RE: BLM; Sanders is wrong for listening, Clinton is amazing for ushering them out.

[Luminous Animal]

[pnwmom]

1. Sanders, the keynote speaker at the Seattle event, left without giving his address

after the BLM people disrupted his event.

I guess you could call that listening . . . .

[jfern]

2. Bernie was told the event was over

[pnwmom]

3. How could it be over when he was the keynote speaker and he hadn't given his address yet? n/t

[jfern]

4. The protesters had the stage for 20 minutes and had no indication of allowing him to speak

[Omaha Steve]

21. It wasn't Bernie's event

[polly7]

5. Good posts here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017304834#post52

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017304834#post70

[stonecutter357]

6. you seem desperate!

[Slappy the Squirrel]

10. Nope. It's Clinton with contempt of BLM

and already several noted BLM members have tweeted their disapproval for Clinton's action.

[RiverLover]

7. R&K for common sense in a world gone mad.

Thanks for pointing out what should be obvious, LA!

[nc4bo]

8. The outrage against Sanders reaction

by a select number of DUers and a segment of the internet community was nothing but bullshit.

All good as long as it was Sanders, bad bad bad when it happens to the shapeshifter.

Stayed as far away from the unwashed masses at the Netroots event as possible.

Insulated herself against possible public protests by hosting closely screened events.

There is video of what happened when she was confronted by BLM protestors and it wasn't pretty.

She had plenty of time to prepare for such an incidents well in advance.

Reactions compared and duly noted.

[MisterP]

12. this one where she jabs her finger in their faces and tells them to submit to her campaign or GTFO?

[loyalsister]

16. "I will only talk to white people"

I think it's important for white people to talk to other white people. But, without talking with people of color, how do white people understand it?

Bernie understood that BLM is trying to make white people uncomfortable and he decided to listen. He gets what they are trying to do and he respects it.

Hillary still will not say the words "Black Lives Matter." My only explanation is that she doesn't want to compromise her political clout among the white people who are offended when Blacks stand up and demand their bodily well being be valued. She is all too comfortable with white supremacy and the people who want to maintain it.

[nc4bo]

18. You mean all those hardworking white people?

I remember all too well although others choose to conveniently forget the dogwhistling of '08 against a black Barack Obama.

When it comes to addressing racial injustice, I have more faith in Bernie Sander's pinky toe than I ever would for the shapeshifting politician.

[loyalsister]

22. Exactly

Participation in passive white supremacy is what most enables the malicious offenders.

[NaturalHigh]

9. Truth! K and R.

[Persondem]

11. Sanders didn't listen. He went to go shake hands in the crowd and left.

Find something else to be outraged about.

[CharlotteVale]

13. Up is down, day is night.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. K&R for exposing hypocrisy. n/t

[sabrina 1]

15. Hypocrisy at its finest on dsplay! It's hilarious to watch the struggle to remain relevant

and/or credble on anything, after this display of sheer hypocrisy of mammoth proportions.

[L0oniX]

20. +1

[AgingAmerican]

17. It's easy when you believe in absolutely nothing

You evolve into a parody of yourself.

[melman]

19. Hey

He should have had security!

I read that right here so it must make sense.

[whatchamacallit]

23. COWARD!!1!