Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: If you are willing to hear the BLM grievances [View all]artislife
(9,497 posts)And I have posted to you on this to the point that I am surprise you don't have me on ignore. Thank you for always being able to listen to me. Really, thank you.
On to this matter
They know what Bernie has done. They know what Bernie has stood up for his entire adult life. They want to believe that he sees them, their lives, their lost loved ones, their pain.
Bernie talks in generalities. I believe because he sees everyone as worthy. This is his heart. They are asking him, to sit down and listen to what they are saying about specific issues and to speak to those specific issues back to them so they know they are heard.
Yes, they are screaming at this man because he is not answering their question. He is answering a more general question.
If your car was to break down on the side of the road and the mechanic said it was broken and he was going to fix it, you might be inclined to ask "What broke and how are you going to fix it? How much will it cost me, how long will I have to wait and will it drive like I want it to?" and he answers " It's broke and I am going to fix it." You might get frustrated by that response. Yes you know it is broken and he has a plan, but that isn't what you keep asking him about.
That is kind of like what the conversation feels like to BLM and others. They keep getting a response that doesn't satisfy the question they are asking.
Again, I would implore you to realize that the people who are frustrated are grieving and it doesn't matter much what happened before. It matters how their pain will ease today.