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In reply to the discussion: While I support the overall BLM movement, the group's so-called "representatives" have lost me. [View all]whatchamacallit
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While I support the overall BLM movement, the group's so-called "representatives" have lost me. [View all]
gobears10
Aug 2015
OP
Please explain to me what "your" issues are, that are not "issues" for POC also
passiveporcupine
Aug 2015
#221
Their efforts to sow dissension are laughable. Black folks are 85% for Hillary right now and if
Number23
Aug 2015
#270
Ask her what she had to say about Hillary back in '08 if you want the conversation
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#174
It's kinda unreal, brave.. but this is DU now.. so it's more like business as usual. All I can
Cha
Aug 2015
#141
This OP won the support of the poc that have said "Fuck Black Twitter," denigrated #BLM
Number23
Aug 2015
#218
Which Candidate do YOU think will Best Support Policy Positions of BLM- (of those currently running)
KoKo
Aug 2015
#220
Of course it matters. By running, he will undermine the party for decades to come
Sheepshank
Aug 2015
#200
what's that the Bernie camp keeps saying:"If you dont have something to saud, insult"
Sheepshank
Aug 2015
#209
Between 1993 and 2001, we were in disarray for lack of unity and party building
Ken Burch
Aug 2015
#216
He's not an Independent in this race ffs. You keep saying that, it's obvious you are using it
cui bono
Aug 2015
#156
And yet Clinton is hiding some where not making any statements re. her support of fracking,
rhett o rick
Aug 2015
#136
"Conclusive" proof would be every single poll that has Hillary winning in every single demographic
Number23
Aug 2015
#217
I have absolutely no idea why you are responding to me, particularly as its obvious that you are
Number23
Aug 2015
#248
They just can't get over that reality, can they? She was previously (PREVIOUSLY!) scheduled to be..
George II
Aug 2015
#66
"She was the keynote speaker at an annual DEMOCRATIC Dinner, in a red state teetering on turning
Cha
Aug 2015
#147
Don't care what your interpretation is. It's important to many people that Hillary was there.
Cha
Aug 2015
#232
I don't think that is the definition. I think a no show is someone who doesn't show up
cui bono
Aug 2015
#256
it's definitely as broad as OWS was, so there's gonna be a LOT of different factions
MisterP
Aug 2015
#54
Fortunately, he is connecting with them. BLM is one group that prefers Clinton.
arcane1
Aug 2015
#16
Nobody is stupid enough to say he has unanimous support, nor stupid enough to say he has none.
arcane1
Aug 2015
#87
Bernie obviously connected with the op who is a poc. Why are you dismissing them?
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#33
I'm not talking about polls, I'm talking about respecting the op's right to an opinion.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#155
Aren't political polls, particularly in the US, deliberately commissioned with a view to
Joe Chi Minh
Aug 2015
#173
not yet.....and certainly not because of "a trap he's set for himself."
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#81
But he is. There just happens to be some of them who prefer another candidate
cui bono
Aug 2015
#158
most definitely. It's also the candidate who went racist during the 2008 primary
Doctor_J
Aug 2015
#123
Exactly! It's sad to see people exploiting the cause behind BLM, just for cheap political points.
arcane1
Aug 2015
#100
We've been hearing this for months, the only poc who matter are the ones who support Hillary.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#151
Check out the poc in this thread who are agreeing with the op but being completely ignored.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#167
Because it directly challenges the meme that poc don't support Bernie.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#38
They want to shame and shout down everyone who doesn't support Hillary.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#153
YES! The HC supporters who keep screaming at us to listen should take their own advice.
beam me up scottie
Aug 2015
#246
Witness here. And, it will really get interesting if Biden throws his hat into the ring.
Hiraeth
Aug 2015
#196
The more I see of O'M the better I like him. But his polling numbers are dismal. The Democratic...
freshwest
Aug 2015
#252
They have thrown their support behind Hillary, no problem. Smearing Bernie, big problem.
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#53
Yet you, unembarassedly, do it ... day in and day out. Do you NOT have a mirror? n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#99
Okay; but, have you considered that to the group you are seeking to influence ...
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#128
Does anybody see the irony that our interlocutor has nothing unkind ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2015
#107
LINK? A representative of BLM was on MSNBC, in which he praised Hillary Clinton's recent statements
uhnope
Aug 2015
#71
That horse left the barn a long time ago. And the folks a'kicking and a'recing this
Number23
Aug 2015
#84
but by that rule wouldn't the Sanders campaign count as a group fighting for social justice?
MisterP
Aug 2015
#110
Exactly, and women would be just as angry if someone told them that they should be
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#132
Psst - you do realize much of the outrage over Sanders is about his "tone".
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Aug 2015
#180
Nope, tone is the way it is delivered. Trust me- been hearing about the "tone" even here as it
bettyellen
Aug 2015
#272
My, unsolicited and no doubt undesired advice, would be for Bernie's campaign to step back ...
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#82
I don't think the vast majority of Bernie supporters are in any way against
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Aug 2015
#182
Possible, although I think Bernie's been enough of a rock on economic justice
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Aug 2015
#185
That comes off as a pretty slimy insinuation of racism among Sanders supporters.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2015
#238
I don't understand it either, gobears, they're both incredibly important issues;
Uncle Joe
Aug 2015
#96
Excellent post. You're going to need Space Shuttle style heat-resistant tiles to keep from getting
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#98
AAs are tightly welded to the Dem party and Clinton is said party's "officialist" candidate
MisterP
Aug 2015
#115
Have they forgotten Clinton's "welfare reform" laws that were put in to effect then?
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#215
Let me hip you to a cold fact. The people who make up that movement are committed and
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2015
#119
A long winded OP that attempts to deny the reality that Bernie isn't connecting with minorities
stevenleser
Aug 2015
#130
Really.. I'm sure the Protesters at #BlackLivesMatters will do just fine without the Op. they
Cha
Aug 2015
#140
+1, keyword ... MINORITIE(S) ... no just black folk .. I wish this wasn't looked at so much as a...
uponit7771
Aug 2015
#148
Ta-Nehisi Coates writes at length about the impact of economic injustice here:
Maedhros
Aug 2015
#145
Thom Hartmann is good in relaying Robert Reich's comments on this situation...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#152
I suppose any black American can claim to be a BLM leader, and our bought-and-paid-for ...
Scuba
Aug 2015
#175
"It almost sounds like Hillary, her campaign, and BLM's "representatives"" . . .
Triana
Aug 2015
#205
Don't bother with that one. He/she/it is drowning in self-righteous wrath.
Comrade Grumpy
Aug 2015
#239
Mahalo for this, heaven.. I know this is true.. and this is coming from someone of European
Cha
Aug 2015
#235
I can barely speak on this subject. Thanks for your strong opinion and posts. n/t
freshwest
Aug 2015
#253