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79. "Because of this worldview, Sanders cannot see how..

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 05:37 AM

Apr 2017

and why non-economic issues negatively impact our communities. He cannot see how the wealthy African-American attorney still will be ignored by a cab driver due solely to the color of his skin. He cannot see how the Muslim doctor still has patients who are hesitant to see her because of her hijab. He cannot see how the gay software engineer still worries that he could be fired from his job simply for loving whom he chooses. He cannot see how the Latino businessman still worries that one of his loved ones could be deported. And he cannot see the young college student who relies on Planned Parenthood for her affordable healthcare needs."

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2017/4/23/im-a-white-working-class-millennial-bernie-sanders-does-not-speak-for-me

Thank you for this article, Durham!

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An excellent read - I'm a White, working-class millennial. Bernie Sanders does not speak for me [View all] DURHAM D Apr 2017 OP

I am non-white and he has never spoken for me. nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #1

I am a woman and he has never spoken for me. DURHAM D Apr 2017 #2

I am a woman and he has never spoken for me. LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #35

+1 nt jrthin Apr 2017 #3

Kick and Thank you to Admin. nt DURHAM D Apr 2017 #4

Excellent post...my four millenial kids Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #5

K&R Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #6

thepeoplesview.net... demmiblue Apr 2017 #7

right? m-lekktor Apr 2017 #9

People stopped citing that source for awhile, now it is popping back up. demmiblue Apr 2017 #11

Well, since Spamden was banned years ago as a troll, QC Apr 2017 #31

Apparently, it was hidden and then allowed back. demmiblue Apr 2017 #33

Too valuable to lose, I guess. QC Apr 2017 #34

+ 1 beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #67

I'm sorry, but are you honestly misspelling a foreign name you don't Vesper Apr 2017 #74

You're fun! QC Apr 2017 #88

I don't find racism or homophobia to be fun, so I cannot return the compliment. Vesper Apr 2017 #99

Bye bye, Vesper! See you later! QC Apr 2017 #139

Thank you Vesper.. that's their default.. they can't Cha Apr 2017 #133

If the "stuff" is correct and wasn't the reason why the person was banned, what's the big deal? George II Apr 2017 #129

Ah, memories.... Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2017 #46

We have people posting the Washington Times all sorts of crap now. Sad. bettyellen Apr 2017 #54

Right? The ghost of SpamDan lives! beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #65

The author is Trevor LaFauci Kaye_NY Apr 2017 #77

Yes, but it's harder to make racist comments about a guy named Trevor, Vesper Apr 2017 #119

Exactly. DURHAM D Apr 2017 #134

A surprising thing to find so openly posted and cheered on, on a Democratic page. Vesper Apr 2017 #135

Yeah, try and smear the messenger.. 'cause you Cha Apr 2017 #80

What's the problem with the source? How about the content? George II Apr 2017 #96

I didn't know working white class people had an official spokesman NobodyHere Apr 2017 #8

I am gay, white , working class, and he is my most favorite politician of all time! m-lekktor Apr 2017 #10

Lol.. whathehell Apr 2017 #16

Me too! n/t QC Apr 2017 #32

K & R ......good read...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #12

Thank you Durham...spot on. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #13

I'm a white woman and Sanders does not speak for me NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #14

Really getting tired of hearing about this fellow. calimary Apr 2017 #15

WOW - this continued effort to paint BS with a "white" brush is ridiculous. ciaobaby Apr 2017 #17

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #19

Thanks for a thoughtful response. ciaobaby Apr 2017 #23

You're very welcome! NurseJackie Apr 2017 #27

LOL... tonedevil Apr 2017 #41

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #44

It's good we can all find... tonedevil Apr 2017 #45

So, do you think that "thoughtful" broad-brush statements such as... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #42

Theres ALWAYS a need for some to segregate everything by race 7962 Apr 2017 #22

Exactly loyalsister Apr 2017 #50

Actually that's not a Bernie Sanders model, that's a Democratic model Vesper Apr 2017 #72

+1 Thank you for this thoughtful post lunamagica Apr 2017 #132

I enjoyed reading the comments section for that essay. There was a fearless honesty... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #18

Seriously - are there two "nurse Jackies" on this site? ciaobaby Apr 2017 #26

LOL NurseJackie Apr 2017 #29

Thanks for the nudge. DURHAM D Apr 2017 #30

Thank you. We really like it there. :-) OhioEm Apr 2017 #68

Trash and Ignore SCantiGOP Apr 2017 #20

I'd add alert to that list (Alert, Trash, and Ignore) Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #37

Every single jury I have been on for the last week or so... Else You Are Mad Apr 2017 #104

Yup. That matches my experience, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #106

I'm a white working class millennial Calculating Apr 2017 #21

I'm an angry individual with a terrible mind. retrowire Apr 2017 #24

Want to talk? We're here always. Call us: 1-800-273-8255 NurseJackie Apr 2017 #47

Want to talk? retrowire Apr 2017 #55

Well, all I can do is encourage you to talk to someone, anyone... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #60

