2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders was the only White guy who showed up [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Bernie Sanders has usually voted right, and that's great, but that's his job. And that's not fighting. If he wants to claim the mantle of being a fighter, he should have done more than vote other people's legislation up or down. He has not developed a record or a reputation for being a fighter for African Americans. African Americans aren't stupid. We know who is fighting for us and know this without having to have this "explained" to us by a bunch of white folks whom we don't know and who have never shown any interest in us or in our communities until they tried to bully us into vote for the guy THEY want to be elected.
The fact that African Americans rejected Sanders in such overwhelming numbers last night should tell you something. Among other things, it should tell you that black folks aren't buying the "Bernie's been fighting for civil rights his entire life" and since we're in a much better position to know than you are, you might want to listen to us and stop repeating that meme. It's not working for your guy.