2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm Black. Old Blacks have failed us. It's time for Young Blacks to make our stand on Super Tuesday [View all]jonestonesusa
(880 posts)It's an in-your-face OP, and I happen to think that you can learn from harsh statements, especially if you challenge what needs to be challenged, but still encourage another voice to come to the table. No one I know has perfect wisdom, so I lean towards engaging with all voices that have a core truth to speak, even if that truth is not perfectly expressed.
By comparison, your post calls out "so-called Bernie supporters" and "uninformed ignorant shallow views of the black community," painting everyone with a broad brush rather than talking about issues and areas of disagreement. I agree that there are problematic statements happening sometimes in the conversations, but you have to admit that there are also attempts to shut down legitimate opinions that are perceived as being against the "correct black viewpoint" - no discussion, no engagement, just callouts. What's the point in that?
In my opinion- the more voices at the table that hear each other, learn from each other, and challenge each other, the better. Especially when the Dem party is trying to figure out why hardly any younger people bother to vote in primaries, black youth included. A nice, polite conversation while we're getting our butts handed to us in elections does nobody any good.