2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Fri Jun 10, 2016, 12:15 AM Jun 2016

Thank you to all AA, Latino, Native American, Asian-American, women and LGBTQ Bernie supporters. [View all]

People from those groups who have supported the Sanders campaign had a toughest time of us all in the last year. You were accused of being race, gender or orientation traitors. You were sometimes accused of not really being who you were. Yet you hung in to the end and you brought this country closer to transformation than we've ever been before.

True support is support under fire. You were not only under fire, but walking through the fire.

For all you have done, thanks.

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Thank you to all AA, Latino, Native American, Asian-American, women and LGBTQ Bernie supporters. [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2016 OP

Seconded all the way through Scootaloo Jun 2016 #1

The attempt to hide or steal my identity as a.native SwampG8r Jun 2016 #2

Indeed. You never deserved it. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #26

K and R bigwillq Jun 2016 #3

I've never seen anybody accuse minorities who support Sanders as being "race traitors." qdouble Jun 2016 #4

I've never seen that either nt gollygee Jun 2016 #5

Never saw it. Saw people being accused of calling others racists when they did not..... bettyellen Jun 2016 #6

And yet Boston you get the hide with honest to god facts. Op creates false accusations and it stands seabeyond Jun 2016 #15

+1 oasis Jun 2016 #20

Nailed it. I saw this OP yesterday and laughed my ass off. It could not have been more obvious Number23 Jun 2016 #44

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #7

Me either La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #36

I just want to high five you for your post that got locked Number23 Jun 2016 #45

thanks. I think race traitor is a terrible accusation that is hardly ever just thrown around by POC La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #46

The particular term race traitor wasn't used. jonestonesusa Jun 2016 #54

Setting up strawmen to knock down doesn't advance your message very far Tarc Jun 2016 #8

The OP must not be referring to DU. Garrett78 Jun 2016 #58

Excellent job by both of our candidates... NCTraveler Jun 2016 #9

Orientation traitors? oberliner Jun 2016 #10

No it's not. Not at all. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #12

Never heard such a phrase oberliner Jun 2016 #16

Google 'Roy Cohn' and learn about the real deal. Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #18

OK oberliner Jun 2016 #21

Did you see how many rec this got. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #11

Actually you make Ken's point. That thread is chock full of myself and other Sanders supporters Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #13

It doesn't make his point at all. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #14

you broadbrush me. You and your team never once give a shred of credit to those of us who Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #17

Lots of dishonesty in your post here. NCTraveler Jun 2016 #19

I talked Willy T into self-deleting it. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #25

"It was never fair to use that thread as if ALL Sanders supporters were to blame for it." NCTraveler Jun 2016 #30

Well done, Ken. False attacks and accusations disguised as a "thank you" message. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #22

after all the accusations of "race baiting" leveled here I've really had enough of this shit too. bettyellen Jun 2016 #23

No false attacks. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #24

Here, on DU, PoC, women LBGT Hillary supprters were in the minority, just like the rest of HC lunamagica Jun 2016 #31

It's not inherently unfair that you were in the minority. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #33

so we have a Hillary Clinton group to protect her supporters? azurnoir Jun 2016 #60

It really sucked. It fucking sucked a lot. DemocraticWing Jun 2016 #27

Did anyone actually criticize those three or four dozen people? theboss Jun 2016 #28

I'm a latina and have been a Bernie supporter azmom Jun 2016 #29

And did anyone call you a race traitor for that? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #37

Yes they did, and a sexist too. azmom Jun 2016 #39

Really? Where on du? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #40

Thanks Ken! Juicy_Bellows Jun 2016 #32

Thank you. n/t. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #34

Thanks for this thread Ken. Some of us got some very brutal treatment riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #35

This is a shitty and dishonest post. Ugh. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #38

Gosh, there should be a book about the persecution that Sanders and his supporters endure PeaceNikki Jun 2016 #41

This thread isn't about Bernie. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #42

except it didn't happen. at all. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #43

Just because you couldn't find the WORDS "race traitor" in your search Ken Burch Jun 2016 #47

race traitor is a very specific insult that you said was thrown around La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #48

I said the accusation was thrown around, I didn't specify the words. Ken Burch Jun 2016 #49

Can you provide any examples of the race traitor implications? PeaceNikki Jun 2016 #50

I can't find the thread in the Sanders group where a few AA'S were talking @ it riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #53

Show us some insinuations that amount to being called a race traitor? La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #51

yep you're a fake this or that is more common azurnoir Jun 2016 #61

No minority had a problem with me voting for Sanders and they never even tried to convince JI7 Jun 2016 #52

Oh, you and your honesty. You're ruining a phenomenal meme! Number23 Jun 2016 #55

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #56

Thank you, it's the first time in my life I had to defend being a POC. insta8er Jun 2016 #57

You're welcome. Clinton is not. eom Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #59

No brainer for me noiretextatique Jun 2016 #62