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In reply to the discussion: I am not trying to be a jerk I want to understand why BLM is targetting Bernie and Liberals. [View all]99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)6. There actually are private companies that specialize in this kind of crap
rent-a-mob, rent-a-crowd, etc. which started as only staging flash-mobs or
other public events to manipulate media & public attention while posing as
legitimate "spontaneous" actions by random 'average' Joes & Janes.
This eventually led to these companies selling their "services" to politicians
or political causes. I learned about this from a lengthy interview on NPR with
the CEO of one of these private companies, and it was disturbing to listen to.
Whether this has anything to do with the BLM dust-ups with Sanders, I do
not claim to know. The CEO wouldn't divulge any of his clients when asked.
But this stuff is definitely going on, and probably much more than we realize.
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I am not trying to be a jerk I want to understand why BLM is targetting Bernie and Liberals. [View all]
diabeticman
Aug 2015
OP
There are at least five other threads on the first page of GD that you and your wife could read
PeaceNikki
Aug 2015
#1
... and shouting "racist white supremacist" at Obama or Holder would sound even dumber than
GoneFishin
Aug 2015
#37
You can always see the ghosts of these kind of things and folks because of what is missing
nolabels
Aug 2015
#25
Bernie's done more than reached out, he's hired Black organizer Symone Sanders
99th_Monkey
Aug 2015
#50
It isn't. Hillary got harassed at Netroots last time she went and hasn't been there since.
pnwmom
Aug 2015
#5
Because the GOP's "latte liberal" meme has sunk in to a few ignorant goofs "on our side" n/m
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Aug 2015
#8
I'm going to share an anecdote about that.... maybe it'll shed a bit of light on the
underahedgerow
Aug 2015
#10
Ugly answer is to carry the DNC for the 1%, while looking like the peoples party champion of Women
orpupilofnature57
Aug 2015
#27
but they're openly targeting Sanders, not using him as a venture to get attention for an issue
MisterP
Aug 2015
#28
I don't think there are plants,shills,agents or even Hillary supporters getting mic time
olddots
Aug 2015
#30
The thing is, you use protest and disruption to target politicians who are not listening.
Maedhros
Aug 2015
#31
I don't think they are. Where they can get in to these forums that do not control access
Yo_Mama
Aug 2015
#35
They're alienating those white allies, like me. I guess that's shaking things up.
RiverLover
Aug 2015
#45
The fact you insist on telling us all ONCE AGAIN about Bernie's supposed illustrious career
KittyWampus
Aug 2015
#44
O'Malley sat down with BLM, he listened, I have not heard of O'Malley being interrupted by BLM since
Thinkingabout
Aug 2015
#52
Seattle's "Outside Agitators 206" & why they want to drive a wedge between BLM and Democrats
Go Vols
Aug 2015
#54
Because it's a leaderless group, so any dipshit can claim to speak for them.
backscatter712
Aug 2015
#55