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2016 Postmortem

CTyankee

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16. But that doesn't prove that he isn't interested/doesn't care about racial justice...

Reply to Recursion (Reply #15)

Thu May 28, 2015, 10:23 AM

May 2015

I am sure he will. Just because he started on one topic doesn't mean he doesn't care about the others. Let's see where he goes before we start doubting his bona fides.

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Why Bernie Sanders doesn't talk about race (Vox) [View all] Recursion May 2015 OP

Exactly it all comes back to economics and education. WDIM May 2015 #1

Well, the point is that narrative is more popular among white liberals Recursion May 2015 #2

How do you know that? I haven't seen anything that supports the economic vs. racial justice CTyankee May 2015 #11

You're missing the experiences of persons of color Recursion May 2015 #13

I can never be anything other than what I am ethnically, but I can listen and have an open mind. CTyankee May 2015 #14

As I understand the argument, it's that he should talk about race and doesn't (nt) Recursion May 2015 #15

But that doesn't prove that he isn't interested/doesn't care about racial justice... CTyankee May 2015 #16

I think the argument is a little different ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #20

you may be right, if I am missing that part of what he said at his announcement. CTyankee May 2015 #23

Oh how I wish I had saved/book-marked an interview Bernie gave ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #25

I note he has a 97% rate given by the NAACP on affirmative action CTyankee May 2015 #27

You are missing what the vast majority of African-Americans ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #19

No, I do understand and I agree Bernie should of course address racial equality issues CTyankee May 2015 #22

Do you think/believe Bernie is of the ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #24

I've just been reading what Bernie said about Bloody Sunday recently and his words CTyankee May 2015 #26

Still lookinf; but ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #31

+++ swilton May 2015 #4

The Bolshevik's used class as a tie to ethnicity. joshcryer May 2015 #8

The expulsions were in the 1930's swilton May 2015 #30

An interesting take on that, "rankism" KamaAina May 2015 #17

NO ... IT ... DOESN'T!!!! ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #18

This will be an issue which will be facing a president, more often then we need but still something Thinkingabout May 2015 #3

Could this be considered "race baiting"? I ask cuz I've been accused of pointing out the obvious. Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #5

"Come not between the dragon and his wrath" ucrdem May 2015 #6

If this were a Republican event, we could point out the obvious, and get high fives for it. But.... Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #7

I saw your post and I disagreed with it. joshcryer May 2015 #9

Thanks josh. Reasonable people can disagree. I took issue with the claim of "race baiting" & Tarheel_Dem May 2015 #21

who is going squishy on race issues? This either/or argument is totally manufactured and CTyankee May 2015 #12

It took a world war, arguably two, to get socio-economic justice off the ground. Joe Chi Minh May 2015 #10

This is an interesting fact - JustAnotherGen May 2015 #28

I think with the amount of problems people of color have with problems of today... cascadiance May 2015 #29