2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Third Way Progressives, Screwing the Plebs [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)I am closest to him on economics and more comfortable with Hillary on Social Justice because of the atmosphere in her grass roots. If O'malley could win tho, I would vote o'malley. Like him best.
He has the most experience with blacks. Yes. Even with broken windows i like him best. I hate crime too.
He can care all he wants but he did not build up relationships with a whole bunch of blacks while in congress or the senate, not relationship good enough to get endorsements. Blacks are strategic voters. None of the candidates will EVER get us out like Obama. The bernie grass roots is mostly against Obama, makes us uncomfortable. He wanted to primary Obama. Makes us uncomfortable. Then the netroots. Uncomfortable. Seattle. Uncomfortable. The harassments of hillary's endorsers. John Lewis. I watched hundred if not a couple thousand (hyperbole on the thousands) posts from bernie fans LECTURING John Lewis, a black civil rights activist who is way way way more apart of our history and civil rights, ON CIVIL RIGHTS. Many seemed to think Bernie was the REAL activist when compared to John Lewis. It upsets us when more credit is given to a white person who JOINED a struggle already in progress for a little while than a man who walked the walked for years and is a piece of living history. John Lewis did more fighting for my rights than Bernie. As did my mama. Giving him so much credit and accolades feels like diet history.
When a group of people see you as less than them you probably avoid joining that group.