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In reply to the discussion: "I had a Sarah Palin button on backpack" Who is BLMS's Marissa "Johnson" Jenae? [View all]onpatrol98
(1,989 posts)I'm a free woman. I will vote for whomever I want. In my home, I have been extolling the virtues of Bernie Sanders and hoping his candidacy won't be swallowed alive by over zealous supporters. The assumption is apparently that anyone who expresses a difference of opinion is somehow not a supporter of Bernie Sanders...a ridiculous notion, for sure. I simply did not see the need to drag her down to lift him up. It's just unnecessary. What immense power did she display? He stepped away from a microphone and walked away. He wasn't mugged. He wasn't assaulted. He was being pressured to speak to the needs of a voting constituency. Oh, the horror of it all. I insist, it will make him stronger. And, if he can't withstand the pressure he receives from a group of young, black women, he shouldn't be anywhere near the White House.
His camp has ADJUSTED their strategy. His camp is making strides "to" speak to a constituency that politicians had been speaking "at" for years. Do I wish they had picked a different method? Yes, But, can I see the difference between young women uniting to pressure the powers to be and an actual figure of power? Yes. Deserve to be thrown off the stage??? No, I don't have enough hubris to suggest anyone should be thrown off a stage. Is she normal? Ah...let's see. She would like her government to work for her. Check. Looks like she's normal, to me. You want to throw her off a stage. Hmm. I don't want to throw people off stages. I don't think that's normal. H
But, no you do not understand where I am coming from. There's no reason you should. I think God that there are people here who do. That is the ONE shining example that DU has to offer. There are people who have never walked in my shoes, who get it. I am grateful. They are encouraging. They are helpful. They teach and I learn. When they come into the AA group, I am inspired to be different, to be better, by their example.
And, thank you. I am having a pretty good day.