2016 Postmortem

Bonobo

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19. Yes, they believe...

Tue Sep 15, 2015, 02:44 AM

Sep 2015

uninvited black speakers should TAKE the mic with force to deliver a controversial message

but invited black speakers should be forced to SURRENDER the mic to not give a controversial message.

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Is It Me... Or Are The Same People Complaining About Bernie Sanders Not Connecting With POC... [View all] WillyT Sep 2015 OP

maybe they need to be taught JI7 Sep 2015 #1

Yes... And The Full Quote... WillyT Sep 2015 #2

My God, MLK was ahead of his time. rusty quoin Sep 2015 #3

No, he and Malcolm knew what was wrong Hydra Sep 2015 #86

Is it just the words West used or is it the sentiment? artislife Sep 2015 #17

Nailed it. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #4

Hey Major. sheshe2 Sep 2015 #12

Well, I tried to talk to you about this before. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #16

Actually, sheshe2 Sep 2015 #25

Not Good Enough, Bernie beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #34

No, I think poster meant... Ino Sep 2015 #39

Come on! Are you serious? brush Sep 2015 #29

Yes, he is serious. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #30

Yep. It's become a mantra for some. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #32

No, your statement is untrue. kwassa Sep 2015 #64

They are serious. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2015 #52

A couple of links for you then brush Sep 2015 #55

West has had an uneasy time with younger black activists and thinkers Recursion Sep 2015 #5

Coates is also an atheist Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #44

I really came out of that spat with less respect for West, sadly Recursion Sep 2015 #45

See, I'm an atheist as well Chitown Kev Sep 2015 #47

Yes. West was just wrong in every way there Recursion Sep 2015 #48

that appears to be the program olddots Sep 2015 #6

I've not been counting or even reading most of what's been posted but elleng Sep 2015 #7

I don't see a lot of complaining or fits, that's just the view through your lenses GitRDun Sep 2015 #8

We need to be having discussions on issues, not on who the candidates are associating with. liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #9

Bernie is a thoroughly decent guy..that is true GitRDun Sep 2015 #10

Some people in the AA community don't like West. Others in the AA community admire liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #14

What difference does it make if some like West and some not? GitRDun Sep 2015 #15

Really? We cannot surmise what the American people are thinking? With more and more people liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #18

Congratulations! GitRDun Sep 2015 #21

Bernie's voting record speaks for itself. I don't vote on popularity or electibility, I vote on liberal_at_heart Sep 2015 #23

You also seem certain GitRDun Sep 2015 #24

Seems to me those speaking against Bernie, or with "concern" about Cornel West, Ron Green Sep 2015 #11

Ahhh . . . he can't win without the votes brush Sep 2015 #50

The question is: Can he get the votes without the pandering, triangulation, marketing Ron Green Sep 2015 #59

Why bother? zappaman Sep 2015 #13

Yes, they believe... Bonobo Sep 2015 #19

Succint, and accurate. [n/t] Maedhros Sep 2015 #20

Or some people of color are more equal (at least in terms of speaking their opinions) Live and Learn Sep 2015 #22

What they're really saying is shut up and sit down Dr. West. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #36

#BLM "white supremacists" good; Cornel West "white supremacists" bad. WorseBeforeBetter Sep 2015 #26

Nailed it! TM99 Sep 2015 #31

+1000 and so did you Brother. Nailed it especially that last paragraph Catherina Sep 2015 #41

I've been watching this and am worried that these type of attacks might work. polly7 Sep 2015 #43

Those are some great quotes Polly Catherina Sep 2015 #60

Don't mind at all! polly7 Sep 2015 #61

They're not?!?! jeff47 Sep 2015 #42

yup Skittles Sep 2015 #27

It's you underthematrix Sep 2015 #28

No, it's not. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #33

ROFL murielm99 Sep 2015 #35

West is an asshole. SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #37

why do you say that?I admire West, don't agree/w every word he says but I do listen to what he says Sunlei Sep 2015 #49

"why do you say that?" SouthernProgressive Sep 2015 #54

Well I think West is much more similar in views to Sanders & West will be helpful to progress Sunlei Sep 2015 #56

No, it's not just you. And it's no surprise either Catherina Sep 2015 #40

I don't think the poor and victimized connect with Brother West. kwassa Sep 2015 #66

You're very funny. Ask the poor and victimized in the Bronx, in Ferguson who Brother West is Catherina Sep 2015 #67

Cornel isn't a rock star anywhere ... kwassa Sep 2015 #70

Missed my whole point did you? Whitesplaining not welcome. Thanks. Bye. n/t Catherina Sep 2015 #75

Whatever. That wasn't your whole point. kwassa Sep 2015 #80

No. You whitesplained my points. And very poorly at that. Catherina Sep 2015 #82

Should I dump Michael Eric Dyson on you? Is he black enough? kwassa Sep 2015 #85

No. I specifically requested no more whitesplaining about "suitable negroes" Catherina Sep 2015 #87

I love her, just love her...... haikugal Sep 2015 #81

Yep 99Forever Sep 2015 #46

West doesn't get along with Obama, they love Obama, therefore they don't like West. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #51

Many of those you characterize as "throwing a Cornel West fit"... SidDithers Sep 2015 #53

Interesting that you would just pull shit..from the ether. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #58

I Went To High School With Cornel West... Didn't Know Him Personally, But... WillyT Sep 2015 #62

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #73

People critical of Cornel West are "race baiting"?... SidDithers Sep 2015 #74

Are you doubting your own eyes? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #76

True colours shown... SidDithers Sep 2015 #77

Good. Surprises can be nasty sometimes. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #79

And what about the white people who dont like Trump?He's calling for more taxes on Wall Street gains lunasun Sep 2015 #57

Is It Me... Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #63

Some people have tried to hold Obama feet to the fire because he is the president rhett o rick Sep 2015 #65

I don't know if it's JUST you, but you're incorrect. And yes, I'll explain. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #78

Oh no it is most CERTAINLY not just you! And the fact that certain folks in this crowd Number23 Sep 2015 #88

Not me. Major Hogwash Sep 2015 #89

Huh? Bobbie Jo Sep 2015 #91

Major Hogwash. You're welcome. betsuni Sep 2015 #93

Exactly. betsuni Sep 2015 #90

Willy, what if some are one and the same? Raine1967 Sep 2015 #68

Seriously... WillyT Sep 2015 #69

It was an honest inquiry. Raine1967 Sep 2015 #71

Oh... I'm Not Saying It Wasn't... I Thought It Might Be Rhetorical... WillyT Sep 2015 #72

It wasn't a rhetorical question. Raine1967 Sep 2015 #83

And That's The Way The World Works, No ??? WillyT Sep 2015 #84

I could only know that if I made lists of DUers based on the content of their posts HereSince1628 Sep 2015 #92

What's a "Cornel West fit"? betsuni Sep 2015 #94