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Showing Original Post only (View all)They were not "humble enough" and had to be shut down.Words of BLM founder. [View all]
Last edited Mon Jul 20, 2015, 06:31 PM - Edit history (1)
Those are the reasons given for the Netroots Nation fiasco.
From Raw Story:
We will shut down every single debate
He couldnt take 15 more minutes of the heat, Cullors said of Sanders in an interview on This Week in Blackness, making reference to the senator ending his appearance as demonstrators at the event walked out en masse.
Journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, who interviewed both Democratic candidates during the forum, later told The Raw Story that he was directed to wrap up his discussion with Sanders 15 minutes ahead of schedule.
Cullors told This Week host L. Joy Williams that she felt neither OMalley nor Sanders were humble enough during their town hall appearance, and called on presidential candidates to be willing to openly discuss issues of race and gender.
No more skirting around the issues, Cullor said. We will shut down every single debate.
Posting here in the Bernie forum. Out of the GDP until later, much later.
I guess they will let us know when Bernie and Martin are humble enough.
Interesting article on funding, but doesn't go far enough.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/politics/funding-civil-rights-movement/
I maybe will be in Education and GD, or maybe not.
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They were not "humble enough" and had to be shut down.Words of BLM founder. [View all]
madfloridian
Jul 2015
OP
She's going to be given immunity since she answered a BLM question on Facebook today
arcane1
Jul 2015
#41
That is sometimes (though far from always) a convenient cudgel to shut down white liberals
TheKentuckian
Jul 2015
#141
I don't think there is is a way to win DU, unless you own it or get paid to post or
merrily
Jul 2015
#90
"not humble enough"..they were trying to break them. Those are telling words.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#9
I don't know about that, but I do admit I haven't seen any explanation of
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Jul 2015
#11
If this is the attitude, then there is strong justification when folks don't talk...
Eleanors38
Jul 2015
#179
There is a peculiar and corrosive dynamic at DU which demands one genuflect...
Eleanors38
Jul 2015
#189
Clinton because optics and connections or some such absurd, reality mooning nonsense
TheKentuckian
Jul 2015
#146
I've been DUing piece meal over the last week so I'm a bit out of the loop.
Half-Century Man
Jul 2015
#13
You know, I did my best to be as gentle with you as I could in that thread last night.
scarletwoman
Jul 2015
#49
"that poster" you think is racist is posting in the Bernie group...NOT GDP
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#116
" y'all need to chill out or its going to be a damn short campaign for your candidate."
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#119
no one owes Bernie any respect. he's a presidential candidate let him earn it.
msanthrope
Jul 2015
#127
seriously you all have been posting OPs when you should have been asking questions and listening
msanthrope
Jul 2015
#124
quoting Ronald Reagan to me doesn't exactly make your point now does it? nt
msanthrope
Jul 2015
#129
That's a quote from Ronald Reagan like Ladies and gentlemen is a quote from him.
Autumn
Jul 2015
#144
not at all. I think your conduct and your character speaks clearly to every single
msanthrope
Jul 2015
#131
I know. If only people were able to read the SOP for our group or had someone read it for them,
Autumn
Jul 2015
#173
All I did is go in the BSG and insult all of them. AND THEY BANNED ME FOR IT!!1!
beam me up scottie
Jul 2015
#175
God we are terrible. Skinner should have made us our own site and made us all go there.
Autumn
Jul 2015
#182
Agreed. I'd add "inaccurate" and "counter-productive" in addition to "unfair" n/t
arcane1
Jul 2015
#31
Castigating the wrong people is as bad as letting the culpable of the hook, Hillary still
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#27
That makes it sound like it wasn't about their concerns, but about doing a PR stunt
arcane1
Jul 2015
#28
I think there is one more reason for this event. To keep the issue in the public eye. I have no
jwirr
Jul 2015
#172
That was my thought too, and I've been struggling with a diplomatic way to say it.
historylovr
Jul 2015
#40
Catch 22: If we protest the establishment we lose, and if we don't protest, we also lose.
merrily
Jul 2015
#88
Bookmarked. I love info that cuts back against the notion that we lose unless we
merrily
Jul 2015
#89
Yup. IMO they have marginalized their own voices in exchange for a brief moment in the sun.
Tommymac
Jul 2015
#96
If our msm were not so vile, someone might be grilling Vargas on that and more.
merrily
Jul 2015
#108
Please note Zorra's post..this was intended to be a week-end for Latino community.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#106
BTW this is NOT about protecting Bernie Sanders. He's a big boy who can defend himself.
madfloridian
Jul 2015
#109
"Not humble enough"? Ok, when are they going to shout down HRC and the Repub candidates ?
peacebird
Jul 2015
#180