2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forum"Here's Why Black People Should Think Twice Before Voting For Hillary Clinton"
by Michelle Alexander, the author Of "The New Jim Crow," outlines the presidential candidate's support for some questionable policies
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What a lot of black voters arent aware of, however, is how the 1994 Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of his presidency helped mass incarceration become more efficient with the three strikes implementation, a provision that imposed life sentences on anyone convicted of a violent felony after two or more priors. Former President Clinton also signed into law the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which gutted welfare. He repealed the Glass-Steagall Act in 1996 -- a Depression-era banking law that kept different kinds of banking institutions separate -- which, arguably, led to the 2008 housing crisis and disproportionately affected black homeowners.
Alexander, who touched on mass incarceration and welfare in her piece, says Clinton must be judged by her husband's record on this because, in a way, it's her history too.
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Interesting read....
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-black-voters_us_56ba797fe4b08ffac12328f0
MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)Because of course they don't know what is in their best interests.
berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)facts of Michelle Alexander's article... don't attack me for sharing it...
MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)And I'm not the one who should be embarrassed.
berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)Those are your "facts."
berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)His allegation, "What a lot of black voters arent aware of, however..." is unsupported by evidence. A losing strategy, also...
(space provided free of charge below to rationalize his allegation as something other than what it is, as your bias clearly depends on doing so...)
berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)"What a lot of black voters arent aware of, however, is how the 1994 Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of his presidency helped mass incarceration become more efficient with the three strikes implementation, a provision that imposed life sentences on anyone convicted of a violent felony after two or more priors."
whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)The AA author voicing her opinion or the DUer posting that opinion? You need to get your head on straight before barking out your auto-indignation.
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)Is she only allowed to discuss the issue of she supports your candidate?
MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)But according to most polls at least, her views do not reflect those of most AAs. Time will tell.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Speak for yourself. Please. Do not pretend to talk for others. That tactic is now beyond stale.
And you should go buy and READ The New Jim Crow
MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)I will put the book on my reading list. Sounds like a good read.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)Empowerer
(3,900 posts)Maybe they're getting paid per post?
MoonRiver
(36,927 posts)I did not know that.
Faux pas
(15,080 posts)speaktruthtopower
(800 posts)if Bernie starts getting traction among black voters.
Empowerer
(3,900 posts)Today you think it's "an interesting read" but when you posted the same article YESTERDAY, you told us it was "an amazing read ..!" http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511198481
And when you posted ANOTHER article DISCUSSING this article, you said it was "a good read." http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511198439
You can stop posting this article now. We got it. Black people shouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton. (We actually heard you the first time . . .)
KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)Hillary Clinton is a racist and Bernie is calling her out for it. We get it, we get it, we get it.