White ally here asking for an opinion on the BLM/Sanders protests.

[Exultant Democracy]

15. He had a leader of BLM speak in a official capacity at the event before he was trolled

BLM has a lot in common with occupy that way, and unfortunately a small minority think that trolling Sanders is in some way not only acceptable but helpful to our cause.

I've spend well over a decade convincing overqualified black people to run for office and in win in cities and states where our people thought we could never win. I've seen the difference putting the right black man or woman in the mayor seat makes in changing the way policing works. I've all seen activists like these trolls do their thing over the years and I have yet to see a group that focused on trying to silence others though disruptions ever accomplish anything useful.