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2016 Postmortem

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msanthrope

(37,549 posts)
184. That a significant number of PoC on this website alone want nothing to do with
Sun Jul 19, 2015, 11:19 PM
Jul 2015

them seems to cause no cognitive dissonance. Obviously, the PoC here are "low information voters."

Dear Black People, [View all] scarletwoman Jul 2015 OP
Great OP! Control-Z Jul 2015 #1
Surely that can't be necessary. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #4
Very brave of you! Control-Z Jul 2015 #7
It is necessary - and don't call me Shirley. Comatose Sphagetti Jul 2015 #88
Shirley, you jest! marym625 Jul 2015 #216
Not at all necessary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #2
Are you implying that anybody failed to do research on the "folks being protested"? pnwmom Jul 2015 #77
There is an ugly rumor, created by the Washington TIMES (that right wing shitrag) MADem Jul 2015 #112
Of course the right wing thinks Soros is behind this, sufrommich Jul 2015 #120
It's the illuminati, but keep that to yourself -- nt Freelancer Jul 2015 #203
It's Hillary who conspired to ambush Sanders. zappaman Jul 2015 #125
LOL!!! MADem Jul 2015 #128
Also, BLMs own membership was "very critical" of the actions sufrommich Jul 2015 #134
Why heckle someone who agrees with you? AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #123
They weren't "heckling". scarletwoman Jul 2015 #144
Sorry. Opportunity missed. All I saw was anger and rudeness. Freelancer Jul 2015 #202
I agree with the OP heaven05 Jul 2015 #96
You mean like the "research" the Washington Times did, and SNOPES debunked? That research? nt MADem Jul 2015 #103
No, I mean research into Bernies public statements on the matter AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #124
I've said this before, and I will say it again. MADem Jul 2015 #136
Until they do it to Hillary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #143
Interesting project Scootaloo Jul 2015 #146
Oh, please. She's smart enough to listen. MADem Jul 2015 #148
She's smart enough not to rock up in the first place shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #150
She's done that rodeo before. It's not her venue and she knows it. MADem Jul 2015 #161
She certainly does know how to listen shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #167
Snark doesn't become you. MADem Jul 2015 #168
*chortle nt artislife Jul 2015 #201
So it doesn't apply to Hillary AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #153
What did I just say? Your "So it doesn't apply" is YOUR conclusion. All By Yourself. MADem Jul 2015 #160
Spare us the mental gymnastics AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #206
"Us?" MADem Jul 2015 #208
Us AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #218
Who died and made you boss? MADem Jul 2015 #219
Us AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #220
Wrong Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #222
Yes, but I'm a white guy -- totally wanting to be with you on this, and you're losing me completely Freelancer Jul 2015 #205
+1 rateyes Jul 2015 #221
Recommended. Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #3
Since you were early in, I don't know if you've had a chance to see the yowls downthread but Number23 Jul 2015 #87
OFFS Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #108
Perfect! brush Jul 2015 #5
Dear OP, thanks for stirring the shit... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #6
Righteousness, is stirring the shit to some... boston bean Jul 2015 #8
Oh, I don't know. If you've been reading all the threads here that have been posted about scarletwoman Jul 2015 #10
Perfect response! GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #11
Thank you. :) scarletwoman Jul 2015 #16
At least you admit to shit-stirring. That's better than most. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #20
It only stirs shit with people who are full of it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #83
Oooh. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #104
Must be the Crow in me. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #179
!!! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #181
+100 heaven05 Jul 2015 #99
Wow! Another Black person speaking their mind! Walk away Jul 2015 #26
the OP author is not black Skittles Jul 2015 #149
I think that goes without saying.... Walk away Jul 2015 #214
Oh, yes it is. heaven05 Jul 2015 #97
It is not "stirring the shit" to make note of the very real concepts of MADem Jul 2015 #114
Shaking my damn head. notadmblnd Jul 2015 #9
Yes, I think it is. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #14
Do you understand the reference? I get the impression you don't. Let me give you a link. MADem Jul 2015 #119
This is great and I rec'd it JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #12
When used in this context: it's "fazed" cwydro Jul 2015 #19
How tender. spelling correcter or is that corrector.. or is it something else? boston bean Jul 2015 #23
I didn't change it - I think that's a GD host JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #212
Thanks - I'm not fazed by you JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #29
Actually, I've never cwydro Jul 2015 #33
Oh the Voting Rights Act JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #36
Ok. cwydro Jul 2015 #39
from the response heaven05 Jul 2015 #105
He doesn't have anything on his campaign website as yet... ms liberty Jul 2015 #129
Neither you nor I would choose a candidate based on that JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #209
Neither me shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #118
Idiotic. Protest however you want... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #13
Perfect! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #15
And for those in this thread just shared by Puglover? WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #24
Oh my JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #32
Ask him. Was Michelle's heckler right? Was #BLM right? WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #42
I was asking your opinion JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #49
I'm a former Marylander, and O'Malley's my second choice. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #106
And if Bernie wins JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #163
