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Response to bravenak (Reply #11)
nobody deserves that kind of shit
If you can't get over slights from random internet people.
every time he'd try that crap. And that's when his ever present and ever itchy alert finger would suddenly fly into action.
Good times, man. Good times. 
Response to bravenak (Reply #105)
a friendly, funny Black guy to make us feel good about ourselves about now.
Oh, by the way, I am a HUGE fan of yours, always have been, but now after that
And blow picks an incredible quote from him. Especially loved the bit about the "Negro liberals."
Waning, indeed!
I love bravenak's OPs. I find them informative and well sourced. And the ensuing melee can be enjoyable.
Recs! Recs! Recs!
"This support for Clinton, particular among African-American voters, is for some perplexing and for others irritating.
I cannot tell you the number of people who have commented to me on social media that they don’t understand this support. “Don’t black folks understand that Bernie best represents their interests?” the argument generally goes. But from there, it can lead to a comparison between Sanders and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; to an assertion that Sanders is the Barack Obama that we really wanted and needed; to an exasperated “black people are voting against their interests” stance.
If only black people knew more, understood better, where the candidates stood — now and over their lifetimes — they would make a better choice, the right choice. The level of condescension in these comments is staggering."
This pretty much sums it up.
"Black folks don’t want to be “betrayed by too much hoping,” and Sanders’s proposals, as good as they sound, can also sound too good to be true. There is a whiff of fancifulness.
For instance, Sanders says that his agenda will require a Congress-flipping political revolution of like-minded voters, but so far, that revolution has yet to materialize. Just as in Iowa, in New Hampshire there were more voters — or caucus goers — making choices in the Republican contest than in the Democratic one. That, so far, sounds more like a Republican revolution."
They can't seem to understand why people won't jump in the Sanders' bandwagon. I like Blow's description of Sanders' proposals as being "fanciful". That's an apt description.
Tonight I saw Sanders on the Colbert show. Colbert questioned him on how he was going to accomplish his agenda and Sanders' response was his trite call for an uprising. It's just insane that a person running for president has a very ambitious agenda that is contingent on a "political revolution". Colbert quoted Jack Kennedy and asked Sanders if the revolution could turn violent. Sanders responded that he hoped not.
This is one crazy election year........
I knew I could count on you! 
Poor offenses. Good defenses.
I love your sense of humor.
Sometimes I just go into "say that ten times fast" mode. It's probably a wiring problem.
Free food! Free haircuts!! Just pretend you hate the sun!
They get outdone by the sheer number of replies; the fact that you get those replies might as well say "instant milestones" which , to those with a brain, means "read this op and pay attention to what this person is trying to say." The fact that several people lost their temper, let their demons out of their keyboard, and got hid is a badge of honor, kind of like the way the Red baron would mark the side of his plane with a cross for every kill.
Now, if people let their emotions cool down, they could at least use the respectful tone, asking "well, what about this" or "what if that?", the classic TOOLS used to discuss and analyze life. Bravenak, based on private discussions, you pretty much know how I feel about certain candidates, but, I know that trying to ram shit down your throat is an easy way to lose, just like the Latinos yelling at me and calling me a race traitor for not supporting Cruz or Rubio turn ME off.
PS: if the above statement is wrong, please tell me.
I will add my rec, but honestly, in the utter hellhole that DU becomes every election year, I would not value them much. Now seeing the same people that howl in other groups finally lose it and get hid, or self hidden under "name Removed" or "post removed by poster", that is a sign that you are offending they that need to be offended.
Sid
