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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]seabeyond
(110,159 posts)129. the conversation has been going on for a month. wasnt out of the blue. i have/was accused of the
same thing, by more than one.
this is not a new ploy to shut up certain conversations.
and still, no one called sanders a racist. no one believes sanders is a racist. no one has suggested or implied sanders is a racist, yet MANY pro sanders supporters are claiming that yes in fact, that is being said about sanders.
back to ..... baseless smear and character assassination.
and look. all you did was excuse and validate the "baseless smear and character assassination" instead of calling it out.
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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