2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: POC aren't buying the "Bernie's been fighting for you all his life so you should vote for him" claim [View all]Bread and Circus
(9,454 posts)are making a mistake?
Seriously?
Yes, I think voting for Hillary Clinton is a mistake, whether you are white, kinda brown, brown, dark brown, or black...or any pigment level for that matter. I think a lot of people agree with me.
And given that this political discussion board, where we routinely discuss our views and opinions, it kind of goes with the territory that we will voice our opinion when we think our allies are making a mistake.
It's like when a friend wants to bet on a bad stock but you believe there's a better stock...it's likely you are going to say something....especially when the whole notion of a discussion board calls for it.
I think when y'all say..."don't tell us how to think, how to vote, or who to like" is kind of silly considering where we are.
Would I ever approach you in real life and yell at you and say Effie! Stop!!! Don't vote for Hillary?
The answer is no...because in that context it's not my place to say so.
But in the context of a discussion board...it kind of is. That's why we are here.
If you don't like it, then maybe avoid DU rimaries???
I mean, what do you expect?
On the other hand, I do feel there has been a sour grapes inference that Black People and South Carolinans are stupid or uneducated by Sander's supporters. I think that's wrong and in bad taste.
However, there's a difference between categorically suggesting people are stupid and suggesting people are making a stupid choice.
I think Clinton is a stupid choice.
It's a discussion board, you have to live with me saying so.
I guess I have to live with people acting like I am a racist.
C'est la vie