2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Filthy Smear Campaign Being Conducted Against Sanders [View all]Skwmom
(12,685 posts)Part of it is the phony Bernie Supporters posting stuff that is racially offensive. This is not to say that we all can't be unconsciously insensitive at one time or another.
It's really disgusting when race is used as a political tool. But then again I NEVER thought I would hear a Democrat defend Wall Street by saying addressing that issue wouldn't solve racism, etc.
It is much more probable that Clinton would have racist supporters rather than Bernie. Look at Bernie's message. He has spoken out about the atrocities being committed against the black community in the deep south in front of an all white crowd. Other candidates use dog whistles to appeal to that crowd. The dirty campaign tricks that have been engaged in do nothing but divide us and further the continuation of racism.
You would think when the Black Community is under such assault that some things would be off limits.