I guess BLM is officially a good organization again?

[stevenleser]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=969907

[rbrnmw]

1. It appears so

They will pretzel any issue, if it benefits their candidate.

[stevenleser]

2. Sad that they have so slandered and played games with an organization literally fighting to save

lives.

[rbrnmw]

5. BLM is not some pawn

on a Chess Board to victory. It is about saving lives and getting respect and dignity that wasn't given to the victims of violence. They want accountability. They don't need to be toyed with like this.

[brer cat]

9. Amen.

[randys1]

26. BLM best be careful or they will get the ACORN treatment.

[Truprogressive85]

3. People opinions evolve ? No

You had some harsh words for the candidate that you support now back in 08'

[stevenleser]

4. And did you defend me when that was raised? And by the way, I explained my change of opinion

Have you heard any Sanders supporter explain theirs?

[Truprogressive85]

6. Oh you have ?

Ask those Sanders supporters that question you want answered
It's about learning and understanding ,as many of they have

I support BLM actions no matter if the distrupt Sanders ,Clinton, O'malley
Even they block highways, shut down malls, disrupt brunches

And avid supporter of Sen .Sanders

[stevenleser]

7. By way of my comment I have asked the question.

And none have responded to defend their actions or explain their reversals.

And yes, I explained my position change in my endorsement of Hillary Clinton.

[Number23]

11. What on earth does your comment have to do with what was said 6-7 months ago about BLM??

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Find where I said ANYTHING against BLM.

[Number23]

10. That person's entire purpose here is absolutely hysterical

The endless spamming in GDP with "black people love Bernie" posts cracks me up every time I see them.

My favorite part of that entire OP was the number of people saying "who is this group?" "anybody ever heard of them?" and the answer always being a resounding "nope" except from that person who -- somehow-- has the foresight to follow every single black person on Twitter and was shockingly the only person outside of Western New York who knew exactly who they were!!1

Guys, I predicted this was going to happen MONTHS ago. The SECOND polls came out showing Hillary with something like 85% black support I said that we'd better get ready for Sanders supporters to start DELUGING this site with every single person with melanin who says something nice about this man. No endorsement would be too small. Ray Ray the dry cleaner, Shanesha the 2nd grade teacher. Black Folks of Poughkipsee County. ANYBODY. EVERYBODY.

If it weren't so incredibly transparent and BEYOND pathetic, it'd actually be kind of funny.

[stevenleser]

12. Your second paragraph describes something every religious, ethnic and other minority is

Very familiar with and that is the idea of token-ism.

When you don't have real diversity you try to manufacture the appearance that you have it by highlighting the small percentage of folks who aren't part of the white, Christian straight male, etc.majority.

It's a wonder to me that the folks doing this, like the OP you are talking about, don't get how obvious and offensive it is.

[Number23]

13. I just saw the "MLK comments on 2016 election" OP in GDP

This place is fucking gone and has been for a long time.

[MeNMyVolt]

14. I've tried three times to comment on that OP...

...and I just can't. I completely lose it.

On edit: Finally worked up the courage. Boxed wine to the rescue. I thought I was pretty restrained.

[Number23]

16. I love all of the "King's words belong to EVERYONE!!1" immediately followed by the "HILLARIANS are

the only ones that can quote MLK! I keep forgetting!!11one" bullshit.

I have never seen Hillary or her campaign or her supporters, O'Malley or his campaign or his supporters or ANYONE forever trying to claim the mantle of MLK like the Sanders folks do. Even Trump doesn't try to go that route which pretty much tells you everything you need to know.

[stevenleser]

15. I probably have the OP on ignore and so I don't see that OP in GDP.

Probably time to add more folks to the old ignore list.

[mcar]

17. That one made my head explode

[Number23]

18. I am fucking COUNTING THE DAYS until this primary is over

[Jamaal510]

19. "Ray Ray the dry cleaner, Shanesha the 2nd grade teacher."

[Number23]

21. And don't forget Black Folks of Poughkipsee County! Lord knows we can't forget them!

[PragmaticLiberal]

24. Who?

[Number23]

25. EXACTLY!!!!!!

[Chitown Kev]

22. To be fair, Number23

It IS incredibly transparent, BEYOND pathetic, and VERY funny.

[Number23]

23. Oh honey, you know I know it. I was just trying to be nice!!

[randys1]

27. And the tragedy here is Bernie is nothing like most of them. Bernie will be fighting the fight

as a Senator if he doesnt get the nom.

He will be supporting Hillary as if his life depends on it, because it does, all of ours do.

He will then work to push her to the left on Wall Street while working hand in hand with her on just about every other issue.

[Number23]

28. I have absolutely no doubt that is true

He will be supporting Hillary as if his life depends on it, because it does, all of ours do.

Yep.

[Jamaal510]

20. I doubt they

truly care about the BLM movement or what it stands for at all, and just see it as a political football. I'll never forget the conspiracy theories they made in the past about BLM as well as about civil rights icons like Congressman Lewis. Any respect I had for them has all but diminished.

[Number23]

29. Considering I just saw a brand new defense of a poster here that called a BLM activist "subhuman"

a few months ago, my guess is that the five minutes of "love" that BLM has gotten on DU has just about worn out.

And I'm sure that gushing (though brief) "love" had absolutely nothing to do with BLM going after Hillary. Not at all. How cynical of me.

Although I will point out that I didn't see one O'Malley or Hillary supporter refer to BLM in 1/1 billionth the disgusting, unhinged and psychotic terms with which they were referred to by Sanders supporters. Even when the conversations between Hillary and BLM got BEYOND real, I didn't see Hillary or O'Malley supporters once use any of that kind of language against BLM and I sure as shit have not seen anyone use that language let alone DEFENDING it 7 months later.

Tis all so very, very telling. Surprising? Not in the least. Telling? Exceptionally.