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2016 Postmortem

Betty Karlson

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16. I understand the frustration. When drowning, you don't want to be told to calm down.

Reply to gobears10 (Original post)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 05:20 AM

Aug 2015

That being said, this is making a farce of a legitimate expression of concern. This takes the BLM movement out of the realm of constructive criticism and into the realm of partisan sabotage.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] gobears10 Aug 2015 OP

I love #BLM. They are going to convince so many voters to vote for Bernie that they are going Zorra Aug 2015 #1

? BillZBubb Aug 2015 #31

I think they are a legit movement that is too loosely organized and they are being coopted betterdemsonly Aug 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author gobears10 Aug 2015 #4

Many black greens view him as a threat to whom ever the green nominee will be betterdemsonly Aug 2015 #7

Never mind that the Greens have never pulled any significant share of the AA vote. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #18

It doesn't but I am a regular reader of Black Agenda Report and most they time the make good betterdemsonly Aug 2015 #20

So they only shutdown their allies? jfern Aug 2015 #9

If all they wanted to do was to get Bernie LuvNewcastle Aug 2015 #19

paid or not they are certainly pawns daybranch Aug 2015 #23

Spot on, I think FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #22

All I see is that they are very young, very frustrated, and somewhat naive starroute Aug 2015 #24

They are certainly attracting my attention, and I am having a strong, visceral negative reaction. Shrike47 Aug 2015 #28

Read this and you may feel more positively starroute Aug 2015 #32

blm is making some change with bernie which I feel is positive juxtaposed Aug 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author gobears10 Aug 2015 #5

So if he doesn't do what they ask, he's a white supremacist, and if he does do what they ask, stranger81 Aug 2015 #12

yes in the comments of one of your links juxtaposed Aug 2015 #14

That's not a bad idea, LWolf Aug 2015 #25

Just watch this video artislife Aug 2015 #6

I'm afraid it will kill our candidate's chance to do anything about it. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #17

I'm not seeing this whole hearted support you speak of on BLM Portlands FB page notadmblnd Aug 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author gobears10 Aug 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author gobears10 Aug 2015 #11

I saw a couple posts mentioning it but offering no opinion other than responders notadmblnd Aug 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author gobears10 Aug 2015 #15

How you feeling about your right wing fundie extremist sarah palin supporting young woman today? notadmblnd Aug 2015 #33

I understand the frustration. When drowning, you don't want to be told to calm down. Betty Karlson Aug 2015 #16

Thanks for the report - eom dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #21

Well they won't let Seattle outdo them, will they? jberryhill Aug 2015 #26

They don't care what POC who disagree have to say. romanic Aug 2015 #27

this could actually become a project, checking all the FB and Twitter pages to see WHEN MisterP Aug 2015 #29

Liberalism has been the main target for segments of the left for decades. David__77 Aug 2015 #30

stir it up olddots Aug 2015 #34