New to DU and new here. Also a question about optics

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23. Thanks for the link

I haven't been on FB in months, I have to be in a certain place in my head to withstand the toxicity there. I didn't know about Symone's page, didn't consider it at all.

Breathing comes first, I can respect that. I've been aware of Bernie for years so when he announced he was going to run, I was behind him immediately. He does need to step up his game on the race front though, and I am confident that he will. His stance on guns could be stronger as well, but my priorities have to do with progress - actual, real progress as a collective nation. It's the progressivism vs neoliberalism for me, one is clearly better than the other. The civil rights struggle is definitely a priority but my vote will always be based on a broader, inclusive perspective. That's just how I roll.

To be fair, every criticism of Bernie in this context can also be applied to Hillary.

It's not that I avoid the class/poverty argument, I take it when it comes up and I will argue all day. Of course. But it's that when I am specifically trying to explain the meaning of socialism to a potential Bernie voter, that argument doesn't get me anywhere. That specific topic has little to do with educating about the big, bad S word.

I have read Letter from Birmingham, it's not like I woke up black yesterday.

Oh, and I'm in my 40's.