2016 Postmortem

onecaliberal

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101. Corporate candidate memes.

Reply to gobears10 (Original post)

Sun Sep 27, 2015, 04:47 PM

Sep 2015

I will apologize for them. I'm ashamed of my race sometimes.

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Why does everyone assume Sanders' supporters are white? [View all] gobears10 Sep 2015 OP

It fits their fucking meme. That's all it is. djean111 Sep 2015 #1

It's the meme that's going around. ZM90 Sep 2015 #2

Your title... quickesst Sep 2015 #3

That was my immediate second thought. My first thought was: look at the crowds. POC are..... marble falls Sep 2015 #25

Yep quickesst Sep 2015 #43

Me, too. We have to be sure we get a big turnout for the election. Congress to me is the bigger .... marble falls Sep 2015 #62

No, the title if fine. It's a meme that is RACIST in itself, but we knew that and few are surprised sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #74

It was intended... quickesst Sep 2015 #79

That meme has David Brock's name written all over it. delrem Sep 2015 #4

I do. It is how she is. It represents her perfectly. n/t djean111 Sep 2015 #9

What's so hard to understand? 99Forever Sep 2015 #17

And she is the dirtiest of them all. Paka Sep 2015 #21

That's how the Clintons roll. LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #20

its not everyone restorefreedom Sep 2015 #5

Randomly attributing "white privilege" is itself a privilege. nt Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 #6

Consider the source Leontius Sep 2015 #7

Edit: Replied before I had my coffee Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #8

Steve...the OP is from India...but I agree about First Americans! haikugal Sep 2015 #16

I read it the same way at least twice. marble falls Sep 2015 #27

This week's theme is back to Sanders is a racist and his supporters are even more racist. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #10

To gobears10 jaxind Sep 2015 #11

haha gobears10 Sep 2015 #13

Too bad- Love Indian accent! Hydra Sep 2015 #32

LOL! They would be mighty surprised Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #12

It's fits the meme they are peddling. Plus they don't care if any of it is true. They just hope to GoneFishin Sep 2015 #14

Conveniently, the debates aren't due to start for damn near another month. arcane1 Sep 2015 #55

To gobears10 jaxind Sep 2015 #15

Even Black Lives Matter can't attract POC in New England. So when he announced & held early rallies magical thyme Sep 2015 #18

Many Hillary supporters are conservatives masquerading as liberal, progressive, etc. Broward Sep 2015 #19

Amen! Paka Sep 2015 #22

Some of them are frankly toxic. NealK Sep 2015 #31

Exactly. Republicans in all but name. sibelian Sep 2015 #36

Nailed it. Hillary is the candidate of the Status Quo, and her supporters feel it being threatened. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #37

+1 nt Zorra Sep 2015 #52

Thread win. 99Forever Sep 2015 #60

Let me jump on that ship too as I believe it to be sea worthy. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #69

I think they'll go after his gender next--gotta keep everyone off-balance don'tcha know! MisterP Sep 2015 #23

This supporter is not white. yuiyoshida Sep 2015 #24

I guess it's based on the faces in his audiences. nt Nitram Sep 2015 #25

Internet has a 'life' of it's own,lot not based on reality.More good than bad, I agree with the Pope Sunlei Sep 2015 #28

Because it serves their agenda to do so. nt LWolf Sep 2015 #29

Assumptions are based off that which is known in conjunction with the unknown. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #30

If this is an echo chamber, I'd hate to think of what cacophony might be Armstead Sep 2015 #45

Almost a complete echo chamber in almost all aspect. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #46

I look at the AA forum, among others Armstead Sep 2015 #48

Agree with every word you have written in this post. nt. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #49

I'm pretty sure that if you think Aerows Sep 2015 #77

I believe many of Sanders' supporters are black. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #33

Maybe I'm a carryover by your definitions. Dunno, but I partially agree and partially disagree Armstead Sep 2015 #47

Yeah...it's complex. onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #65

Your posts on this topic are fantastic! Maybe make them an OP? nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #71

Onpatrol, I wasn't here during so much of what you describe, so Hortensis Sep 2015 #53

