2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Supporters - Please read my post [View all]passiveporcupine
(8,175 posts)This is actually directed to Bravenak, not Cha. Sorry, I messed up.
I was not aware of the affect so many Obama haters have had on the AA voting block, but now that I think about it, it makes sense. I love Obama and it appalls me to hear people who really can't stop ragging on him and refuse to acknowledge what an amazing man he is and how much he has accomplished in his time in office, despite the republican'ts.
I agree that Bernie supporters should stop trying to diss Obama if they want to win AA votes.
I am surprised at the feeling though, that you think Bernie is an Obama hater. I hope I'm reading that wrong. I don't think he hates him at all. He just disagrees with some of his policies, like TPP, and wars and economic issues. I think he knows Obama has done some very good things (I think I remember him praising Obama for a few of them, like Obamacare and the Iran nuke deal.
His policies are so different than many of Obamas, I'm not sure he can do much to sway your opinion, if you really see him that way.
I have another comment/question about something you said in your OP.
You said:
You are on my side in my fight for justice, and I am on your side in your fight for economic fairness.
You are asking for us to listen to you (and I agree, we need to) but this sounds tone deaf to me because you are not listening to us. We do fight for your social justice, and I agree it is a black issue, not a white one, but we all must fight for economic fairness...this is about all of us, not just whites. It's your issue too. But you seem to want to dismiss it as not important because social justice is all that really matters to you.
Maybe I can understand that, but I really wish you could see that economic fairness is good for all races, not just whites. It will not fix the social injustices that need to be dealt with, but it is a very necessary battle for all of us.
I hope you will take this in the way I meant it...in a reaching out and saying "I hear you...do you hear me?" Thank you for your OP. I hope it opens some hearts and minds.