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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Very intersting opinion piece by a Black man on the Sanders campaign [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)50. Thanks, Bravenak. Articles like this help open my eyes.
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Very intersting opinion piece by a Black man on the Sanders campaign [View all]
bravenak
Mar 2016
OP
If it is they can fuck off. I feel confident saying Sanders doesn't want those kind of people.
white_wolf
Mar 2016
#2
Sorry, you got a hide, Frenchie. The good news is they can't suspend anyone anymore with their
Cha
Mar 2016
#68
It was only hidden because folks didn't want to discuss the content.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#163
That's it. These guys have burned 1000 calories pretending that Sanders supporters like that guy
Number23
Mar 2016
#252
We don't have time for electing a candidate based on a "largely symbolic" platform.
politicaljunkie41910
Mar 2016
#238
I was trying to find his facebook page to see if there are any more goodies.
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2016
#120
lol.. they got over it and united to make pull our country out of the hell hole that bush left.
Cha
Mar 2016
#84
Funny how people forget the smoking ruins that Bush and the republicans
workinclasszero
Mar 2016
#89
Created by Koch Industries to oppose government programs to help poor people.
Jackie Wilson Said
Mar 2016
#201
Right treestar.. a true friendship ensued.. did you see that vapid comment above..?
Cha
Mar 2016
#249
You could also post a picture of Obama hugging Clinton with a HUGE Obama-esque grin...
George II
Mar 2016
#150
The problem for bernie is.. it's not the AA voters fault they don't like him .. it's his fault.
Cha
Mar 2016
#6
A big problem is that Bernie has never evidence any interest in these issues until he started
EffieBlack
Mar 2016
#96
P.S. compelling aritcle.. I just wanted to post my previous one first.. still reading it.
Cha
Mar 2016
#14
Like my cousin who always has a great idea and wants me to help him "find a government grant"
EffieBlack
Mar 2016
#98
It looks to me like Fiq Blerdman holds a cynical, conservative ideology, has given up
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#62
"Conservative".. Yeah, I don't.. he's straight up saying why he's not Impressed with BS. For
Cha
Mar 2016
#65
I don't see how supporting someone who has a strong possibility of being Americas first woman ...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#78
So if Carly Fiorina or Sarah Palin were elected that would progressive or liberal because
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#79
No, it wouldn't be conservative though and Hillary is not Thatcher... not on any scale, that's ...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#82
Hillary's tendency for regime change, tacit support for military coup and waging war in
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#83
It's closer to 70% in the North and Bernie's message is all inclusive, in telling the "nation"
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#69
"He sounds like that one uncle who always has a business idea but no business plan & no bank loan"
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#70
yeap, shit we said damn near a year ago is still being said today about Sanders. The white gender
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#75
Hey Bravenak - posting for the sake of transparency and btw it was a thought provoking piece.
seaglass
Mar 2016
#97
Nobody would disagree that no one is more central to the struggle than the oppressed themselves
whatchamacallit
Mar 2016
#151
It is less of a rejection and more of a response to the constant shoving of him at us based
bravenak
Mar 2016
#154
I said there were things I did not agree with and put that disclainer so folks did not
bravenak
Mar 2016
#129
It's also interesting that no one else thought that Vattel's post was interesting, after all these
kath
Mar 2016
#255
Seems the major and repeated point in the article is Bernie threw shade at Obama.
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#131
That's not "throwing shade", most of Sanders critiques of Obama were unfair at best and included
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#132
There was never more shade thrown at Obama than by the person who ran against him 2008
whatchamacallit
Mar 2016
#140
That was a political campaign where shade is expected, even if they were best friends it would be...
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#142
in 2008 she being Clinton and he being Obama... that's a known, what are you really asking here?
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#148
Or that he would get poor kids jobs sl they wont be hanging on street corners?
bravenak
Mar 2016
#164
AMEN!!! - " What has he shown us as a senator in the mighty state of Vermont to support this type of
uponit7771
Mar 2016
#149
What I got out of the article: "Lesser of two evils ... she is more beholden to the black vote"
floppyboo
Mar 2016
#204
True...quite frankly, I personally DO like some of those more "ethnic traits" of Bernie's
Chitown Kev
Mar 2016
#245
Do you really believe that women and PoC are playing on the same level as white men?
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#230
I see you didn't real my post. The "quirkiness" (and there's a reson I put in in quotes)
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#232
I don't know how we go into this point. My post was in reference to this in the OP
lunamagica
Mar 2016
#242
With Congress, either Hillary or Bernie can get much done. "in the beginning was the word"
floppyboo
Mar 2016
#235