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In reply to the discussion: Black Lives Matter Apologizes to Sanders After BLM Shuts Down Sanders Rally. UPDATE2: Videos [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)14. Being commited and passionate about something is wonderful.
Relying exclusively on passion, not so much. Planning, teamwork, and goal setting combined with passion goes a lot further.
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Black Lives Matter Apologizes to Sanders After BLM Shuts Down Sanders Rally. UPDATE2: Videos [View all]
uhnope
Aug 2015
OP
There was a local BLM rep. man who spoke officially at the SS & Medicare Rally
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#42
Exactly! The republicans don't give a F about them, so they go after Bernie. A total
RKP5637
Aug 2015
#85
Clinton hasn't been playing dirty. This is a slur based on nothing but conjecture. nt
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#221
Your argument is circular. Just because some people distrust her doesn't prove she's untrustworthy. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#252
That one woman was screaming and physically shoving herself towards people. Wow.
glinda
Aug 2015
#66
Fine. That is how you see it. But I was referring to the poster that they were owed nothing.
bravenak
Aug 2015
#70
I got called 'Race Nagger' here on DU by one of his fans. And they got support on it.
bravenak
Aug 2015
#107
You shoukd stop telling black women how to think properly. Nobody asked you.nt
bravenak
Aug 2015
#140
I think you have very selective perception and are doing an injustice to all Sanders'
bbgrunt
Aug 2015
#126
Love you too. I'll explain it better at a later time after the cooling period.nt
bravenak
Aug 2015
#137
Fuck me to tears. You just said you notice Sanders' supporters are White Supremacists.
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#136
White supremacists support Bernie Sanders. I don't even know what to say to that other than
cherokeeprogressive
Aug 2015
#142
The only candidate that this movement goes after are those not named Clinton.
Red Knight
Aug 2015
#181
Hi, cuz! I am also a Bernie supporter AND a BLM supporter, but I too was bothered
tblue37
Aug 2015
#297
It was weird, protesting those that would support them and protesting in a very hostile manner. One
RKP5637
Aug 2015
#80
Who said they did? As far as I can tell, they just want to sink Bernie because they feel they can.
djean111
Aug 2015
#79
Sounds like they got a lot more backlash for the takeover from people they thought would support it.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Aug 2015
#2
their goal was to shut it down. mission accomplished. all those racists (everyone in the audience)
msongs
Aug 2015
#5
I think if they claim to be official reps of BLM they OWE us an explanation for their actions!!!
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#151
The way the discussions are going on this FB page, I wonder if some disruptions are planned there
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#225
No, I knew you wouldn't answer the question because you know it isn't that simple.
A Simple Game
Aug 2015
#129
They live the idea of us getting tazed and arrested. Why do we think they're racist for that?
bravenak
Aug 2015
#109
It was three people. They act like it was a legion of doom. I cannot understand.
bravenak
Aug 2015
#120
Pick any candidate at random and shut down ONLY his/her speaking time, and see how happy
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#148
I think you are confused at who STARTED the rudeness. It WAS NOT Bernie fans!
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#171
Marginalizing Bernie by repeatedly breaking up his appearances is not going to help them. nt
djean111
Aug 2015
#33
Someone got the name or names of the women. They were not just spontaneous outsiders.
djean111
Aug 2015
#89
and disrupting Bernie's rallies will go a long way toward stopping the killing of black people!!!!
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#174
Amen! I want to join you all too! I just hope we can do all that is needed on so many fronts now!
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#179
I think a lot of people feel like "I don't have time to help when I'm so f'd up myself"
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#228
True, but if you really want to draw in the flies, nothing else will do it like...
FrodosPet
Aug 2015
#275
a Kossack got their beforehand announcement: it's by Marissa Johnson and Mara Willaford
MisterP
Aug 2015
#20
It's becoming ovious that there's more to this than meets the eye at first Protests......
KoKo
Aug 2015
#191
As a person who was active in the 60's this isn't unusual that Good Efforts are corrupted
KoKo
Aug 2015
#202
Too little. Too late. BlackLivesMatter's tactics will lose support for their mission.
peacebird
Aug 2015
#28
The second to last paragraph. When are they going to disrupt the gop exactly?
truebrit71
Aug 2015
#45
You and me both. Scared that we lose and things get worse for all of us. Many of us think of
jwirr
Aug 2015
#159
they won't. they might get shot. here, bernie walks away rather than be party to them
roguevalley
Aug 2015
#67
"his blatantly silencing response to the ...SayHerName"?? He says it in every speech now!
arcane1
Aug 2015
#53
White progressive oppressors. Makes one wonder how white conservatives,
appalachiablue
Aug 2015
#214
As I have noted elsewhere, where is their outrage towards the people who can do something NOW?
n2doc
Aug 2015
#58
It appears they are self described radicals who have hijacked BLM for their own agenda
notadmblnd
Aug 2015
#246
I am a Bernie supporter, but when say things like hijacked and agitators you sound racist.
JRLeft
Aug 2015
#293
I hope BLM loyalty to HRC is worth destroying the support of we who believe black lives really do
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#132
They have already defined themselves. The video of the in-your-face
No Vested Interest
Aug 2015
#271
The women who directed the protest are not part of the larger BLM-Seattle FB page.
Starry Messenger
Aug 2015
#150
well, they certainly abused Bernie and his supporters today, for the 2nd time now.
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#186
Are you going to nag all of the people who say this is a Soros funded conspiracy for HRC?
Starry Messenger
Aug 2015
#236
Really? I've seen black commentators saying that Clinton can't take the black vote for granted and
Gloria
Aug 2015
#194
I'll say the same thing I said about the last time they disrupted a Democratic event:
Lil Missy
Aug 2015
#157
too late. they lost my support the first time they disrupted and ruined a campaign event
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#162
what I saw was a couple obnoxious, mouthy, spoiled brats who deliberately sabotaged an event
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#192
Different people will react in different ways, but I don't see how anything positive happened...
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#230
just watched the beginning of the video. they should have physically removed those brats.
magical thyme
Aug 2015
#185
The person who wrote the apology isn't affiliated with the BLM local chapter in Seattle
markpkessinger
Aug 2015
#205
It's a shame, in that the one sane person with public comments for the movement is being dismissed..
cascadiance
Aug 2015
#233