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2016 Postmortem

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1. this is one of those things

Reply to Octafish (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 12:49 PM

Feb 2016

...that just grates on folks.

I don't know Spike. I'm sure he's a nice guy, but I don't identify my politics with Spike Lee.

I don't agree with the premise that blacks aren't 'woke' to Bernie. This fellow looks to be in a learning phase. Many folks out here don't need 'black intellectuals' to school us on 'liberation theology,' or lectured about reparations. In so many ways, these prominent black professionals are talking past their black peers, looking for, and gaining self-satisfied encouragement from non-blacks sold on the notion that blacks aren't educating themselves enough to appreciate the wonderfulness that is Bernie, and the supposed awfulness of Hillary.

It's all so goddamn condescending that it's no wonder Sanders is doing so badly among this important voting bloc.

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Spike Lee's right: black people should wake up to 'Brother Bernie' [View all] Octafish Feb 2016 OP

this is one of those things bigtree Feb 2016 #1

Correct me if I'm wrong... SidDithers Feb 2016 #2

of course, that's correct, Sid bigtree Feb 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #9

wow bigtree Feb 2016 #10

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like I said, that's a hell of a campaign appeal bigtree Feb 2016 #12

Yeah, I don't think you're on the right board... SidDithers Feb 2016 #13

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What is this bullshit about how black votes are earned in an utterly different way to white votes? Kentonio Feb 2016 #4

you'd need to consider the primacy of the federal government bigtree Feb 2016 #6

Which is why I said a freely concede that there are huge trust issues there. Kentonio Feb 2016 #7

You are wrong. Bernie Sanders has an excellent record of supporting Civil Rights Octafish Feb 2016 #15

You must not have read my post, octafish of DU... SidDithers Feb 2016 #17

No, I wrote what I wanted to write. Octafish Feb 2016 #18

Well, it's completely unrelated to what I wrote... SidDithers Feb 2016 #20

No, it is completely relevant to what you wrote. Octafish Feb 2016 #22

OK. For the second time... SidDithers Feb 2016 #23

So what? My post is about African American support for Bernie Sanders. Octafish Feb 2016 #24

You're the one that posts a completely unrelated reply... SidDithers Feb 2016 #25

Not really. Blacks who vote typically vote for the democratic candidate regardless of whether Vattel Feb 2016 #19

You live in such a Manichean universe PufPuf23 Feb 2016 #27

K n R snagglepuss Feb 2016 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #8

I think that black voters should vote as they think best. MineralMan Feb 2016 #16

Yes, black people must be asleep! zappaman Feb 2016 #21

oh geez... tazkcmo Feb 2016 #26

Kind of off topic but Juicy_Bellows Feb 2016 #28

I appreciate that very much. Our time here isn't long. Octafish Feb 2016 #29