2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can I have a list of Bernie's Pro POC legislation? [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)It hits the economic aspects.
The race aspects, though there is so much to talk about, he could not put it all in such a short article.
It is missing a few things. Women in particular are rarely mentioned. Even in black history even though we were on the front lines.
Hillary did a speech on race recently, yesterday or today? I just watched and this article hits on some of what she said, but she had more time to go deeper.
Anybody that knows me knows I expect failure from any candidate we choose. All others have failed. Except Kennedy, he died first, Obama is a realization of a hope. I see how others who are not black would be dissappinted in the hope they had not being realized. I feel for them but laugh too. When has the black race ever had it's hopes realized? We never have and will probably never will, we gotta do for us, we need the walls knocked down and they aint made from money. Or bankers except the racist redlining. Or oligarchs. Or billionaires. They made from Dylan Storm Roofs. And those like him.
We can make money if the barriers are gone. We dont want welfare. We want jobs, same pay as you for the same job, to not get hired last and fired first, clean water, good schools with plenty of staff and supplies. Fairness. The end of racism. Really. Nothing less will do. You do not have to beg people to not hate you for your skin color. Why should I? I think my fight is the real revolution.
Whoever we choose will fail on this. I lack any expectations.