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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: BLM Needs to Be Marginalized and Go Away If It Is Going to Attack Natural Allies Like Bernie... [View all]GitRDun
(1,846 posts)62. Here's just a smatter from your reply
OP Title: BLM Needs to Be Marginalized and Go Away If It Is Going to Attack Natural Allies Like Bernie...
you are absolutely clueless about how to win friends and foster any kind of change.
Your solution? criticism.. OP solution? marginalize...My solution? Bernie needs to find a way to bring Democrats together...it's not me that needs clues...
I guess Symone must be a white lady wearing black makeup then huh? What more do you want?
Less snark would be helpful, but too much to ask from some in the Bern-geon crowd. Better yet, how about a well executed national outreach program so you don't see as many comments like the one in the article I linked to.
BLM wants him to speak LESS to people that aren't POC
This is a typical Bern-geon poster comment..you can divine what the whole of a grass roots group wants..I have not seen this much certainty since Dick Cheyney.
only so much he can do to satisfy someone that has something else up their craw about him
I like Bernie. I think he can win if he continues to improve. He doesn't have to satisfy me, though. If he wants to get to 51%, he'll need groups like BLM to support him.
I hope he NEVER DOES turn his back on the American people like Barack
TPP is not our President turning his back on America. He thinks he's helping...IMO both wrong. TPP is irrelevant. USA has trade agreements with just 20 countries and trade agreements are rarely enforced. Victory or defeat will not keep 1 job here. These massive corporations will push jobs to lowest cost countries regardless of TPP.
people's OPINION of whether he has enough diversity in his campaign.
I think the guy who gave his opinion to CNN matters, certainly neither of ours does. BS is the seller, voters and voter groups are the buyers. Their opinions do matter, like it or not.
I'm speaking of whether they want to actually do something as an obligation to the POC that they say they represent....They keep effectively spitting in his face
White people, politicians in particular, have been asking minority groups to be quiet and patient for centuries. Who are we to tell anyone how long is enough? While most don't condone how they did it, I think many undertand why..
I won't be "shut up"
No one is asking you too. If you want people to listen, perhaps a little less hostility.
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BLM Needs to Be Marginalized and Go Away If It Is Going to Attack Natural Allies Like Bernie... [View all]
EEO
Aug 2015
OP
Really. Do you know Black Lives Matter activists? Have you ever participated in a BLM action?
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#32
Why don't you repeat that statement to Symone Sanders. She'd love to respond to these INSULTS!
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#33
If calling people "white supremacist" with absolutely NO BASIS is "criticism"...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#60
Ignoring the two actions that targeted Sanders, quick… tell me what you have done
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#34
What have I done? I helped on a committee at the county level put forth a resolution...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#37
There's a thread claiming BLM is a Secret Plot by "Black Lesbians" to perpetuate racism
emulatorloo
Aug 2015
#9
Wasn't his event. He was an invited guest to speak for a few minutes. He didn't seem put out.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#35
Yay for you! You have just parroted what I have been reading on near every hate
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#28
BLM is not a monolithic organization. It's not at all clear that the female
winter is coming
Aug 2015
#7
Indeed. People like the OP need to find another candidate. Trump, perhaps?
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#30
After 24 hours of all this, I still support the goals of#BLM but not always their tactics or targets
aikoaiko
Aug 2015
#21
You do not deserve to be a Bernie Sanders supporter. He would NEVER EVER suggest that BLM
Luminous Animal
Aug 2015
#27
It will go on as long as we keep seeing high profile killings of unarmed black people
Cali_Democrat
Aug 2015
#41
Without leaders, anyone is #BLM, and that will lead to more incidents like the other day.
fbc
Aug 2015
#42
Yet #BLM interrupts Bernie Sanders in Seattle, what happens after that incident?
Cali_Democrat
Aug 2015
#43
No. Black Lives Matter is important. It is the supporters of other candidates who are
djean111
Aug 2015
#52
As a black person, I don't wholly disagree. They seem rather unprofessional and short-sighted.....
tjdee
Aug 2015
#53