2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Black Lives Matter Gets Wrong About Bernie Sanders - Reuters [View all]zeemike
(18,998 posts)And there was no conversation with them I was a part of...the conversation was here and not about BLM, and I never said all lives matter...that was Hillary I believe right?
But I am tared with that brush because I questioned the wisdom of attacking the candidate most likely to actually do something about the problem of black people being killed in the streets.
Somehow that is framed as saying But but but and not standing with them...as if all actions they take are above any critical thought...which is foolish IMO to even think like that.
No movement has ever been perfect but the ones that fail are the ones who never learn because they think they are. And the ones who are successful are the ones who appreciate those who stand behind them even if they are not perfectly in line with them.
LBJ was a strait up racist, but you will never find MLK calling him out...he knew what he was but he was helpful and he did not try to drive him away. Nor did he try to drive white people away from the marches because they were not pure enough...the enemy of your enemy is your friend.