2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Unveils Sweeping Policy Platform To Combat Racial Inequality [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Why the hell can't you just acknowledge that for decades -- including the periods when criminal injustice and racial issues were being swept under the rug -- Sanders has cared about this stuff? That video is one example. That's not some lily livered apathetic apologist for racism.
I am willing to admit that he needed to refine his campaign messaging. But that's the case with other issues too, in terms of HOW he gets the message out. That's campaign building. And he got a lot of visibility quick, and is still pulling the pieces together.
But it is a flat out LIE that he has not been engaged as a fighter for these issues all his adult life.
And yes it pisses the hell out of me and others who know what Sanders has been doing for YEARS, that certain factions (some with a political agenda) are keeping this phony controversy alive both blatantly and with innuendo, instead of moving on to form an actual united front that might actually bring some positive change for everyone.
And P.S. I don't give a shit if some prefer Hillary or some other candidate. But making hay out of a lie is just bogus.