Remember when the divisiveness began on DU, I do, it was spring/summer of 2014...
with posts that stated 'old white males should just fade away' and give way to a younger generation.
Afterwards it changed to more of a racial divide and 'not good enough Bernie' it did not matter that Sanders was on the front lines for equality, that was just glossed over.
Kudos to Black Men for Bernie for going out there and confronting the issue and taking a stance against the negativity and racial bias, last I read they are in Philly, then NY and across the country to California.
http://blackmenforbernie.com/
Problem is the younger generation is not as constrained by parties, they look at issues above fighting for a label, so the general election will have less willing soldiers/participants to go along with what the establishment would like to see.
But the idea of separating people, be they older white males, racial minorities or gender preference needs to be acknowledged and pushed back as a reason to support or deny their chance to survive in our nation.
We all need to strive for a better world and not segment people by some false sense of equality, but seek common ground on issues where we agree upon.
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between my husband's two stem cell transplants, you might think I am also suffering from the effects of chemo brain 
and having
one's immune system wiped out four times, but I was just a witness.
The divisive posts need to end ... either you are for the survival of the majority or you are not.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5078402
Thanks for linking the two original posts which mention the WHITE MEN on DU ...
sheshe2
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025060206#post12
"...I have read too many times here that we need to try to reach out to... Drumroll please...... WHITE MEN! Not our base, and our voters, but we need to reach out to old white males and not say stuff that might make them anxious. Why? Because the board is full of them and some of them think that the nation is not paying attention to their problems ..."
Then in response to another poster ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5060383
"After you old guys are gone the rest of us will make up the new majority ..."
Since then there seems to have been lots of back peddling, but those were the original comments directed at old, white men of DU. Sad that these type of comments will now be acceptable on DU.
is a short term discomfort, now that is a whole is a whole other conversation and the meaning of short term consequences and of course the meaning of is
Because the girls of the BOG were still talking to me back in 2014.
But, after the spring of 2015, not so much.
if you objected to an issue it was deemed you some underlying racial bias, even though many people voted for him not based on the color of his skin.
A challenger is good, it makes us think, not just accept
and I remember thinking back then.... this was no good! This was clearly a tool to divide people, it quickly became a white vs black issue heading into the 2015 primary election season and we see how this has evolved or more accurately devolved.
Seeds are planted in the prior year But if you were critical, then you were a closet racist, so people did not object.
Response to sheshe2 (Original post)
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 09:51 PM
bravenak (25,837 posts)
12. I believe i read last night that the reason some can't give him any credit is because.......
Anti Obama posts get more recs. I believe thats was the jist of it.
My best explanation for the lack of support he receives here as opposed to the broad support he receives from the party as a whole is because the make up/demographics of DU is not representative of the party's demographics nationally. The base of the party is women, Blacks, Asians and Latinos/Hispanics along with LGBT and young people. The make up of DU skews heavily older, whiter, and more male than the Democratic party and has a heavy streak of Libertarianism. We have been seeing a bit of a xenophobic attitude lately, a coldness towards AA's, some homophobia and a nice tasty dash of sexism to round out the course. And those posts can go to jury and stand.
Why would anyone who isn't already here who is of the base as i described above want to join and engage with us just to be called a Obamabot or a reverse racist or a screeching feminist or told to speak english or go away by democrats?
Our democratic board has so much in common with republican boards i like to read and compare us to them and sometimes i LOL at the similarities between their posters and ours.
I have read too many times here that we need to try to reach out to... Drumroll please...... WHITE MEN! Not our base, and our voters, but we need to reach out to old white males and not say stuff that might make them anxious. Why? Because the board is full of them and some of them think that the nation is not paying attention to their problems.
That's my tldr explanation of the sickness that we suffer from.
Voted!!!!!
WTH is wrong with these people who seek to divide constantly?
Totally bewildered ... and way past my bedtime
unfortunately the 'underground' future might not be very hospitable and too much establishment friendly.
Glad you know where to find everyone!
done that twice in real life in the past years, so it is a slow progress.
Registered with the same name over there, yet to post though.
those seeking to divide people took roots back in 2014, sorry but I found that disgusting/ discouraging and demeaning almost two years ago, it still is today.
And I am not even a guy!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5060383
bravenak (25,842 posts)
41. After you old guys are gone the rest of us will make up the new majority.
I think it will take much less time than the estimates project. I have two children, he has four, i expect to have two more and that will still mean i will have the least amount of children for a Lady in my family. My grandmother had ten. Most of my friends have several already and are continuing to procreate. Many of my white friends are in mixed marriages and have several children who identify as asian or black or hispanic not white. Minorities are not cozy with wall street for the most part, and women especially single one are less likely to vote Republican. So in twenty years we will not have 2 Parties run by Old white Dudes who service the rich. We will be voting ourselves a right good part of their money, praise R'hllor.
You got to realize that power is shifting towards a more liberal society and that it is the old white men who are standing in the way of progress, passing shit laws and fighting against womens rights. The kids growing up see their congressmen screeching about illegals, urban youths, thugs, wetbacks and more. They will not be voting for Republicans. And Democrats better get our shit together and start bringing in the next generation quickly before Republicans decide to get smart, steal our platform, and out voters. Because sorry to tell you, the youth is not interested in the NSA all day everyday, they post every private thought they have on Tumblr, facebook, etc.
They will kill wall street when they get their time. I'll be right here helping them find the means. And we need their help to do it because the old party bosses still control the legislature, for now.
The only way to get the votes is to get the voters engaged. And horror stories about how much you hate Obama is not a good lure when you are fishing in a pond of Obama supporters, and the youth , women, lgbt's, and minorities are supporters of this President. You are driving them away and losing us votes.
You need to make that an op, you totally nailed it AGAIN Prism.
...unfortunately it got taken over by right-wing idiots ranting about "cultural Marxism".
accepting. I believe that building a foundation on the backs of another segment of society is not a winning strategy, but you said it much better than I can, thanks!!!
I was surprised when my 25 year old son told me tonight there is now not a chance he could ever vote for Hillary, something his friends have been saying for weeks.
They realize the insanity of the other party, but they also see the rigged two party system and are willing to take a stand now.
Still can't get over how you called that.
One of the many, many memorable quotes from "Bob Roberts".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103850/?ref_=nv_sr_1
first we had the (white) guys and then we had the 'Not good enough Bernie' thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026737025
Surely we can address racial issues without demeaning other groups.
Thx for the comments
and then especially during this election. But I so I agree that having a common foe, such as Bush, puts people at ease, or maybe to sleep 
We could also say that having a Dem in the WH puts people to sleep and they shy away from their duties to hold elected officials accountable.