Which goes to show, all this ginned-up division is just that... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #177
Depends on the stakes JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #210
If Social Security is cut, blacks (and Latinos) will be the hardest hit. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #228
And it's hasn't been cut has it? JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #229
You don't grasp that Republicans and ConservaDems... WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #230
You don't know what I do or do not grasp JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #231
You have skin in the game? So do I. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #232
Black women and Latino women who didn't have my father JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #233
"Magic negro woman"... that should be your screen name. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #234
I'd get alerted! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #235
LOL Hell, I was afraid I'd be alerted for quoting you! WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #236
Edit Number23 Jul 2015 #84
I think you've just hit on the nub of it shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #155
No words JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #162
"All mass movements are competitive" shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #176
Voting rights for blacks and Hispanics in this country JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #211
This message was self-deleted by its author shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #213
Interesting that you would select that post ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #172
Not really. Puglover highlights it below. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #178
You find those examples similiar? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #192
and the other protest was on a Tuesday, not a Wednesday shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #200
That's the really shitty thing about words shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #191
Yes and even shittier ... the words can, and frequent are, quoted completely without context. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #193
I know, right? shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #199
It only applies to gay people. arcane1 Jul 2015 #225
Those damn uppity gays (nt) shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #226
You say it was counterproductive. LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #73
Bernie Sanders is a tough SOB... he can handle it. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #121
smilie inside Hatchling Jul 2015 #17
I have heard that before RobertEarl Jul 2015 #18
Thank you! This is great: scarletwoman Jul 2015 #21
Why wait until Bernie is elected? PADemD Jul 2015 #34
My thoughts as well. cwydro Jul 2015 #217
What was the ladies name that was heckling Michelle Obama? Puglover Jul 2015 #22
This thread just got interesting. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #25
Wow. What an eye opener. People azmom Jul 2015 #28
! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #37
Oh. My. God. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #38
Whoops! progressoid Jul 2015 #46
A "how come black people can do it" post. sufrommich Jul 2015 #51
"And we move closer and closer to the edge." Some folks have been on that edge for a while! Number23 Jul 2015 #85
or a "how come lesbians can't do it" thread shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #142
lesbian privilege! MisterP Jul 2015 #63
... Puglover Jul 2015 #66
Good god, now I read everything. azmom Jul 2015 #67
"Yes that was Privilege, her issues or nothing. Privileged and arrogant." beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #70
That lesbian disruptor was disrupting an event hosted by a lesbian couple. MADem Jul 2015 #127
Exactly. You can't play the lesbian card in a lesbian house. shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #188
It's not about the people on the stage so much as how the audience feels about the exchange. MADem Jul 2015 #190
Yes shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #195
Codepink on their comments telling how black women should behave KittyWampus Jul 2015 #72
Any thoughts on the staggering hypocrisy of HC supporters? beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #74
No, cause an equally large number of Sanders supporters who are butthurt KittyWampus Jul 2015 #76
I am fine with BLM protests but I am also fine with lgbt people using the same methods. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #80
I am ambivalent about the protestors last night. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #91
:) I didn't think we were bickering. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #95
I am with you (don't faint) Puglover Jul 2015 #78
Yes. And I bet Bernie recognized his young self in those protestors. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #94
I'll bet he did. Puglover Jul 2015 #107
I wish I could say I was shocked by the inconsistency arcane1 Jul 2015 #86
Love it. I love it when you get to see what people really are. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #100
as usual heaven05 Jul 2015 #109
IIRC, the "crowd" was with Michelle, not the heckler. MADem Jul 2015 #122
K&R. This is it, in a nutshell lunamagica Jul 2015 #27
right, 'cause Sanders backers are ALL about being patronizing and about controlling Black people MisterP Jul 2015 #30
Have you read some of the posts? scarletwoman Jul 2015 #31
Likewise, Cheese Sandwich Jul 2015 #40
Well said. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #45
Hear hear artislife Jul 2015 #79
Just a tiny question: How do you know that they are really "fellow supporters" erronis Jul 2015 #44
Because I know them, I'm familiar with what they post. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #52
Thankfully, TM99 Jul 2015 #173
Hello, fellow Sanders supporter. LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #35
Nicely said. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #41
OT LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #43
Oh gosh! You just brought a huge smile to my face! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #47
Great OP Gothmog Jul 2015 #48
