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mjvpi

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1. We still have a racism problem in the United States

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2019, 09:44 PM

Nov 2019

There are many issues that effect everybody. From environmental justice to income inequality, these issues that disproportionately effect those Americans not melanin deficient. Our party tends to talk past the base problem of racism. Not that any of our candidates would not agree that we have a racism problem, it’s that they talk about symptoms.

Zerlina Maxwell framed that in a way that really made sense to this 62 year old white guy from Montana. On my own, I’m not that smart!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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'They barely mentioned us': Atlanta's black voters frustrated by Democratic debate [View all] BeckyDem Nov 2019 OP

We still have a racism problem in the United States mjvpi Nov 2019 #1

Yep, totally. BeckyDem Nov 2019 #2

This is why the debate format should be changed.... Wiseman32218 Nov 2019 #3

Yep, that too but the moderators content should have reflected right from the start BeckyDem Nov 2019 #4

I agree Wiseman32218 Nov 2019 #5

I guess they do, I just feel the questions should reflect the immedicacy BeckyDem Nov 2019 #6

They didn't talk about me either. kacekwl Nov 2019 #7