NurseJackie retrowire Apr 2017 #61

retrowire ... beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #66

Um, you mentioned you were in pain, and you were offered Vesper Apr 2017 #71

Do I owe gratitude to people who have been assholes to me before? retrowire Apr 2017 #84

Yes. Especially as you admitted that you p,aged a role in the negativity. Vesper Apr 2017 #97

Here's the thing. retrowire Apr 2017 #98

Here's the thing, you posted a cry for help or attention on the internet. Vesper Apr 2017 #100

You're terrible at talking someone off the ledge. retrowire Apr 2017 #101

You're not on a ledge. Vesper Apr 2017 #108

Kind of you to help out - those hotlines are staffed with great professionals..... George II Apr 2017 #69

It was all I could think of... just a quick google search... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #70

Thank you NurseJackie for taking the effort to do that. Vesper Apr 2017 #109

Thanks for your reply and for sharing your insights (and experience)... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #112

If posts on a message board are causing you to consider suicide, cwydro Apr 2017 #73

I do. retrowire Apr 2017 #83

You've not apologized for your trashing of this board. cwydro Apr 2017 #86

I trashed the board? Ouch. retrowire Apr 2017 #87

Good lord man. cwydro Apr 2017 #91

I purged the ignore list to give everyone another chance. retrowire Apr 2017 #94

Lol. cwydro Apr 2017 #103

Laughing at me. retrowire Apr 2017 #105

How rich! This... coming from someone who claims to not "keep enemies lists"... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #118

with all due respect my friend... steve2470 Apr 2017 #110

Even though you and I have had issues before retrowire Apr 2017 #113

pssst I'm steve from MHS steve2470 Apr 2017 #114

Facepalm retrowire Apr 2017 #115

no worries :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #117

((((((((((((((( retrowire )))))))))))))))) grossproffit Apr 2017 #121

I have you. retrowire Apr 2017 #123

Thanks for confirming I am not alone ... DarleenMB Apr 2017 #25

How About Sharing His Lists? Me. Apr 2017 #40

good post Backwoodsrider Apr 2017 #28

Divide and Conquer Martin Eden Apr 2017 #36

The Only One Driving A Wedge Is BS Me. Apr 2017 #39

Bull Shit Martin Eden Apr 2017 #49

Works For Me Me. Apr 2017 #57

That's quite apparent Martin Eden Apr 2017 #58

Hope So Me. Apr 2017 #59

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man Apr 2017 #111

While I Respect You & Your Views As You KNow Me. Apr 2017 #122

We both like The Beatles. H2O Man Apr 2017 #124

We Will Always Have The Beatles Me. Apr 2017 #125

I've been listening H2O Man Apr 2017 #126

Amen Me. Apr 2017 #128

BS is the divisive one.. even his former press sec Cha Apr 2017 #78

BERNIE SANDERS IS NOT THE ENEMY Martin Eden Apr 2017 #89

BS is unfortunately divisive.. I wish he would stop. Cha Apr 2017 #90

Yes he is. cwydro Apr 2017 #92

It's not "bashing" when his own words are Cha Apr 2017 #93

Brilliant...Amazingly Well Put Insight Me. Apr 2017 #38

Great article Gothmog Apr 2017 #43

I'm glad the tour is over, it was ill conceived and needed real unity.... bettyellen Apr 2017 #48

Man, can't WAIT until the Primary ends . . . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2017 #51

New Harvard Study Shatters Myth of White Bernie Bros Arazi Apr 2017 #52

Well when you include conservatives, yeah you'll get more white men. Weird survey. bettyellen Apr 2017 #56

bernie doesn't speak for me either.... chillfactor Apr 2017 #53

He did not defend Ann Coullter - he defended her right to speak without fear of violence. ciaobaby Apr 2017 #63

Yeah.. telling anyone who protested against her Cha Apr 2017 #81

I am an old, baby boomer grandmother and lovemydogs Apr 2017 #62

The new deal was bad for POC Fresh_Start Apr 2017 #64

New Deal sucked JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #75

The so called "left" doesn't give a shit forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #116

Agreed as a (non-White) millennial, Jamaal510 Apr 2017 #76

"Because of this worldview, Sanders cannot see how.. Cha Apr 2017 #79

+1 betsuni Apr 2017 #82

He certainly doesn't speak for me. Littlered9560 Apr 2017 #85

Maybe Perez just wanted to give Cha Apr 2017 #95

I'm a white male and I drive a Volvo - Bernie speaks for me. aikoaiko Apr 2017 #102

EITHER Bernie or Hillary HockeyMom Apr 2017 #107

Well this gay biracial man thinks this article is trash romanic Apr 2017 #120

Yup, Bernie's just a big ol' racist at heart... TCJ70 Apr 2017 #127

I'm a Hispanic woman and Sanders has never spoken for me. lunamagica Apr 2017 #130

Bernie speaks for me ... the DNC does not. earthshine Apr 2017 #131

You might want to take a look at what your spokesman's PACs are doing. Vesper Apr 2017 #137

Provide some links for what you say. earthshine Apr 2017 #138

don't you get it yet? DiverDave Apr 2017 #136