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Good advice ibegurpard Aug 2015 #1
What if they don't really want it? whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #2
Then you have lost nothing Prism Aug 2015 #4
Fair enough n/t whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #6
What a great way of putting it. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #43
They've already said they don't want it. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #19
That's my read too whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #23
+1. Ditto on the donation. It's a small gesture in contrast to the aggravation Bernie GoneFishin Aug 2015 #32
I think once they don't get the reaction they want from Sanders and audience notadmblnd Aug 2015 #59
It evident they don't want to quietly go away with an aide to schedule a meeting. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #61
This!!! BillZBubb Aug 2015 #68
They don't actually want our participation in aiding their cause notadmblnd Aug 2015 #58
+1 LWolf Aug 2015 #3
Thank you for posting something thoughtful and rational, scarletwoman Aug 2015 #5
+1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #7
Thank you. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #44
BLM? Sure. Idiot Sarah Palin groupies? I won't ask them how I can help, because I won't help them DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #8
She's immaterial Prism Aug 2015 #11
I appreciate your response. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #20
No worries Prism Aug 2015 #24
"Hammering her into the earth with glee doesn't feel productive to me." SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #45
Thank you for this. azmom Aug 2015 #9
#BlackLivesMatter is a twitter hashtag. Maedhros Aug 2015 #10
Not at all Prism Aug 2015 #15
Granted, I have a lot of jerks on my ignore list, but I haven't seen many posts Maedhros Aug 2015 #22
I wouldn't have it any other way n/t Prism Aug 2015 #28
And when you do what they want, and now they demand you bow down? jeff47 Aug 2015 #12
Simultaneous rejection and support Prism Aug 2015 #18
or how about this for a response? HFRN Aug 2015 #13
that's good advice. it should not apply to those activists who assaulted Bernie in Seattle. cali Aug 2015 #14
They can be condemned without quite so much collateral damage Prism Aug 2015 #17
"We Stand Together" is good, too. HappyPlace Aug 2015 #16
Sure, if they are not crashing the stage seveneyes Aug 2015 #21
I agree n/t Prism Aug 2015 #25
Great post and thoughts. Thank you. /nt think Aug 2015 #26
We asked how we could help and offered support Hydra Aug 2015 #27
It's important to know when to walk away Prism Aug 2015 #29
I'm always looking for allies to get things done Hydra Aug 2015 #30
This is an excellent post. DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #31
Fine, but FIRST they MUST tone down those DISGUSTING tactics. Period ! RBInMaine Aug 2015 #33
But who is "they"? Prism Aug 2015 #50
Prism, protesting a sitting president for his discriminatory policy positions, Maven Aug 2015 #34
I think part of what Prism was trying to say ibegurpard Aug 2015 #38
I haven't. I remain committed as ever to combating racial injustice and redressing systematic bias Maven Aug 2015 #39
I mostly agree with you Prism Aug 2015 #46
That's a Wonderful Thing to Say Leith Aug 2015 #35
I love this post. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #49
Any group that condones calling white liberals 'white supremacists' has jumped the shark Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #36
Do they, as an organization, support that comment? Prism Aug 2015 #51
Yes. BLM founder tweeted support of the Seattle disrupters. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #63
Which begs the question: how many BLMs are there? winter is coming Aug 2015 #67
This is what the founder of BLM had to say on their facebook page Joe the Revelator Aug 2015 #70
I had not seen this. TY 840high Aug 2015 #71
Nope. NaturalHigh Aug 2015 #37
Exactly how I feel eissa Aug 2015 #40
+2 nt BillZBubb Aug 2015 #69
...+1 840high Aug 2015 #72
Thank you. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #41
=) Prism Aug 2015 #47
Bernie Sanders needs to get better security at his events. EEO Aug 2015 #42
I was a little concerned for his safety Prism Aug 2015 #48
I'm beyond anxiety. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #53
Agreed. EEO Aug 2015 #62
K&R! n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #52
Something is rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark. Bohemianwriter Aug 2015 #54
BLM's tactics could well insure we get a right wing, 'tough on crime' President. jalan48 Aug 2015 #55
It appears that's their goal. HooptieWagon Aug 2015 #65
No. I have no respect for anyone who tells Bernie to "bow down." CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #56
You are right. Respect is a two way street. Ironically, when Scott Walker says still_one Aug 2015 #60
Exactly. peacebird Aug 2015 #64
Yeah, I'd like to know who came up with that one. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #66
I think you may be right notadmblnd Aug 2015 #57
+1. Nicely written and your responses have been excellent. delrem Aug 2015 #73
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