LOL-or better yet just don't show up at our event. jalan48 Jul 2015 #50
Way to be inclusive! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #55
I was thinking of Hillary. jalan48 Jul 2015 #56
What does Hillary have to do with it? scarletwoman Jul 2015 #57
Oh, I thought you were talking about the Netroots event yesterday? jalan48 Jul 2015 #58
Yes I am. It had nothing to do with Hillary. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #60
Oh. my mistake. Who does it have to do with then? jalan48 Jul 2015 #61
Black Lives Matter. And the various reactions to their protest that have been posted. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #62
Ok-my bad. I thought you were refering to Sanders and O'Malley. jalan48 Jul 2015 #64
Sandra Bland heaven05 Jul 2015 #113
I totally agree. It's an issue that needs to be addressed. jalan48 Jul 2015 #133
Nice! DCBob Jul 2015 #53
I am a Bernie supporter and fully support what BLM did and plans to do! m-lekktor Jul 2015 #54
Thank you! I think what BLM did yesterday was perfect, and I'm not at all concerned about Bernie. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #59
On point artislife Jul 2015 #65
Thank you for your thoughtful post! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #82
Then you live near my grandfather's people...the Ojibwas artislife Jul 2015 #93
welcome ally!!!!! heaven05 Jul 2015 #115
Thanks for the welcome artislife Jul 2015 #183
That was raw and honest. Control-Z Jul 2015 #180
Thank you artislife Jul 2015 #182
It bears pointing out that LGBT people have always been soundly criticized on DU for any disruption Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #68
+1. Situational ethics is a nice way azmom Jul 2015 #69
I'm curious. How do you feel about the characterizations all over the internet mmonk Jul 2015 #71
Sadly, some of what I'd read since yesterday actually does fit the description of not getting it. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #110
Hope you are correct. I was reading the comments on the Think Progress editor lecturing a Sanders mmonk Jul 2015 #116
We need more protests, not less... MerryBlooms Jul 2015 #75
TELL IT. TELL ITT!!! You won't get the goo gobs of recs that the most inane, cringe inducing babble Number23 Jul 2015 #81
Just. Stop. Talking. White. People. is all I think, reading these threads. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #152
Four HUNDRED years of constantly being told that you are smarter, cleaner and better than everyone Number23 Jul 2015 #158
I'm not surprised by what's skating around GDP..... msanthrope Jul 2015 #159
I am tickled pink at all of the white 'splaining. Perhaps if some on DU were not so busy ignoring, Number23 Jul 2015 #170
Well...some think their liberalism inoculates them from racism. msanthrope Jul 2015 #171
Oh girl, yes. They seem genuinely HORRIFIED when poc point out that liberals can be racist Number23 Jul 2015 #174
That a significant number of PoC on this website alone want nothing to do with msanthrope Jul 2015 #184
sweet! heaven05 Jul 2015 #89
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Protest in any manner you choose. It is your right. Vote for whoever you like. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #90
who exactly said that? Skittles Jul 2015 #92
Well, you can find some posts like that in this thread. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #141
and who exactly appointed you to speak for POC? Skittles Jul 2015 #145
I'm speaking for white liberals, just like I signed in my OP. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #151
no, you don't Skittles Jul 2015 #154
You're right, of course. Only the ones who are arrogant and patronizing. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #156
I did. I linked back to one of her posts as the proper response in this situation. bravenak Jul 2015 #189
2008, 2010, 2012 Aerows Jul 2015 #98
LOL!!!!!!!! MADem Jul 2015 #101
Well, I'm hoping they'll get that it's about the BLM protest yesterday, because that's my reference. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #130
That video is brand-spanking-new, not old. And you hit the nail on the head, even if MADem Jul 2015 #137
Oh, sorry. I really only barely glanced at it so I shouldn't have been so quick to call it "old". scarletwoman Jul 2015 #139
Love threads that quickly and correctly make the point. locdlib Jul 2015 #102
LOL SunSeeker Jul 2015 #111
Like having flashbacks of the LGBT campaign of the past eight years. Prism Jul 2015 #117
Many thanks! Love your post! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #126
Some of the reactions are guaranteed to alienate African American voters Prism Jul 2015 #135
and the rest are guaranteed to alienate white liberals shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #198
No kidding. Thank you. lovemydog Jul 2015 #131
Where have I heard this line before... Scootaloo Jul 2015 #132
I could be wrong, but it appears to me as though you have entirely missed the point. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #138
No, I got your point loud and clear. It's not a subtle or nuanced point. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #140
No, my argument is that POC don't need to be told by us when and how they should demonstrate. scarletwoman Jul 2015 #157
Except instead of saying that, you said this: Scootaloo Jul 2015 #164
I'm strictly referring to some of the kinds of responses that have been posted here since scarletwoman Jul 2015 #169
I enjoyed it (nt) shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #185
Thank you! scarletwoman Jul 2015 #187
Mahalo scarletwoman~ Cha Jul 2015 #147
An interesting point in the proceedings... shaayecanaan Jul 2015 #165
As a single white guy with a disability I have to inform you Dem_in_Nebr. Jul 2015 #166
Some people just like romanic Jul 2015 #175
"Some people" ?!? ....don't even try to hide it anymore.... bettyellen Jul 2015 #227
Lol! bravenak Jul 2015 #186
I'll just leave this here Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #194
Thank you. That's perfect. nt scarletwoman Jul 2015 #196
Mahalo Bobbi JO! Cha Jul 2015 #207
Waaaait a minute..... Kurovski Jul 2015 #197
Thank you very much. I am grateful for the protesters. #Blacklivesmatter Kalidurga Jul 2015 #204
K&R! marym625 Jul 2015 #215
Yeah, that's a problem... Left coast liberal Jul 2015 #223
Kinda perfect, there! MineralMan Jul 2015 #224
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