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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: So I guess we got the meme [View all]Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)141. There are several Americas.
Red lives don't matter. Brown lives don't matter. Latino and AA voters will get attention and native people will be ignored as usual, because they are a smaller demographic.
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That is very true but I pity the candidates - we have a system in which we exhaust our candidates
jwirr
Jul 2015
#73
I think we're back to getting money out of politics being a solution there.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#75
That has been needed a long time because there is nothing that shouts white control so much
jwirr
Jul 2015
#80
I still think it devolves ack to something a lot of folks around here often don't want to hear
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#157
You are one of my favorite posters on this board. But I stopped reading right here:
merrily
Jul 2015
#158
OK, 'always' was a poor choice of words. But did you also notice what the problem was?
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#159
Maybe, but I like you a lot more than plenty of people who are theoretically in the same
merrily
Jul 2015
#165
Well, first off, it's the default messaging used by white politicians.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#30
It's both a Class and Race Analysis which always needs to be understood as the underpinning
2banon
Jul 2015
#82
LOL, I knew you were a nurse because you had posted that, but I never put it together
merrily
Jul 2015
#168
I've got some metal allergy issues myself, so I don't buy the jewelry either
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#174
False equivalency. The OP is not about far right of the Republican Party attacking
merrily
Jul 2015
#7
A lot of people here want to discuss a movement for real change, just not all people here.
merrily
Jul 2015
#15
Sometimes, you just gotta step back. They won't change your mind and you ain't gonna change theirs
Autumn
Jul 2015
#47
I agree. When we give so much attention to a rediculous idea like that one - especially online -
jwirr
Jul 2015
#94
It's interesting that in all the anger, I haven't seen any one ask why isn't our President
Autumn
Jul 2015
#105
Yes, just think about how many will be killed between now and 2017. We need to do something
jwirr
Jul 2015
#110
I'm pretty sure they are only going after the progressive wing of the party
dreamnightwind
Jul 2015
#142
The Houston rally for Bernie must have been a terrific experience. Please keep posting
appalachiablue
Jul 2015
#72
It's a way to avoid issues, Black voters are being used to blurr the fact she won't take on the 1%,
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#10
And if you push back on their meme you are called racist, or told some variation of
peacebird
Jul 2015
#26
Or Sexist, and your right he's being scruntinized for everything he does or doesn't say, I
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#39
It's away to polarize those of us who won't get fooled again, nothing is better for Black America
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#46
I often agree with bravenak and I was thinking something similar before I read your post about what
merrily
Jul 2015
#57
Yeah, you wouldn't hear it so often if it didn't have at least a kernel of truth.
Jester Messiah
Jul 2015
#150
I was looking for concrete suggestions on how we can solve this, BraveNak gave me some really
peacebird
Jul 2015
#58
Sure, and I am sure he has friends in Congress who are African American and of Hispanic heritage.
merrily
Jul 2015
#85
I think it was more that it simply could not be done and, even if it could, he did not want to.
merrily
Jul 2015
#116
ah, but not everyone thinks white progs are the main obstacle to Black America these days
MisterP
Jul 2015
#119
Hillary's primary campaign of 2008 is not comparable to anything Bernie has done or omitted in this
merrily
Jul 2015
#83
I don't think O'Malley acquitted himself all that badly--white people are just not
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#100
Even while black people here on DU keep saying they support Sanders. But, what else is new?
marym625
Jul 2015
#66
We all know it's bernies fault that the first nomination contests are in IA and NH.
Gore1FL
Jul 2015
#67
To be fair, I should mention, that white people supported it at 53%, and there are a LOT MORE white
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#115
It's what is happening because Bernie is the "inevitable" candidate and Hillary
rwsanders
Jul 2015
#111