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bravenak

(34,648 posts)
6. I'll tell you.
Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:17 AM
Jul 2015

Stop lecturing black people on Dr. King and civil rights. Stop the paternalistic stuff. Stop telling us whats best for us. He needs to meet face to face. Hire some black staff to do social media. Go visit black churches and eat with the people. Go to a quincianera. Go on Jimmy Kimmel and read berniesoblack tweets (we love shit like that). His supporters have to stop acting like know it alls and constantly telling us that 'he marched with king before you were born!' Stop tweeting out bitter recrimintation to black twitter and Elon. Stop pretending everything is all goid with Bernie and Blacks. Hold a damn rally in a black area. Plenty more but I think you get it. Oh, listen to what the few black people still left here say. DU is a bubble and just cause you see Bernie stuff on the rec list it does not mean he has a bunch of support. Stop talking at black people about economic justice because we want social justice first so that we can live long enough to get the money. Realize racism is a probem and so is liberal racism. Stop telling us to go to republican then, like white liberals own the party and we are just here on sufferance. Realize that without us you lose.

There's video, decide for yourself. PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #1
Turn back, and stay in your cave. If you say anything on this list, it will be held against you now. Freelancer Jul 2015 #2
Not anywhere near the hype it's being made out to be marym625 Jul 2015 #3
Some of us unruly negroes oppressed Sanders and O'malley. bravenak Jul 2015 #4
Very helpful. Advancing the discussion. Not. peacebird Jul 2015 #5
I'll tell you. bravenak Jul 2015 #6
Thank you for some excellent suggestions! peacebird Jul 2015 #8
Thank you for listening. Thanks. Finally somebody listened. I can take a nap now. bravenak Jul 2015 #9
Thank you as well ybbor Jul 2015 #13
Great! To better days ahead! bravenak Jul 2015 #17
I tweeted them to Sanders & blacklivesmatter peacebird Jul 2015 #14
That was smart! Thank you! bravenak Jul 2015 #15
Thank you for talking with me. We have to fix this. peacebird Jul 2015 #18
We will. Probably soon too. bravenak Jul 2015 #19
I like your optimism! peacebird Jul 2015 #20
Great post, bravenak. Wilms Jul 2015 #11
I think he can make supporters out of people who doubt him. bravenak Jul 2015 #16
Thanks for your post. As a white male democratic socialist who tends to see things through the lens WIProgressive88 Jul 2015 #21
I think he can get it done. bravenak Jul 2015 #23
Minorities have done enough listening and have started talking. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #7
Awesome! ybbor Jul 2015 #10
Seems very reasonable... fredamae Jul 2015 #12
NRN made themselves irrelevant and moot seveneyes Jul 2015 #22
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