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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's mishandling of the BLM thing shows lack of leadership. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)160. To be fair, if white people have ideas and suggestions they are
whitesplaining and telling the black people what to do. Some people just don't want the conflict resolved, whether they want to continue as privileged whites or that sense of being a victim which makes people somehow more comfortable and so they hang onto it with all their might.
The best leader on the subject is Obama. Maybe post Presidential he'll be able to do a lot. His speeches and thoughts on this are always great and try to unite and not divide. He is of both races and has leadership skills.
Bernie will make no difference anyway by losing the election to a Republican. The BLM needs to bother Democratics candidate that might be able to beat a Republicans.
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From a purely strategic point of view, O'Malley proved he's in to win this thing.....
msanthrope
Aug 2015
#1
Maybe, when defending a candidate's voting record amounts to talking down to
Supersedeas
Aug 2015
#161
Puhhleease...Bernie has more leadership in his little pinky than the rest of the field combined. Good try though...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Aug 2015
#3
Dan your attempts to exploit racism to smear your opponenets has caused me to lose respect for you
Bjorn Against
Aug 2015
#4
Of course, I should be ashamed, not the people who say that BLM is just about black lesbians.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#6
Well I have not heard anyone say BLM was just about black lesbians or a Hillary plot
Bjorn Against
Aug 2015
#10
I didn't say you were. What I did say is that Sanders supporters are making asses of themselves
DanTex
Aug 2015
#42
So how exactly am I "exploiting racism"? I'm making a comment about Bernie's leadership,
DanTex
Aug 2015
#60
Unlike Hillary supporters who have been race baiting for months, eh?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#59
I think a private meeting behind closed doors with no media present is the way to go.
jalan48
Aug 2015
#96
What Bernie lacks isn't leadership - it's the political police on Hillary's payroll who IDed the BLM
leveymg
Aug 2015
#79
+10000000000000000000000000000000000000. Cynical. Exploitative. Disgusting. nt
Romulox
Aug 2015
#109
He didn't handle it at all, actually, that's the problem. He sat there and let things happen.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#9
He should have gotten out ahead of the whole issue, brought BLM and racial justice into his campaign
DanTex
Aug 2015
#15
Then let the media go insane. He's been called everything in book...
WorseBeforeBetter
Aug 2015
#210
I suppose if you limit the scope of discussion to just what happens on stage
fasttense
Aug 2015
#219
I think you're jumping the gun, and the parallels with Obama are apples and oranges
Armstead
Aug 2015
#18
I agree that Sanders can still turn this around but so far he's handled it poorly.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#25
IMO just the fact that the animosity between the white left and BLM has grown so much
DanTex
Aug 2015
#48
Well, obviously he should have personally ninja kicked them off the stage himself.
phleshdef
Aug 2015
#133
Yes, there were other smears against BLM, but you gotta admit, the "black lesbian" thing just
DanTex
Aug 2015
#65
-The Social Security and Medicare event at Westlake WAS NOT A SANDERS EVENT!
Ichingcarpenter
Aug 2015
#40
"But, as the de facto leader of the white left at this time, I think he has more responsibility"
NCTraveler
Aug 2015
#86
Yes, and I think Obama became the de facto leader of the entire Democratic party
DanTex
Aug 2015
#200
Is the "Bernie is a SOCIALIST who will make us all queue up in front of govmint stores for $30
djean111
Aug 2015
#82
And what does Hillary's hiding, and finally inviting them to "chat" after a month show?
ram2008
Aug 2015
#99
It's ironic that Senator Sanders is criticized for silence during these protests...
ALBliberal
Aug 2015
#101
I guess the BLM/Bernie thing has been a real opportunity for the candidate you support,
HFRN
Aug 2015
#103
This reads like wishful thinking. Hillary Clinton continues her "inevitable" slide... nt
Romulox
Aug 2015
#107
And yet Obama 2008 was all about 'Rev' Donnie McClurkin and 'Rev' Kirbyjon Caldwell attacking
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#110
Actually Bernie is handeling this just fine. It's many of his suporter who are not.
PFunk1
Aug 2015
#113
Oh my God the vast hypocrisy of all who denounced every disruptive activist of the past who now
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#115
And, conversely, the hypocrisy of those who supported disruptive activism in the past,
DanTex
Aug 2015
#117
Then go talk to those people, all the hypocrites should in fact own up to that hypocrisy.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#118
"Militarization of the police began under obama." You better have something to back that up with.
randome
Aug 2015
#136
Then why is everyone demanding detailed federal plans to address it from the current candidates?
whatchamacallit
Aug 2015
#194
If Sanders and Trump debate, together they'll look like Simon Bar Sinister and Cad Lackey
Freelancer
Aug 2015
#135
Yes, I did say what I was thinking, which is that Bernie mishandled the situation.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#158
No I didn't. And in case you're confused, no I don't think they should have been arrested.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#176
I like all the leading Democratic candidates. They all have strengths and weaknesses.
DanTex
Aug 2015
#162
Actually it's totally different. Almost the opposite. Did you even read the OP?
DanTex
Aug 2015
#180