2016 Postmortem

boston bean

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66. this was stated perfectly! But some just won't hear it!

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 09:23 AM

Jul 2015

“Similarly, while economic and racial justice issues certainly intersect, and reducing economic inequality will benefit people of all races, portrayals of racial injustice as merely an offshoot of economic injustice or the implication that solutions to economic inequality will take care of racism represent a fundamental misunderstanding of how race operates in our country.

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MoveOn has a perfect response to Netroots controversy: [View all] sufrommich Jul 2015 OP

Yes good response ibegurpard Jul 2015 #1

I disagree. They are trying to have it both ways. madfloridian Jul 2015 #7

Here are just SOME of the WHITE people who have died in police custody recently.... RiverLover Jul 2015 #10

I guess you missed this ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #15

I disagree. Saying Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter is TRUTH while still highlighting BLM. RiverLover Jul 2015 #18

I dont think the face palm means he's agreeing with you 7962 Jul 2015 #41

white woman do not heaven05 Jul 2015 #93

All lives matter. sulphurdunn Jul 2015 #20

100% Correct Roy Rolling Jul 2015 #22

You are absolutely right! GitRDun Jul 2015 #32

That would not bother me in the least. RiverLover Jul 2015 #33

You are in a pretty small group then. Congrats to you. GitRDun Jul 2015 #35

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #43

You are brand new and being abusive. Not cool. bravenak Jul 2015 #64

You've come to the wrong pew with your protestations... AOR Jul 2015 #81

I can see you'll be getting pizza. bravenak Jul 2015 #90

you've come to the wrong place heaven05 Jul 2015 #92

I heard a young man Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #61

That is a good response. He said "we already know white lives matter!" Cha Jul 2015 #65

That was exactly what Clinton said in a black church eridani Jul 2015 #82

And???? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #83

Response to what? Roy Rolling Jul 2015 #16

Do we really let the right co opt the phrase "all lives matter"? Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #79

Not at all surrised by this response from them. Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #2

That is only a one-sided answer. sadoldgirl Jul 2015 #3

+1. Let the candidates speak and then grill them about your issues. winter is coming Jul 2015 #13

From what I've read Bernie did not say "all lives matter" or "white lives matter." Skwmom Jul 2015 #4

That's exactly right. Bernie didn't say that, it was O'Malley 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #5

he also said all lives matter. madfloridian Jul 2015 #6

ok, you may be right 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #8

Please clarify that he is O'Malley (not Sanders). n/t Skwmom Jul 2015 #17

I've put up both videos. madfloridian Jul 2015 #19

Some people don't watch the video and the one on Sanders was only a partial video. Skwmom Jul 2015 #53

Thank you, that's the one I saw live. Thanks so much. madfloridian Jul 2015 #60

O'Malley said black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter. He said it twice. madfloridian Jul 2015 #58

Excellent response. nt Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #9

It's a great response if we want to nominate politically correct weaklings BeyondGeography Jul 2015 #11

Boom! 7962 Jul 2015 #42

Yep. +1000 99Forever Jul 2015 #67

So I guess you thought Occupy Wall Street were rude assholes, too? R B Garr Jul 2015 #69

The target of Occupy's wrath were greedy bankers Trajan Jul 2015 #102

The post I responded to called BLM "rude assholes." R B Garr Jul 2015 #103

Wow. Number23 Jul 2015 #86

Listen to yourself. nt geek tragedy Jul 2015 #99

I disagree this was a good response. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #12

Very well put swilton Jul 2015 #26

I was looking forward to it. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #34

I didn't know that Hillary was booed there in 2007, someone posted about it this morning. Autumn Jul 2015 #68

Well I've sent them an email telling them they suck, and that they can absolutely COUNT PatrickforO Jul 2015 #77

Bingo. netroots blew it seveneyes Jul 2015 #95

I have to read the entire response; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #14

Actually, it depends on how far you go back on racism. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #101

... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #104

Thanks. Agreed. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #105

Uh, no, they don't. jeff47 Jul 2015 #21

"implication that solutions to economic inequality will take care of racism"... winter is coming Jul 2015 #23

In the past, Bernie Sanders has implied this very thing. It's why he didn't think pnwmom Jul 2015 #25

No, he didn't. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #31

Bernie: "I'm not a liberal. Never have been." pnwmom Jul 2015 #36

Doesn't prove your claim. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #37

It proves that he has argued that his message cuts across racial and gender lines pnwmom Jul 2015 #39

Bullshit. "so he didn't have to address concerns of specific demographic groups" beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #44

And you keep ignoring his actual words. Maybe, instead of lecturing minorities pnwmom Jul 2015 #49

Bernie: "we are far from eradicating racism" beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #52

I'm not unaware of those comments. That's why I said he is beginning to open the door pnwmom Jul 2015 #56

And yet you continue to swift boat Bernie beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #57

I'll post whatever I wish and you can continue to do the same. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #63

+1. n/t whathehell Jul 2015 #78

He swiftboated himself by his behavior, swiftboating being your term. R B Garr Jul 2015 #73

He swiftboated himself by his own behavior, "swiftboating" being your chosen R B Garr Jul 2015 #74

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Vattel Jul 2015 #100

More of his words: Sanders denounces racism beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #54

He wasn't "listening" last night. He was rude and condescending. R B Garr Jul 2015 #72

Bernie: I want an America where young black men are not harassed, killed and shot in the streets beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #55

He wasn't "listening" last night. He was rude and condescending. R B Garr Jul 2015 #71

He fled New York 30 years ago because he didn't like people. R B Garr Jul 2015 #75

whoa!! heaven05 Jul 2015 #94

Well said. n/t winter is coming Jul 2015 #45

+1 AOR Jul 2015 #48

Fertile ground doesn't gurantee good crops for all Babel_17 Jul 2015 #70

What many in the "All lives matter" camp fail to recognize pnwmom Jul 2015 #24

So doing nothing to help blacks get paid more & have access to good education is the way to go RiverLover Jul 2015 #27

I call BS on your distortion of my post. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #28

Well this IS true. PatrickforO Jul 2015 #38

Thanks for your thoughtful post, PatrickforO. pnwmom Jul 2015 #40

There has to be a drive to be inclusive Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #80

+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Jul 2015 #62

Perhaps a better way to get their message across would be to give examples of how Obama has jalan48 Jul 2015 #29

It is a two way street. That is what a dialog is all about. This was a Town Hall, and they made it still_one Jul 2015 #30

excellent response, thank heaven05 Jul 2015 #46

Bernie is not an empathetic person. And he's way too old. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 #47

Nice Ageism... AOR Jul 2015 #50

Ageism regarding Commander in Chief? SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 #51

Hartman been doing Brunch with Bernie ? I know I have quite a lot from Sanders on some radio show Person 2713 Jul 2015 #59

this was stated perfectly! But some just won't hear it! boston bean Jul 2015 #66

This is exactly correct... Sancho Jul 2015 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author MohRokTah Jul 2015 #76

Is there a reason our current President can't do that? frylock Jul 2015 #97

Interesting to see how real, bona fide LIBERALS respond to this. What a dramatic difference Number23 Jul 2015 #84

That was my first reaction too. 'We have a real problem.' lovemydog Jul 2015 #85

Great minds PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #87

That was a great post,PowerToThePeople.I forgot that it sufrommich Jul 2015 #88

This is bullshit. Vattel Jul 2015 #91

What is really bullshit, in my opinion.... Joe the Revelator Jul 2015 #98

I whole-heartedly agree. blackspade Jul 2015 #96