Sanders Delegate: 'Microaggressions' prevented them from disrupting speech.

[RandySF]

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Bernie delegate told me "microaggressions" kept them from disrupting historic speech. Many in tears after "being marginalized" #DemsInPhilly


https://twitter.com/CharlotteAlter/status/758882324578570240

[JaneyVee]

1. Why do they call them microaggressions when...

They garner such major aggressions?

[FarPoint]

2. Sanders is now a member of the Independent Party.

Does anyone know when the Independent Party will have their Convention?

[yellowcanine]

21. He is not a member of the Independent Party. He is independent. Not the same thing.

[BainsBane]

58. Yes, there is an Independence Party

that is quite active in MN (Jesse Ventura). That is not Bernie.

[yellowcanine]

62. Look again at what i said.

[BainsBane]

63. I was agreeing with you

You must have missed that.

[Zambero]

3. OK i'm stumped. Twice.

What exactly is a microaggression, and what is the context here?

[RandySF]

4. Microaggression

a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".

And she's saying that the mean Clinton delegates' microaggressions prevented them from disrupting Hillary's speech.

[politicaljunkie41910]

32. Such whiners. Imagine if they had to live in the 'real' world like grown people.

I guess this was a rude awakening for most of them. Probably the first time in their lives that they found out that they don't run everything, and that the world doesn't revolve around THEM. But in the final analysis, their candidate lost. I know this is hard for the 'everyone gets a trophy generation'. It must have been a hard lesson to learn, but learn it they must. After all, this is the real world.

Gee, some days it pays to be a member of a minority group. You learn these lessons early in life.

[Hortensis]

49. Lol. Poor people aren't very minority in numbers, but

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poverty also has a way of teaching some hard but valuable lessons. We've actually had a bunch of disadvantaged Bernie supporters right here on DU, yet they're no more advantaged by understanding than some who grew up in insular subdivisions with their own swimming pools.

For a while these ardent people believed they were going to be able to save us all from ourselves. They truly believe that our entire future depends on our abandoning our own movements to revolve around theirs. Of course some are crying in frustration and disappointment.

For this extremely aggressive and intolerant group to accuse others of "microaggressions" that kept them from being as disruptive as they'd intended, though, shows they have a long, long way to go!

After all, these people would have supported the theft -- not "rigging" but theft -- of this election by having the superdelegates take it away from the majority voters (!) if that had only been possible. They still don't know what's wrong with that as long as their "revolution" does it.

Btw, I just wish they were all young. There have to be some good kids in there who will develop into competent leaders and citizens. Some are well into maturity, though, and clearly are never going to understand that the vast ideological intolerance that doesn't allow them to even consider the beliefs and goals of other people just won't work in a democracy.

[politicaljunkie41910]

72. Thanks for your first hand, in the trenches, perspective. I appreciate your being there to report

back to the rest of us.

[Hortensis]

75. Lol. But next time around I want to try being

in the trophy generation. Actually, no. Poor kids often have a great deal of freedom, if nothing else.

[k8conant]

83. Unfortunately, there were Hillary delegates like the WV Secretary of State Natalie Tennant

who told a WV Bernie delegate (a Navy veteran who broke her back while in the Navy and has fibromyalgia) that she (the vet) was not "for America" when she didn't stand for a general's speech and proceeded to make a video of the seated vet to "prove" disrespect.

[snooper2]

81. Problem was there were not enough safe spaces at the convention to avoid microaggressions

We really need to have more thought for these millennials

[k8conant]

84. A 63-year-old ND delegate and I (67) are proud "millennials" for Bernie nt

[zenabby]

95. LOL

Wasn't that the point? To prevent the disruption of speech? They are complaining that the Democratic Party didn't allow them to screw up their convention?

[Grassy Knoll]

7. This..

Microaggression is a term coined by psychiatrist and Harvard University professor Chester M. Pierce in 1970 to describe insults and dismissals he regularly witnessed non-black Americans inflict on African Americans.

[Maru Kitteh]

38. So priviledged, dead-end, patchouli-soaked BoB'ers in Phlly AGAIN attempted to co-opt the very real

oppression of others because they didn't get their way, and now they can't get past their feeeeeeelings and take YES for an answer when the nominee is trying to agree with them.

[SwankyXomb]

78. There were a few shots of them during Hillary's speech

Everyone else was standing and cheering, and they were sitting down, looking like Mom & Dad told them they couldn't get another new iPhone.

