Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What does this mean? I am not feeling this at all! [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)241. I guess I just get tired of hearing his message
That is obviously directed at people that are not me especially with a few fantasy crumbs tossed out to try to whet my appetite. Like, I totally see what he's doing and I am kinda pissed he thinks we can't tell. We obviously do hear exactly what it mean because we are not impressed. It's what he won't say that is the loudest.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
246 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
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