 2016
#211
Frankly, the people playing dumb are those claiming it *wasn't* tone deaf on Sanders's part
Recursion
Feb 2016
#234