2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Holy, are there people here seriously defending BLM Seattle's actions!?? What's wrong with you? [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)This subthread is awesome. I made one tiny remark on the OP and this whole thing down here is still happening.
I absolutely applaud Bernie for responding to the protests, and their request that he add a plank about racial justice onto his website, which he did today. That is what they requested after NN15.
Hint, I don't think the protesters are "GOP operatives." I think they are passionate college kids. The DU foolishness over this has exposed a lack of exposure to Black protesters. I do activist work in Oakland and the Bay Area--young Black activists are not Hillary fans. (And yes, I examined the FB pages of both young ladies last night, ftr.)
What I think is bad is the utterly tone deaf, patronizing, and obsessive need to make BLM into some huge Soros conspiracy by *some* supporters of Bernie Sanders. Now, if someone needs to spin that into another DU tall tale, they'll have to do it without my help.