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G_j

(40,366 posts)
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 09:39 AM Jun 2016

Legendary radical activist Angela Davis: ‘We have to do whatever is necessary’ to stop Trump

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/legendary-radical-activist-angela-davis-we-have-to-do-whatever-is-necessary-to-stop-trump/


Famed activist and academic Angela Davis on Friday urged voters to “do whatever is necessary” to avoid a Donald Trump presidency, Fusion reports.

Davis, who is Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness at U.C. Santa Cruz, was speaking at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on Friday, where she was recognized for her commitment to advocacy.

Davis cautioned against allowing GOP candidate Donald Trump to take the election in November.

“We talked about the emergence of new movements, but what we haven’t referred to is the extent to which racism has been revealed and in ways that many of us, who are seasoned activists, had thought to be consigned to dustbin of history,” Davis told a rapt audience.

She cautioned against allowing “apathy” to permit “incendiary” people like Trump to seize power.

Davis added “we have to do whatever is necessary.”

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Legendary radical activist Angela Davis: ‘We have to do whatever is necessary’ to stop Trump (Original Post) G_j Jun 2016 OP
Exactly Tarc Jun 2016 #1
Here's an idea to beat Trump:... HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #2
Gee maybe if Bernie had gotten more popular votes and delegates book_worm Jun 2016 #3
HRH only got a slim majority of Democrats, who are only 29% of registered voters. HooptieWagon Jun 2016 #5
Please tell the Superdelegates. Octafish Jun 2016 #10
Point taken G_j Jun 2016 #4
Excellent summary of reality, unfortunately...nt 2cannan Jun 2016 #7
I love me some Davis NWCorona Jun 2016 #6
Angela Davis is Part of The Establishment Stallion Jun 2016 #8
explanation? G_j Jun 2016 #9
Whatever is necessary? Sounds like fun. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2016 #11
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
2. Here's an idea to beat Trump:...
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 09:49 AM
Jun 2016

... Let's nominate a weak candidate, who campaigns poorly, who has a RW track record but Republicans hate, who a large majority of Independants don't like, and even almost half of Democrats, who polls as 'least trustworthy' of all the candidates, and who's currently under a criminal investigation by the FBI. What a plan!!!!

book_worm

(15,951 posts)
3. Gee maybe if Bernie had gotten more popular votes and delegates
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 09:51 AM
Jun 2016

he would be the nominee.

Not Sarcasm (as clearly yours isn't either).

 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
5. HRH only got a slim majority of Democrats, who are only 29% of registered voters.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:01 AM
Jun 2016

Good luck with those numbers in Nov.
Sanders pulls 2/3 of Independants, who are 42% of registered voters.
If I was a down ticket candidate I'd be shitting bricks at the prospect of Hillary heading the ticket.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
10. Please tell the Superdelegates.
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 12:24 PM
Jun 2016


They need to do the Superdelegate thing and fly into the Bernie camp.
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