2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Supporters - Please read my post [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)Which voting block ALWAYS votes reliably dem, for candidates you support whether they like them or not? Black voters do. We always vote your way.
I do not think Bernie hates Obama. I think many of his supporters do. They are not following Bernie's lead and example of positive campaigning. He does not trash Democrats. He does not trash Hillary. He does not trash Obama. He KNOWS that it will hurt him with black voters.
Black folks got left behind by white liberals, they disinvested in our communities, allowed society to bring us to the point where 1/3 of us go to jail or prison in our lifetimes. Our children are treated unfairly at school, harassed, overly disciplined, our children are treated like shit from birth on. We want the same quality of life as you, and that means social justice is PRIMARY. Money doesn't help you in life if your children are murdered before they are grown, or jailed on a fake charge by dirty cops, or your husband is in jail leaving you all alone and poor,and that happens often. We are left to deal with this systemic racism and systematic abuse and told that we are wrong for demanding that our VERY LIVES come first. Before money, before ANYTHING else. You don't have these worries. Why the hell should WE just because OF our black skin? Why won't you just help us and ask nothing in return but that we be careful and have good lives? That is all we are asking. Whoever offers us that wins. And nobody wins without us. Think about it.