[fleabiscuit]

14. Probably had adult mom types intermixed saying "Be quiet child!" eom

[BT35]

97. needed moms there

...to change their diapers The folks who were still "protesting" on days 3 and 4 were clearly there to call attention to themselves. They had gotten what they were going to get at the convention. Now they have to wait and see what happens. I counted the tricorner orange hats...about 20 of them. Was the color chosen to mimic Trump's hair color?

[Cha]

5. Many more were in tears of Joy hearing our First Woman Presidential Nominee

give her historic speech.

wtf is microagressions?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

6. Lol whuut?

[LongtimeAZDem]

8. This should help

[3catwoman3]

10. Oh, that is perfect!

[workinclasszero]

26. LOLOL!

[ellie]

27. Thanks!

I just choked on my cheese sandwich!

[DemonGoddess]

42. bwahahahaha

[Tarheel_Dem]

93. Quit it! I'm dying over here....

[geek tragedy]

9. Precious snowflake haz a sad because no participation trophy

I'm sure John Lewis will be awed by their suffering and courage.

[all american girl]

33. ...

[BainsBane]

11. Poor things.

[bluestateguy]

12. Then God Bless microagressions!

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[liberalnarb]

30. A microagression is

Subtle or unintentional discrimination against a marginalized group. For example "I don't see you as black." I don't think that's the correct word to use in this situation unless someone said "I don't see you as Sanders supporters."

[k8conant]

85. Blecch

[joshcryer]

13. ROFL

The counter-chant wasn't "micro" in any way.

[fleabiscuit]

16. No kidding. :-)

[joshcryer]

18. USA

[R B Garr]

15. Bernie himself told them to cut it out. Yet they blame someone else...

Goes to show their poor judgment, among other things.

[procon]

17. No sympathies.

This just proves they were playing to the camera and were more interested in getting attention.

[L. Coyote]

19. Someone please give them some balloons.

[Koinos]

20. Give them popped balloons.

[Maru Kitteh]

39. You never know what they're going to try to put in their mouths

Better get them a binkie instead.

[redstatebluegirl]

80. They are waiting for a trophy for participation.

[k8conant]

86. Balloons were forbidden items at the Wells Fargo Center

[lancer78]

22. She must think PC Principal

is her hero.

[Hekate]

23. Oh deary deary me, and after all their rude loud over the top interruptions.Sweetie,this is for you

They say music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, so here it is

[nini]

24. The "participation trophy" generation has a lot to learn

You have to actually win to get to call the shots. Let me add politics is not for the weak and real revolutionaries don't
cry like a bunch of entitled brats.

[KT2000]

28. Participation Trophy Generation!! LOL!

That speaks volumes and I am sharing it!! Thanks

[unitedwethrive]

25. Thank goodness for microaggression!!

You mean it could have been worse?

[betsuni]

29. For revolutionaries they certainly do seem to cry a lot in public.

Oh well, they'll have a nice time once they get back to their safe space to whine about the mean authoritarians.

[RandySF]

31. Good point

I don't think Che' crumbled so easily.

[uponit7771]

47. +1

[SwankyXomb]

79. Poor pwecious bobsters has a sadz.

I voted for Bernie too, but I'm not going around taking it out on the rest of the Democratic party.

[Gothmog]

34. My whip warned us about these disruptions

A couple of sanders people had their signs taken away

[RandySF]

41. I actually disagreed with taking away their 'No TPP' signs.

Nothing wrong with expressing opinions on policy.

[BainsBane]

60. agree, but I did see those no TPP signs

throughout.

[ismnotwasm]

35. Wasn't micro aggression

It was being outnumbered and outshouted and I loved every minute of it

[Gothmog]

36. My daughter is active with a lgbt advocacy group

Her observation is that the sanders idiots are appropriating social justice concepts and it is adorable that they think that they are being oppressed

[Maru Kitteh]

40. That is exactly what they have been doing. Even tried to physically co-opt a BLM march outside

To make themselves look better. And, you know, relevant.

[Starry Messenger]

50. Bingo.

[Il_Coniglietto]

57. Completely agree!

And they've no self-awareness or shame while doing it.

[Gothmog]

61. I have a smart child

[BlueMTexpat]

37. Awww ...

[DemonGoddess]

43. awwww my cry hearts for them

[BeyondGeography]

44. Microaggressions are the only proper response to microscopic grievances

Tears? Exhausting people are exhausting.

Glad that part of it is over. Good luck primarying HRC in 2020. See how many delegates you get then.

