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In reply to the discussion: "NetRoots Nation Confrontation Wasn't About #BlackLivesMatter At All" [View all]Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)125. 1) I do like Black Agenda Report and respect them
2) Bruce Dixon is a smart political analyst kept off mainstream TV for giving too much truth.
3) I disagree with him about this. The Netroots protest was a smart move with mostly sincere participants.
4) He's right about something else though. Any prominent #blackLives activists and commentators ought to challenge Clinton the same way they challenged at Netroots.
5) If Hillary doesn't face a similar challenge, it bolsters Bruce Dixon's argument.
6) There is plenty to challenge Hillary on, including her support from private prison companies. She ought to make some kind of statement about the support she is getting and what is her opinion of it. (http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=474524)
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RiverLover
Jul 2015
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Today was the first I've heard of BAR. I found this author's insider view on the NRN fiasco
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#114
How about the fact that what #BLM did was LOVED by conservatives, when they ambushed Leftwing
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#138
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
kwassa
Jul 2015
#168
I refer to myself as a "leftie", now acc to you I put myself down with that?
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#72
You make some very good points, but in general, I agree with this commenter at Common Dreams~
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#12
Netroots Nation was the construct of the DLC, started by Kos of DK who threw anyone
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#17
Thanks for the background info, I was one of those gullible people who thought NRN was the real deal
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#22
Didn't say what? Certainly you are not denying the "race-nagging" comment! n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Jul 2015
#197
In the past three days I have seen African Americans referred to as race naggers...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#40
That's some campaign strategy they have.. ugly personal, bigoted insults to those not with them.
Cha
Jul 2015
#172
That's how you drive People Away from you candidate.. I've seen it happen more than a few times.
Cha
Jul 2015
#177
Can you answer it for me, then? I never heard of BAR until today, so I have nothing to go on n/t
arcane1
Jul 2015
#108
Thank you. Is it honest disagreement, or is it disingenuous disagreement for its own sake?
arcane1
Jul 2015
#112
Likely not even then. It appeared to offer a different perspective, but didn't support it w/anything
arcane1
Jul 2015
#212
And what do you know about the history of this organization. Just fyi we Dems here
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#27
So you know nothing about the topic. The author as I said, is being kind. Thanks,
sabrina 1
Jul 2015
#33
But but.... You don't "give a shit anymore" because you're tired of "race naggin"
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#48
I agree and am disgusted by so many here trying to discredit them for making noise.
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#60
I think it will end up being a gift to Sanders considering he's moving into some very diverse areas
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#102
You mean like this, said by Bernie the DAY BEFORE he was ambushed by #BLM at NRN?
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#116
Bernie said that he didn't want that, and then was PROTESTED by the people he was defending.
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#122
Geesh, I know, I was responding to YOU saying the maybe because of NRN, Bernie would better address
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#126
Yet Bernie still did his dumbass pivot to economics when confronted by BLM....
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#139
It seems to me that you've amply demonstrated that you are postively tone deaf.
LiberalAndProud
Jul 2015
#51
What exactly do you mean by this? All that's clear is you're putting me down.
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#56
You said I was tone deaf. The fact that you are pushing for Hillary here is all that I'm getting.
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#67
That explains why the perpetrators attacked Sanders and omalley instead of conservatives
Doctor_J
Jul 2015
#54
To be honest. Disrupting the conservatives would only effect about 40 or 50 people.
Glassunion
Aug 2015
#218
Keep insulting BLM here. Just please don't tie it to any candidate- as none agree with you.
bettyellen
Jul 2015
#66
I am a supporter of #BLM, bettyellen, but I didn't understand why they would protest their own.
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#75
Because their own are the only ones who might, maybe, we hope, actually act for change
LiberalAndProud
Jul 2015
#79
I was living in Asheville NC at the time & I went to a protest there with my neighbor, who
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#85
"BAR is well respected all over the net by those who want real leftist analysis"...
SidDithers
Jul 2015
#110