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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: White progressives get a taste of anger & frustration as #BlackLivesMatter activists upstage Bernie [View all]AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)99. No Democratic candidate
Is going to ignore the whole economy to work solely on civil rights. Aint gonna happen.
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White progressives get a taste of anger & frustration as #BlackLivesMatter activists upstage Bernie [View all]
DonViejo
Jul 2015
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They Loved Bernie's replies...and they even "paused out" of their chants to listen!
KoKo
Jul 2015
#58
actually my complaint was how they treated O'Malley when they wouldn't let him answer their question
magical thyme
Jul 2015
#141
Bernie has come full circle in a way. Decades ago he'd be the one causing a stir….
KittyWampus
Jul 2015
#4
I wish there was video of this part. I've only seen the part with O'Malley. Black lives matter acts
freshwest
Jul 2015
#7
Cannot find a video. All I've been able to find is a Bernie supporter channel with an announcement
freshwest
Jul 2015
#12
They made asses of themselves. Protesting the people who are fighting for them.
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#9
Bursting the bubble of the only two candidates who have actually been talking about their issues.
jeff47
Jul 2015
#15
White progressives at the conference were the ones who got their bubbles popped
Cali_Democrat
Jul 2015
#18
So you are saying you're glad "white progressives" got their bubbles popped?
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#21
You might want to look up who said the quote before claiming they don't get it. (nt)
jeff47
Jul 2015
#27
Why would anyone in their right mind heckle someone who agrees with them?
AgingAmerican
Jul 2015
#94
I'm thinking Hillary wouldn't run out on them.. she would definitely stay and listen to their
Cha
Jul 2015
#95
They are being shot because they are black. Black means they have much higher unemployment
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#48
They are not being shot because they are poor. They are shot becasue they are black.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#61
Way more die due to lack of educational and economic opportunity than die from being shot
Vattel
Jul 2015
#50
The lack of education and economic opportunity are due to racism, because they are black.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#62
Economic inequality is not the cause of racism. Their economic inequality is a symptom of racism.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#64
I think I agree with most of what you say. Thise are big problems that define us as a nation.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#70
I really don't think we should address one first. We need to fight a multi-front war.
Vattel
Jul 2015
#73
Your economic argument is bullshit. It is white privaledge that caused these problems.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#134
We suffer from institutionalized racism. I stand with #BLACKLIVESMATTER and Civil Righs for all.
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2015
#137
They should have been given a respected place in the agenda of the meetings,
JDPriestly
Jul 2015
#114
I watched the live stream of that exchange. Bernie DID respond to the protestors, and as he was
napi21
Jul 2015
#37
Strange they would attempt to embarrass one who's been fighting for them for 50 years
Doctor_J
Jul 2015
#40
Sounds to me like Sen Sanders and to a lesser extent O'Malley, made a tactical error
tularetom
Jul 2015
#42
The response to this breaks down this way: HRC supporters are gloating. The rest of us are appalled.
leveymg
Jul 2015
#43
O'Malley handled it like someone ready for the national stage. Bernie? Not so much. He seems to
Metric System
Jul 2015
#71
And that's why Hillary and her supporters, not being anywhere close to "progressive",
delrem
Jul 2015
#88
The ones who don't get that black lives are more important than pretty speeches. Yeah. Them.
bravenak
Jul 2015
#93
Do you really think (white) progressives (like me) don't get that black lives are more important
delrem
Jul 2015
#101
We have to elect a President who takes these problems seriously for once.
raouldukelives
Jul 2015
#80
O'Malley wasn't afforded as much time by the protesters to respond as Sanders was
bigtree
Jul 2015
#111
Sorry Don Viejo, I think you've got it wrong. What is really happening is the good guys (us) are
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#105
"At times he plunged on, talking over the protesters as if they weren’t there."
NaturalHigh
Jul 2015
#129