Some posters who absolutely hated Hillary in 08 and posted the nastiest thing about her Autumn Sep 2015 #59

What'cha taking about, Autumn? DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #73

Things like this Aerows Sep 2015 #76

And this. SMC22307 Sep 2015 #85

It looks like some serious evolving has been happening of late. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #86

Evolving? That's one word for it. SMC22307 Sep 2015 #87

It wasn't my best pun. Have a good night, SMC. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #88

You too, DCA. SMC22307 Sep 2015 #89

That's disgusting. treestar Sep 2015 #94

Thanks for your opinion, Treestar. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2015 #95

Once a person is against a candidate, they have to hate them forever? treestar Sep 2015 #93

Sure, that just how it works. Autumn Sep 2015 #111

+ a brazillion! nt tblue37 Sep 2015 #70

There were some defending George Zimmerman? jfern Sep 2015 #78

I fit one of those 3 groups. LWolf Sep 2015 #98

because the corporate media and a certain someone doesn't want the competition. Javaman Sep 2015 #34

That's the major problem with the concept of "white privilege". sibelian Sep 2015 #35

Sorry, that's just wrong. blackspade Sep 2015 #39

No. It's meaningless. sibelian Sep 2015 #40

That was some fine gymnastics there. blackspade Sep 2015 #63

No, it's not gymnastics. sibelian Sep 2015 #67

For someone so articulate, it's tragic that you don't get it. blackspade Sep 2015 #68

Does everyone assume that? I don't think so. MineralMan Sep 2015 #38

You're right, it's not assumed, it's projected. n/t whatchamacallit Sep 2015 #42

Did everyone tell you to "check your privilege? twii Sep 2015 #41

They assume because it fits their phony framing and are hell bent on poisoning TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #44

Statistically speaking mythology Sep 2015 #50

Everyone doesn't. Certain supporters of other candidates say it, but that doesn't make it so. nt valerief Sep 2015 #51

They don't assume; they wish. n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #54

+1 (nt) jeff47 Sep 2015 #56

Because it's a form of soft racism that is currently allowed on DU. nt Romulox Sep 2015 #57

Do they? McCamy Taylor Sep 2015 #58

most indian americans support clinton .so it was interesting when you JI7 Sep 2015 #61

I swear I'm not stalking you but you have been absolutely KILLING it today. Even Number23 Sep 2015 #72

really JI7 Sep 2015 #75

Hillary supporters are desperate and can't win on the issues AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #64

Haha Hillary's the front runner. moobu2 Sep 2015 #82

She started losing momentum last May AgingAmerican Sep 2015 #83

Excellent effort to prove AgingAmerican's point Scootaloo Sep 2015 #104

Was it one of the white denizens of the AA forum? frylock Sep 2015 #66

What difference would it make? onpatrol98 Sep 2015 #80

are you upset the AA forum has mixed posters and hosts? how nice of you to take such an interest and bettyellen Sep 2015 #108

Okay then, just 99.9% are white moobu2 Sep 2015 #81

That statement is 100% false jfern Sep 2015 #84

A huge majority are white and you know it. moobu2 Sep 2015 #90

Nope, they're not 99% white either, as the polls show. jfern Sep 2015 #100

Obama had lots of white supporters too Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #91

No one said every single one of them is treestar Sep 2015 #92

Comment #81 claimed 99.9% jfern Sep 2015 #102

Clinton supporter tactic: Bernie is leader of white supremacists. aikoaiko Sep 2015 #96

BERNIE IS A RACIST GUN-HUMPER LAGC Sep 2015 #97

It is a manufactured trope. Here is a good example that crashed swiftly. Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #99

Corporate candidate memes. onecaliberal Sep 2015 #101

No, not all Sanders supporters are white. RandySF Sep 2015 #103

Most Hillary supporters are white jfern Sep 2015 #105

Most Americans are white. HRC has a big lead with African Americans right now. Sanders admits it bettyellen Sep 2015 #106

She has an even bigger lead if those who support Sanders become white jfern Sep 2015 #107

That is also correct RandySF Sep 2015 #110

I'm guessing you was told this by a white person notadmblnd Sep 2015 #109