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In reply to the discussion: Let's Keep It Real.... [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)92. +1 ...
No good can come of division between black voters and white progressives.
You seem to be of the minority opinion on DU, among Bernie supporters.
And, I think this is at the root of Bernie's "Black problem" ... that Bernie supporters don't stand up to Bernie (at least on DU) in numbers that would indicate that the conduct is a bug, not a feature.
If the weight of Bernie supporters don't stand up to Bernie supporters, on behalf of Black folks, on matters this clear, doesn't it prove/buttress our distrust of white liberals/progressives?
http://leftycartoons.com/2008/07/10/a-concise-history-of-black-white-relations-in-the-united-states/
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While I don't agree with everything WillyT said in his post, or how he went about it, people can try
Dustlawyer
Mar 2016
#54
White people can afford to trust white politicians, black people know that they
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#59
Afford and should , not the same, as you say. There is a better way to say
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#65
In the text you highlighted I wasn't talking about either racial and economic inequality.
Dustlawyer
Mar 2016
#97
This is exactly the behavior the OP is talking about and that people have been feeling harassed by.
shadowandblossom
Mar 2016
#34
That does not give you the RIGHT to bust up into OUR protected group making DEMANDS!
bravenak
Mar 2016
#9
That is repulsively insulting and says everything about you and nothing about your target.
Cha
Mar 2016
#35
Shit, I'm married to an Aussie. Thanks for letting me know that I can watutsi my ass down to the Oz
Number23
Mar 2016
#87
OR are you so racist that ONLY your skin color matters, not your life experience?
angstlessk
Mar 2016
#8
If you really thought you were "trying to unite".. you should know that you were doing the
Cha
Mar 2016
#33
Your posts have got to be the most ignorant things I think I've seen on DU for a long time
Number23
Mar 2016
#88
No shit - it is well known that most white voters were morons voting against their self interest...
Lucky Luciano
Mar 2016
#39
Black person speaks about the frustration of being singled out for voting
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#55
But if someone's married to a Negro, that gives them carte blanche (literally BLANCHE) to insult us!
Number23
Mar 2016
#90
Thanks very much for this post...I'm really disgusted in a few of the responses however
Digital Puppy
Mar 2016
#56
Didn't you know? Bravenak spiked Willy's tea with racist juice! She was the one who made him type al
Number23
Mar 2016
#91
Whites vote against their own self interest - more so than any other race as far as I can tell.
Lucky Luciano
Mar 2016
#96
I'm a Bernie supporter who wishes that article had not been posted (or written)
Dems to Win
Mar 2016
#79