2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Interrupting Bernie: Exposing the White Supremacy of the American Left" [View all]dgibby
(9,474 posts)was an invited speaker at that event, and had already spoken, right? Any evidence that he received the same treatment the protesters did?
I seriously doubt that the protesters were being yelled at because they were black or because white people in the crowd didn't care about about BLM. My best guess is that, after waiting in the heat for several hours to hear Bernie speak, they were royally pissed that he didn't get a chance to speak and that he was verbally and physically assaulted, as were some of the organizers of the event. BTW, the ONLY reason they weren't arrested and booked on Federal charges is because Bernie asked the police to leave them alone.
Those women were lucky that crowd WASN'T full of White Supremacists. If it had been, they'd have been dragged down off the stage and beaten senseless (or worse). I grew up in the segregated South. Believe me, those people weren't even close to being W.S.
And another thing, I'm a white southern female, 22 year Navy vet, almost 70 years old, and I have 2 of the most beautiful biracial g.g. nieces you will ever see. They have a wonderful dad, and he treats them like the little princesses they are. My g. niece is very lucky to have such a great man in her life. Do I worry about his and their safety? Only everyday, all day. That's one of the reasons I support BLM in spite of the appalling way a handful of their supporters acted.