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2016 Postmortem

musicblind

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17. Of course Bernie Sanders does not deserve this kind of mistreatment.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 04:01 AM

Aug 2015

I don't think you'll find anyone here who thinks he does. And I'm a Hillary supporter. But Bernie has a great record on civil rights. The whole thing is confusing.

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Do you believe Bernie and his campaign deserve this treatment from blm? [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2015 OP

If the BLM keep going down that road, they'll wind up like the people in Kansas,... BlueJazz Aug 2015 #1

All of us voters have to choose a candidate. They chose theirs, and it is not Bernie. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #2

He's not mine either... NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #6

Behavior like that... HerbChestnut Aug 2015 #3

Their message is important, however, when you take over someone else's audience Heather MC Aug 2015 #4

They didn't issue an apology. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #5

Oh welp never mind then Heather MC Aug 2015 #30

So far, nobody will post why Sanders deserves this treatment... NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #7

Check their profiles - notice which candidate's threads they rec'd? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #8

Not especially AndreaCG Aug 2015 #9

I believe that Black Lives Matter is a grassroots ibegurpard Aug 2015 #10

Centralized leaders tend to be murder by the government in a Black People's Movement. King, Malcom, Heather MC Aug 2015 #31

Every politician deserves it. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #11

I think Sanders supporters would be fine with it if BLM went after all Dem politicians. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #12

You start your argument with a fact that isn't a fact. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #13

how about the people who are in power now? Skittles Aug 2015 #14

Yeah. I'm sure access to Obama is so easy. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Aug 2015 #16

Bernie was among the first if not the first national politician to speak against the police JDPriestly Aug 2015 #26

Truly disagree with just about everything you wrote. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #27

Not a priest, or a messiah. Just someone who has proved he basically gets it and can be trusted. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #28

O'Malley just happened to be there. They weren't going after him. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #18

Shut down Hillary next jfern Aug 2015 #19

Of course Bernie Sanders does not deserve this kind of mistreatment. musicblind Aug 2015 #17

You'd think so but there is a lot of support for what BLM does to Sanders aikoaiko Aug 2015 #23

I was just reading. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #20

If that's not what you meant to do, you can switch your vote to something else. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #21

Thank you. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #32

No, but apparently some DUers are blaming Sanders for the whole thing davidpdx Aug 2015 #22

My impression was that he did negotiate with them. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #24

Well Ken, someone who actually looked at the situation might from a reasonable point of view davidpdx Aug 2015 #25

at least one mistaken click on yes... HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #29