2016 Postmortem

bravenak

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31. It's stressful.

Reply to Betty Karlson (Reply #29)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 09:30 AM

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#BlackTwitter Turns On Bernie Sanders [View all] DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

So the Meme spreads leveymg Jul 2015 #1

His supporters spent all day attacking black folks on Twitter. They should have checked themselves. bravenak Jul 2015 #2

Exactly! +1000 Gman Jul 2015 #5

excellent heaven05 Jul 2015 #14

They hold on to it so tightly it's strangling them. bravenak Jul 2015 #18

Yup. This is one way the supporters can actually hurt the candidate more than he can hurt himself. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #32

I hope they hear me. And listen. I'm seriously trying to warn/help/inform. bravenak Jul 2015 #40

Human nature, many won't. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #44

I noticed some folks get it after a bit and chill. bravenak Jul 2015 #51

I think it's exposure. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #55

How many were actually Hillary supporters? mwrguy Jul 2015 #33

Not that I saw. bravenak Jul 2015 #36

My guess is most AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #85

THIS THIS THIS Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #66

^^ this nt artislife Jul 2015 #67

If Black folks don't know Sanders and he needs to outreach more, how can they "turn on him"? KeepItReal Jul 2015 #3

Then they are fools! TM99 Jul 2015 #4

Did you just call #BlackTwitter fools? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #7

Why "Wow"? Sanders has been a supporter of the black community his whole life. Dawgs Jul 2015 #11

Those that are merely expressing TM99 Jul 2015 #12

"#BlackTwitter does not exist." sufrommich Jul 2015 #46

You are willfully ignoring what I said. TM99 Jul 2015 #52

Oh, the poor, abused hash tag! Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #83

"Wow" indeed! Number23 Jul 2015 #93

Lol! bravenak Jul 2015 #9

Right heaven05 Jul 2015 #15

Prove to me that I am. TM99 Jul 2015 #17

Don't have to heaven05 Jul 2015 #22

So in other words, you have nothing. TM99 Jul 2015 #23

You have it all in both your posts heaven05 Jul 2015 #27

I thought you said "BYE", but yet your back hueymahl Jul 2015 #45

I suspect that Bernie will address this and add more people of color to his staff to help Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #28

Sadly many here ignore reality. TM99 Jul 2015 #34

I would surmise AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #86

Of course they are Clinton supporters. TM99 Jul 2015 #91

What the fuck did they THINK was going to happen? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #6

"Black people aren't going to fall over because you use 'MLK' in a sentence" Dawgs Jul 2015 #13

It's real shit. Invoking MLK makes you suspect. bravenak Jul 2015 #20

More often than not, when a white politician refers to MLK, suspicion radar kicks in. MohRokTah Jul 2015 #70

"Sanders was clearly annoyed" Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #8

Oh, it's a falling out. I unsupported him even though I hate Hillary. So now I get O'Malley. bravenak Jul 2015 #10

I hear different views on this matter. It seems to me that Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #16

Fine. You know better than I how black people are taking this. How could I possibly know? bravenak Jul 2015 #24

I hear you alright. But I hear others too. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #29

It's stressful. bravenak Jul 2015 #31

I'd put your nose in the freezer, you know...... pocoloco Jul 2015 #21

Lol!! bravenak Jul 2015 #30

Yawn ctsnowman Jul 2015 #19

We're doing what the left always does, ripping ourselves to pieces CanonRay Jul 2015 #25

Black Americans aren't a little group though. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #37

Like any racial group, it's members have independent thought seveneyes Jul 2015 #89

Bingo. And media ie: DailyBeast et al are there to help Triana Jul 2015 #39

And the right loves it. zeemike Jul 2015 #41

Since Bernie's campaign events are too "overwhelmingly white" and he is unknown Autumn Jul 2015 #26

How dare you heaven05 Jul 2015 #38

I have come to the conclusion that the liberal use of emoticons is equivalent to Screaming . . . hueymahl Jul 2015 #47

and I've come to the conclusion heaven05 Jul 2015 #49

Quite the contrary hueymahl Jul 2015 #54

I'm not telling you what to think. I'm posting my opinion on what should Autumn Jul 2015 #48

THE killings have NEVER ended heaven05 Jul 2015 #56

I am not angry and I wasn't clear, the massive protests I was talking Autumn Jul 2015 #59

You guys have got to stop this right here. The bitterness. The paternalism. bravenak Jul 2015 #43

they can't help it heaven05 Jul 2015 #50

Man. I am surprised at some of them cause I really fucking like them. bravenak Jul 2015 #53

I am supporting you. I don't care what candidate you support and I don't care Autumn Jul 2015 #57

Allright. Don't be mad. bravenak Jul 2015 #58

I'm not mad. You have allies that will stand with you Autumn Jul 2015 #62

It was tweets like this from Bernie supporters that resulted in the "berniesoblack hashtag. eom MohRokTah Jul 2015 #71

I don't tweet so I'm not sure what your point is. Autumn Jul 2015 #72

Saying that to black activists will only result in black activists mocking your candidate MohRokTah Jul 2015 #74

Yes, saying that the elected Democrats in office should be Autumn Jul 2015 #75

wow the media sure is fast to make the most of the newest divide in D politics. Sunlei Jul 2015 #35

What has Hillary done for black lives? Red Knight Jul 2015 #42

You mean besides dedicate her life to fighting AIDS in Africa? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #61

Yes. Red Knight Jul 2015 #68

Maybe we should ask the sitting Senator, since.... JaneyVee Jul 2015 #69

So we can't look at her record? Red Knight Jul 2015 #77

The Power of Black Twitter! Thank you, Don.. @AngryBlackLady's not playin.. Cha Jul 2015 #60

I'm guessing this will really help Hillary hollowdweller Jul 2015 #63

Gaffes hurt. eom MoonRiver Jul 2015 #65

I don't think Bernie needs Hillary to help him appear tone deaf to this issue.... Walk away Jul 2015 #82

She's a racist, too! She made racist statements in 2008! As did her surrogates and fans! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2015 #95

For me, this was the key part from the OP's excerpt Godhumor Jul 2015 #64

In far too many cases, supporters of Senator Sanders have said, MineralMan Jul 2015 #73

Here's an eye witness account from a black woman who was there: sufrommich Jul 2015 #76

His attitude at the beginning is going to hurt too. He seemed petulant. You can be petulant stevenleser Jul 2015 #78

Yes. When people criticize people for their justifiable MineralMan Jul 2015 #79

Just to be clear, this isn't my account. It's a link sufrommich Jul 2015 #80

Right. I just noticed that. Still, it's a very interesting account. MineralMan Jul 2015 #81

His supporters Bobbie Jo Jul 2015 #87

"I'm proud to speak out for my brother and sisters Number23 Jul 2015 #94

What was his gaffe? Bok_Tukalo Jul 2015 #84

Bernie made no gaffe, the hecklers at netroots own whatever it was they were trying to do seveneyes Jul 2015 #90

Their loss and nothing was gained seveneyes Jul 2015 #88

Not a death knell. Bernie can get this right but he's got work to do. nt nc4bo Jul 2015 #92