[NCTraveler]

45. The DNC and Clinton supporters there were great in treating them with kid gloves.

Brilliant way to deal with those in attendance going through what appeared to be their terrible two's.

[wishstar]

46. The protestors are disappointed they couldn't provoke macroaggression nt

[liberal N proud]

53. There it is! ^^^^^^

[JoePhilly]

55. +1

[Tarheel_Dem]

91. Yes!

[MADem]

68. Hillary likes kids, and kids tend to like her, too.

She certainly knows how to handle them....

[NCTraveler]

71. Wasn't ready for that. Loled.

[k8conant]

87. Totally incorrect.

[NCTraveler]

90. Totally.

[k8conant]

92. I'm glad you realized you were wrong.

[NCTraveler]

94. Completely.

[MelSC]

48. They were lucky they were just "micro"

I've had enough of these idiots...

[Paladin]

51. Microaggressions for Maxi-whining? Suits me. (nt)

[liberal N proud]

52. Is that their way of saying their chants were drowned out by the majority

[anoNY42]

54. Hey

Microaggressions actually caused some good!

"Bernie delegate told me "microaggressions" kept them from disrupting historic speech."

[livetohike]

56. Aww. Maybe mommy can make it all better. How can there be a revolution

with such thin skin?

[beachbum bob]

59. life is tough....and some people find disruptions to be uncivilized and uncalled for when we

have our candidate on the national stage....just like if a neighbor hangs a confederate battle flag on their front porch and something happens to it......you have a right to protest but others have a right to protest the protestors.....inside a private function like a convention....there are rules to abide by and no inalienable right "to free speech"....the rogue sanders supporters got off lucky

[lostnfound]

64. This morning they said less than 100 out of 1900 Bernie delegates

Were involved in the neon shirt thing.
That's 5%.
Give us a break. The 95% that showed good judgment deserve better, and only people interested in demotivatung that 95% (thereby reducing the benefits of bernies enthusiastic base to the Democratic Party) would put too much focus on the 5% of maladjusted or immature or extremely idealistic people in that small group.

And by the way, the moral implications of this country's drone strikes aren't exactly a frivolous issue. Good leaders who successfully channel 95% of their protest movements base into constructive action are doing really great.

[geek tragedy]

69. the neon green shirt thing was 100% harmless, i wouldn't have been offended

if all 1900 had done it.

[mcar]

65. Bless their hearts

[nolabear]

67. And these are the people who heckled Cummings and Lewis.

I feel for them; I do. They've fought for something they believe in and they can't believe they won't be given everything they want (whatever that is; I still can't figure out the "how" of it) and can't accept that they'll have to bear far more than microaggressions as they work, if they do, toward the change they seek. Gratification sometimes comes slow. You have to work a long time, and very hard. As we have.

[Orsino]

70. So we're outraged that they disrupted...

...and they're upset at not getting to disrupt? Sounds like a good compromise.

I think the main hindrance to their protest was the greater volume from the rest of the floor.

And you know what? We had a great convwention that is the envy of the entire GOP. We got this.

[forjusticethunders]

73. how badly can one bunch of people jump the shark

Microaggressions? Really? They're just appropriating random social justice terms to claim oppression.

I'd be offended but I'm honestly laughing too hard.

[obamanut2012]

74. Using 'microaggressions' in every day speech tells me everything

I need to know about this guy.

[tonyt53]

76. They are in tears because they didn't get their way.

[gohuskies]

77. What the h*ll are micro-aggressions?

Is there even such a thing. Yeesh, what a reach..

[Shankapotomus]

82. So microaggressions prevented them

from being aggressive? That's so unjust.

[ericson00]

88. Gotta say good riddance to the safespace

Extreme left. They make progressivism look like a joke.

[bluedye33139]

89. What irks me about the arrogation of the term is

What irks me about this is that it misappropriates a term that describes unspoken but visible racist behaviors toward racial minorities and attempts YET AGAIN to push aside people of color who literally do suffer EVERY SINGLE STINKING DAY from the hostility of institutional and systemic racism in this nation.

To compare the inconvenience of being a delegate supporting a losing candidate in a national convention to the actual conditions of racial and ethnic and sexual minorities in this world...is wrong.

[BlueMTexpat]

96. Aggressions with microphones ...?? eom

[Expecting Rain]

98. Glad I wasn't delegate...

As some of these disruptors might have suffered macro-aggressions.

And that would be wrong