2016 Postmortem

Yavin4

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38. Yep. Just because you're a Liberal, that doesn't mean that you aren't a sexist, racist, or

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Fri Mar 18, 2016, 10:50 AM

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If you think that you can win the Dem nomination by insulting African Americans then.... [View all] Yavin4 Mar 2016 OP

Who is you? I haven't seen anyone doing that. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #1

FYI Yavin4 Mar 2016 #2

I don't see your point. How is that an insult? nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #4

From the first line in the post Yavin4 Mar 2016 #5

So, if someone is a battered wife and you say so, you are insulting them? Live and Learn Mar 2016 #6

So, African Americans are being "abused" because they don't want to vote for your candidate Yavin4 Mar 2016 #34

Certainly not what I said. nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #35

Big Bernie supporter here. KPN Mar 2016 #82

Don't bother. This one is beyond therapy. Beyond sensitivity training. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #18

lol... bookmarked and screen saved !! lol ... sigh uponit7771 Mar 2016 #68

That is nice. I hope you keep it someplace warm and safe. nt Live and Learn Mar 2016 #92

I'll keep it under the amnesia pillow, it'll be nice an comfy there uponit7771 Mar 2016 #93

You don't find that insulting? brush Mar 2016 #90

all part of the strategy reddread Mar 2016 #8

I fully agree with the point made in your header Tom Rinaldo Mar 2016 #3

Jumping in here to say that the Sanders campaign has a problem. yardwork Mar 2016 #11

I dont want to engage in a full mini thread here Tom Rinaldo Mar 2016 #24

The moderator yelled "English Only!" and the Sanders camp cheered. yardwork Mar 2016 #26

That is not an accurate account of what happened and I think you know that. JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #29

I saw videos with my own eyes. It is exactly what happened. yardwork Mar 2016 #31

Huerta herself admitted it was not Sanders supporters -after the fact azurnoir Mar 2016 #33

That's exactly what I posted! yardwork Mar 2016 #37

No you claimed the Sanders camp was cheering it on Snopes doesn't believe it either azurnoir Mar 2016 #41

That's exactly what I wrote. yardwork Mar 2016 #55

unless you edited your comment it is not azurnoir Mar 2016 #59

That line really doesn't work. The video proved that did not happen. Autumn Mar 2016 #49

It's exactly what happened. I saw it myself. yardwork Mar 2016 #57

I saw it too. The video proved it didn't happen. We have had this conversation before Autumn Mar 2016 #58

Snopes is wrong in this instance. yardwork Mar 2016 #60

Post the video. It didn't happen. nt Autumn Mar 2016 #61

Don't forget Cornell West uponit7771 Mar 2016 #69

More race baiting NWCorona Mar 2016 #7

The term "race baiting" doesn't belong on a democratic board. sufrommich Mar 2016 #9

It is what it is. NWCorona Mar 2016 #10

Yeah - that was awful race baiting JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #81

And? NWCorona Mar 2016 #84

No - I put him on ignore after the first one JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #86

And that is another option. NWCorona Mar 2016 #87

I don't care JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #88

Have a safe trip NWCorona Mar 2016 #89

I am seeing a lot of it lately.. disillusioned73 Mar 2016 #12

Me neither but it's not helpful NWCorona Mar 2016 #14

Speaking out against racism is not race baiting. yardwork Mar 2016 #15

That's not what this post is about NWCorona Mar 2016 #20

Well.. disillusioned73 Mar 2016 #23

You missed something today. Look around. yardwork Mar 2016 #25

It's a legitimate response to a previous post. Yavin4 Mar 2016 #36

And so do I NWCorona Mar 2016 #43

Race baiting = "talking about race in a way that might make white people uncomfortable." gollygee Mar 2016 #44

I disagree NWCorona Mar 2016 #45

Where did you copy and paste that from? ROFL gollygee Mar 2016 #46

Google NWCorona Mar 2016 #48

Google doesn't create stuff - it searches from stuff from elsewhere gollygee Mar 2016 #50

How is the definition wrong? NWCorona Mar 2016 #51

I imagine some people will find it fits their personal belief system and some won't gollygee Mar 2016 #54

If other black people have a problem with what I said NWCorona Mar 2016 #56

More dismissing overtly racist memes from a poster who has shown a pattern of negatively labeling... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #70

"screen saved" lol NWCorona Mar 2016 #74

Yeap, if I book mark it people will change the post.. screen save it for the inevitable amnesia uponit7771 Mar 2016 #76

I stand behind my posts NWCorona Mar 2016 #77

Many of people have claimed such and many act like these post don't exist and no... all edits uponit7771 Mar 2016 #79

That's a fair point and if you ever feel that I have NWCorona Mar 2016 #83

White progressives are experiencing the same existential crisis as their conservative analogs. CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #13

It's actually a long-standing problem on the left. yardwork Mar 2016 #17

Yep. Just because you're a Liberal, that doesn't mean that you aren't a sexist, racist, or Yavin4 Mar 2016 #38

Amen and Amen!!! The racial and gender establish is experiencing the effects of a real revolution... uponit7771 Mar 2016 #71

You know, I'd actually forgotten about the gender aspect, but yes, white MEN are complaining loudest CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #73

That's pretty much Sanders and Trumps base!! I don't see how anyone could call what Sanders has uponit7771 Mar 2016 #75

I am guessing the poster who writes the Stockholm Syndrome stuff is white. iandhr Mar 2016 #16

While your point stands. NCTraveler Mar 2016 #19

THANK GOD!!! JESUS H. CHRIST!! How did that one survive for as long as he did??? NurseJackie Mar 2016 #22

He's gotten numerous timeouts. MoonRiver Mar 2016 #42

His posts were one of the main reasons I'd TOTALLY GIVEN UP on the alert process. NurseJackie Mar 2016 #47

I had the exact same experience. MoonRiver Mar 2016 #91

There are, at this point, only two people trying to "win the Dem nomination." Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #21

Yet insulting liberals seems to be just great! Doctor_J Mar 2016 #27

I was under the impression that as a liberal I was supposed to take a stand against racism. iandhr Mar 2016 #63

Who's paying you NowSam Mar 2016 #28

So, if a Black woman expresses her opinion she is being paid? leftofcool Mar 2016 #32

No, but per wikipedia there are people being paid on the site. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #39

has nothing to do NowSam Mar 2016 #40

Bernie doesn't insult African Americans. mmonk Mar 2016 #30

Of course he doesn't iandhr Mar 2016 #66

The people he associates his campaign with do, someone calling the first black president n-wordized uponit7771 Mar 2016 #72

K&R! hrmjustin Mar 2016 #52

The corollary EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #53

That OP has been PPR'd and was not a candidate nor the represenative of the supporters of a Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #62

You've got to love the hypocrisy Impedimentus Mar 2016 #67

Those that would attack John Lewis would insult African American voters without a second thought. nt LexVegas Mar 2016 #64

Why do you conflate an Internet poster with Bernie Sanders whatchamacallit Mar 2016 #65

In a revolution, Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #78

Should be its own OP uponit7771 Mar 2016 #80

Your title says "you" -- as if Bernie has been doing this. What utter bullshit!!! Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #85

+1 dana_b Mar 2016 #95

You mean like 'Superpredators"? pinebox Mar 2016 #94