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In reply to the discussion: How you can tell if Sanders speaks to the concerns of people of color [View all]hifiguy
(33,688 posts)90. This thread answers the question nicely
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How you can tell if Sanders speaks to the concerns of people of color [View all]
BainsBane
May 2015
OP
You didn't get the memo? Only corporatists and neoliberals care about race anymore.
DanTex
May 2015
#1
I read the article...it spoke only of the use of "diversity" as a fig leaf by corporate power
Ken Burch
May 2015
#249
I don't think you were corrected. There is no hint of neutrality with that person.
cui bono
May 2015
#271
There's also people claiming to be Sanders supporters who do nothing but question him
cui bono
May 2015
#273
I don't agree after the posts I've seen. Particularly this OP and replies within it
cui bono
May 2015
#277
She's been harsh, but I don't think she's part of the orchestrated smear campaign.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#278
Hillary camp knows they are unlikely to get the votes of the progressive base
NorthCarolina
May 2015
#10
I agree. Hillary shouldn't be treating people like that in an attempt to marginalize them.
Exilednight
May 2015
#35
My point is simple: it's fine for her to court PoC, but not at the expense of others. Just because
Exilednight
May 2015
#40
It's never legitimate for the more-conservative candidate to claim to care more about those groups
Ken Burch
May 2015
#251
As Bains has pointed out recently, "Bernie's supporters are his greatest liability". I sure as hell
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#279
Umm what? So "blacks, women, and latinos" are not part of the "progressive base"?
DanTex
May 2015
#17
she already has 87% black vote. how much peeling needs done? the issue is, can sanders PEEL any of
seabeyond
May 2015
#32
Unless Hillary planned that optical fiasco of a "kickoff", Bernie's campaign seems to be "doing....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#280
Bernie's high watermark is about 20% - 23%. He took that from Elizabeth Warren. Bank on it!
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#284
You know what's really "amusing"? Trying to pretend that BS had some stratospheric bump from this:
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#289
"Worry" is your word. Every candidate gets the same treatment at DU. Stick around.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#292
you know, the economic populist. what sanders is running one. but hey... cant talk about politics
seabeyond
May 2015
#33
"Economic populist" doesn't equate to "only cares about straight white dudes".
Ken Burch
May 2015
#261
no. i do not have the "notion"... over the last 3 weeks you refuse to hear what i have
seabeyond
May 2015
#263
you are not hearing if you suggest the belittling is merely in my head. i am the one that is
seabeyond
May 2015
#265
Yeah because we all know that African Americans, woman, and Latinos are not progressive!
hrmjustin
May 2015
#34
#1. you wrongly presume that blacks, women and latinos are not progressive.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#197
The fact that Sanders' commitment to Civil Rights is being questioned is fucking outrageous..
frylock
May 2015
#78
"Sanders' commitment to Civil Rights is being questioned" i dont even think that is the conversation
seabeyond
May 2015
#84
No frylock, it's also based on his campaign not bothering to be inclusive at his opening Rally.
KittyWampus
May 2015
#198
I'm sorry, but I missed where he stated that PoC weren't welcome to the rally..
frylock
May 2015
#207
Of course not, I know for a fact Bernie personally told poc to stay out of Vermont that day.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#260
Until last month, most voters, let alone most AA voters, hadn't even heard of Bernie yet.
Ken Burch
May 2015
#130
no it is not. last night i was accused by 3 or 4 i called sander racist. never happened. ever.
seabeyond
May 2015
#19
sanders is not a racist, OP by brother ivan. as a matter of fact, i think you were in the thread.
seabeyond
May 2015
#93
Never forget how a dedicated group of 20 posters can fight for what they truly believe in
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#144
I think that those that don't jump up and down screaming "LOOK AT MEEEEEE!"
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#163
Well, if 87% of us favor Hillary, it's not "amnesia", it's called forgiveness. While Bernie was...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2015
#286
I can see you have an S key on your keyboard. There are 2 s's in Sanders.
DisgustipatedinCA
May 2015
#119
so. since this is so obvious, wouldnt pro sanders embrace other suggesting maybe it is something to
seabeyond
May 2015
#87
absolutely. there is plenty of time. this is all just the beginning. who knows where it will go. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#118
Baine, Baine, I told you. There are POC here who have not forgotten Hillary's racist-tinged campaign of 200
Bonobo
May 2015
#25
I Hear Ya... And I Agree In Many Respects... Maybe This All Got Off On The Wrong Foot By...
