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ismnotwasm

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6. I'm sorry you went through that

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 12:33 AM

Jan 2016

I'm not a rags to riches person, but I'm a homeless to housing projects, food banks, welfare and gov'ment cheese to a college degree and now I own my own home person. It's not fancy, but it's mine. I think the point of democracy is to thrive, to set up a series of customized opportunities and conditions where a diverse peoples CAN thrive. No one should have to apologize for doing well, or doing modestly, or struggling.

Attacking middle-class abundance, or a well loved home with accusations of heartless corporate ties, is weird, partly that's exactly what many of us want for all our dreams of winning the lotto. Family, hearth and home. Many small comforts and a few larger ones. The ability to reach out to those less blessed, and offer a hand and hope. These are valuable things. And as is often pointed out, empty rhetoric is not.

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I saw something pretty entertaining in the Bernie Group ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 OP

I remember when the gop would do this. hrmjustin Jan 2016 #1

I keep asking how this ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #5

i would say one difference is in the black people themselves JI7 Jan 2016 #7

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #27

i'm referring more to the public figure endorsements JI7 Jan 2016 #35

Agreed. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #36

i saw that and it came off as almost like a joke JI7 Jan 2016 #2

H.A Goodman strikes again! Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #3

Bernie supporters... FrenchieCat Jan 2016 #4

I'm sorry you went through that ismnotwasm Jan 2016 #6

Thanks..... FrenchieCat Jan 2016 #8

Wow, congratulations ism lovemydog Jan 2016 #13

just saw that thread, and that person has resentment against many black posters here JI7 Jan 2016 #10

Thanks for the heads up. lovemydog Jan 2016 #15

yeah, even the Sanders campaign sees it as a problem since they had to call on JI7 Jan 2016 #16

I didn't know the campaign has done that. lovemydog Jan 2016 #18

Really? When did they do that? ... DU:Bernie, clearly, did not heed the call. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #28

Here's something about it: lovemydog Jan 2016 #33

Here's some links regarding that, 1StrongBlackMan.. Cha Jan 2016 #39

Damn. lovemydog Jan 2016 #12

I can't add any more to what you've already said. I can only post words of support and agreement. NBachers Jan 2016 #19

Thank you for posting this here JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #22

I'm really sorry you had to endure all that abuse steve2470 Jan 2016 #25

"Person also said that I should be glad they haven't giving out my name yet, as they were thinking Cha Jan 2016 #37

Your OP prompted me to visit there for the first time in forever. And between the "I WUZ BLOCKED Number23 Jan 2016 #9

Those 'I WUZ BLOCKED!' posts make me laugh. lovemydog Jan 2016 #11

EGGZACTLY!! Number23 Jan 2016 #14

roflmao lovemydog Jan 2016 #17

OK, and that's the laugh that'll send me to bed. I'm glad I can HAnG ouTT wit y0u aLL1 NBachers Jan 2016 #20

SLeep weLLL11one! lovemydog Jan 2016 #21

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #29

Was it Sanders? lovemydog Jan 2016 #30

No ... It was Rand Paul. In his "Lion's Den" tour ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #31

Thanks. lovemydog Jan 2016 #32

"Free speech11one!" Number23 Jan 2016 #34

Yeah, they act all innocent when in reality it didn't matter if it was their 1st post or not.. it Cha Jan 2016 #38

All very dramatic: "You'll never take me alive, Hillarians!!!11!!!" betsuni Jan 2016 #24

FYI JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #23

You are kidding me, are you serious Coolest Ranger Jan 2016 #26

Me too. Number23 Jan 2016 #40

If you want to be GENUINELY entertained, go to the Hillary Group. They having a straight up PAR-TAY Number23 Jan 2016 #41