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In reply to the discussion: Blacks And Browns Being Led Into Committing Political Hara-kiri - MWCNews [View all]demmiblue
(37,036 posts)15. Blacks and browns... are you kidding me?
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WillyT
Feb 2016
OP
The "whiteness" of Jewish people, Italians, and the Irish is a fascinating question
Recursion
Feb 2016
#259
It totally gobsmacks me anytime someone else feels comfortable enough to tell a PoC where they're...
marble falls
Feb 2016
#364
P. S. It wasn't 20 questions, it was only one and you know what my point is. n/t
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#64
Make sure you check all the drawers and closets--don't want to leave anything behind!
MADem
Feb 2016
#395
Only Thing In Error Here Is The Repetition Of The FALSE Notion Of SUPER DELEGATES...
CorporatistNation
Feb 2016
#96
So they are "anti-Semitic", yet they are supporting the Jew? That makes no sense. (nt)
w4rma
Feb 2016
#106
The source of the OP is a VIRULENTLY anti-semitic website-why is this allowed to stand?
MADem
Feb 2016
#393
This is a big chunk of your BASE. And the guy posting it is one of the most active
MADem
Feb 2016
#398
I read it. But could not fend off a visceral reaction to "blacks and browns"...
Barack_America
Feb 2016
#184
He seems to get a kick out of just throwing stuff up on the wall to get a reaction
brush
Feb 2016
#225
Glad to hear that; a decade ago in the Bay Area my South Asian friends didn't like it
Recursion
Feb 2016
#218
For anyone who gives a damn about facts, that photo was first posted here by **sheshe**, in
kath
Feb 2016
#75
Supporting an establishment business-as-usual candidate will get us more of the same. Who knew?
99th_Monkey
Feb 2016
#18
To be an expert in a court of law one must establish his or her credentials.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#91
If I wasn't concerned about a hide I would say what I think of this thread....
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#32
And the entire "White Supremecist Liberal" meme by Clinton supporters this election?
ieoeja
Feb 2016
#399
What about Women, gays, non white millennial and non white poor and cute puppies and...
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#38
He's Latino. He's published 300+ hundred articles in Spanish in the past 10 years
Arazi
Feb 2016
#47
It's hard to tell if many Clinton supporters are following Clinton's example and lying.
w4rma
Feb 2016
#133
I'm curious, did you take classes for racial tone deafness, or does it come naturally? (nt)
Recursion
Feb 2016
#68
I'm even fairly familiar with the "blacks and browns" rhetoric, and this blew me away
Recursion
Feb 2016
#230
I know! That bugged me. Guess the author doesn't know what it is. Bad writing. nt
betsuni
Feb 2016
#270
I was literally wondering what you thought of that but didn't want to bug you with a PM
Recursion
Feb 2016
#271
Translation: African-American and Latino voters are too stupid to know who to vote for...
brooklynite
Feb 2016
#103
I don't think he's insulting them, so much as taking them to task for making a mistake. (nt)
w4rma
Feb 2016
#137
Sorry, but I have to ask: Do you know the difference between misled and mislead?
onenote
Feb 2016
#140
I stand corrected what is your answer, do you believe that white people can be misled?
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#143
The you can argue against his points on the merits, what do you object to in regards to his points?
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#151
Have you and all the other offended people in this thread not seen a thousand ...
ieoeja
Feb 2016
#401
I wouldn't pick the terminology, but apparently it's common and accepted elsewhere.
w4rma
Feb 2016
#132
So.... You edit it to link to an article where the same author trashes Obama?
PeaceNikki
Feb 2016
#141
Pathetic. Its a call to social justice with links to his Spanish language articles
Arazi
Feb 2016
#148
As a fair and impartial observer I have to award this round to Nikki.
DemocratSinceBirth
Feb 2016
#288
This isn't about individuals, it's about group psychology and manipulation from the oligarchs. n/t
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#190
No explanation, "everything" doesn't cut it, if you can't rebut point by point. n/t
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#224
If you're a neighborhood activist in the East Bay, bridging a decades-old divide?
Recursion
Feb 2016
#248
Yeah, well, you're going to need to offer the black community more than that
Recursion
Feb 2016
#298
Much of that has to do with the corporate media conglomerations infatuation with promoting Trump
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#300
Women and African Americans' wages and incomes gained in the 1970s because they were so far behind
Uncle Joe
Feb 2016
#307
Which is my point: NAFTA was an attempt to exert some control over that, not its cause
Recursion
Feb 2016
#355
Please consider deleting this post, willyT. I think it makes some thoughtful points,
JonLeibowitz
Feb 2016
#207
Oh no. I hope he leaves it up. It shows the Bernie Sanders campaign for what it is.
yardwork
Feb 2016
#342
"Shame on you and shame on the people who recommended this racially divisive nonsense"
Number23
Feb 2016
#235
that's a great article! pretty much the same thing is happening w/ union leaders
amborin
Feb 2016
#264
"Blacks and Browns" need to be "led"? And Bernie's followers (obviously led themselves....
Hekate
Feb 2016
#265
I can't believe the manipulation tactics your candidate uses to get their votes.
Avalux
Feb 2016
#377
This is the kind of talk I would expect to hear at a pub called THE TARRED AND FEATHERED.
zappaman
Feb 2016
#402