2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Heckler/disruptor Patrisse Cullors appoints herself the spokesperson of black people [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)no matter how they feel about the specifics of the BLM protest at NrN are willing to move forward with dialog between the campaign and the BLM movement. I read that here now daily.
What keeps stoking this mess is a very small but very loud group of Clinton supporters who are capitalizing on this event and the fall-out from it.
Politically, of course they are. It serves her and them very well, at least for now. But here it is causing a lot of rancor and discontent. It is continuing this morning.
Eventually the next campaign 'event' or new talking point will displace it but until then I am hopeful that cooler heads will prevail. As a POC I side with my community AND I still view Sanders as the best long-tern candidate to help not only us but the entire US.