WillyT
May 2015
#51
"Somebody calling Sanders a racist. " except no one did. isnt that even more foolish for so many
seabeyond
May 2015
#53
And I'm Certainly Not Saying You Did... But Look Around GD... Seems Many Think That Happened...
WillyT
May 2015
#57
you cannot believe the number of pro sanders saying they didnt see it, but had to be true cause
seabeyond
May 2015
#92
Bernie's stances on every major issue are out there for anyone who is curious enough to look 'em up.
peecoolyour
May 2015
#44
you do get he is way behind and he is actively looking to gain votes. it really is not about,
seabeyond
May 2015
#45
I don't recall him talking about abortion and contraception, either. So I'm a bit miffed
libdem4life
May 2015
#49
Sorry, but no. This is an acceptance speech...not a policy platform. And, the Blacks
libdem4life
May 2015
#66
Says you.. trying to change the subject. What the OP pointed out is real whether you acknowledge or
Cha
May 2015
#65
It would be real if it was written after Bernie was offically campaigning for three months
Zorra
May 2015
#152
It's fair now. many AAs have spoken out about his kick off.. not just us.. this is very important
Cha
May 2015
#164
Bernie speaks to my concerns about as well as any major politician in the mix for decades.
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#63
"What's obnoxious is when the nonminority picks the side that fits neatly" or 87% AA support
seabeyond
May 2015
#116
And you just keep going on and on about your little "research" project.
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#167
these people are still feeding the lie someone called sanders a racist. you think they are gonna
seabeyond
May 2015
#103
then it will inevitably mean sanders is talking to them. cool. that works for me. work for you? nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#106
you dont think sanders is not sitting looking at the numbers, strategizing? or clinton. or omallery?
seabeyond
May 2015
#114
mmm, then i guess that would be people that insist we are calling sanders a racist, when in fact
seabeyond
May 2015
#125
the conversation has been going on for a month. wasnt out of the blue. i have/was accused of the
seabeyond
May 2015
#129
I thought that my lower jaw was going to meet my upper jaw sometime later today
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#221
i have decided this is just another stance to shut certain people up. if they speak, accuse them of
seabeyond
May 2015
#72
No memo here. I will vote for Bernie in the primary and Hillary in the general.
CTyankee
May 2015
#111
I can tell because he HAS voted (not just talked) in favor of concerns of people of color.
CTyankee
May 2015
#113
Please don't go there! Please delete your post. That will NOT be happening. Not with me
Number23
May 2015
#229
And as you linked, some African American members of DU made threads discussing it
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#203
thanks for finding the definition of what many Sanders supporters on DU are doing!
KittyWampus
May 2015
#199
But didn't you post in the Bernie Sanders forum that Bernie's stance on race needs to be discussed?
Number23
May 2015
#205
many of us seeing it thru the eyes of women. we too are part of social justice. just sayin'. nt
seabeyond
May 2015
#209
This thread is titled "How you can tell if Sanders speaks to the concerns of people of color"
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#210
i do not need an ass chewing. reading your post, what you said, i felt the right to be able to
seabeyond
May 2015
#211
And yet you refuse to go watch a video I sent you a link to and linked to in posts to you
cui bono
May 2015
#276
Bain's comments are coming from what she's read in the AA forum. There are not many of us here
Number23
May 2015
#212
The reason the number of people of color has dwindled over the years is because of the numerous
Number23
May 2015
#223
I remember that thread and that is always how I think of you, with gratitude
BrotherIvan
May 2015
#238
It's up to you. I wish you had let us know that you were going to do that before you did
Number23
May 2015
#225
or flop sweat from DLCers who are afraid the rest of us are seeing through their bullhshit BEFORE
yurbud
May 2015
#232
what a straw man. by your definition, Ann Coulter & Ben Carson are progressive because of their
yurbud
May 2015
#266
FFS, the adult unemployment rate in Watts, CA right now hovers at around
KingCharlemagne
May 2015
#255
"Or would you pivot from race to gender or sexual orientation in a desperate effort..."
beam me up scottie
May 2015
#268