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when we tell the story of the great democrat FDR, we conveniently leave out La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #1
Black people have a huge amount of power in The US. Ligyron Dec 2016 #2
Nothing they can say to these people will change anything bravenak Dec 2016 #3
That isn't what Sanders, or most of us want at all. MLK understood that people could change. If he JCanete Dec 2016 #6
Sanders is not MLK and the comparison is insensitive at best and appropriation assuredly bravenak Dec 2016 #7
But he marched to see Martin!...nt SidDithers Dec 2016 #8
Groan.... bravenak Dec 2016 #10
Well, actually, he rode the chartered bus from Chicago, then marched there from the parking lot ... EffieBlack Dec 2016 #12
LOL bravenak Dec 2016 #18
You say that like it's a bad thing NWCorona Dec 2016 #32
what the fuck. That is not what I did, and it is really lame for you to try to say I did that, JCanete Dec 2016 #14
It's lame to jump straight to MLK when he was never the subject then accuse me of going bravenak Dec 2016 #17
Just so you know, I use MLK because I admire him and personally think of him as a hero. Exactly JCanete Dec 2016 #22
Once MLK became weaponized against us, he lost that usefulness for us. bravenak Dec 2016 #23
Sadly, so did Malcolm X. But your point is taken, and I hate to be trite. I really don't think JCanete Dec 2016 #24
Blavk lives Matter is serving the purpose they set out for bravenak Dec 2016 #25
She didnt read past the first semtence in your post. jack_krass Dec 2016 #54
You just put a shitload of words in that posters mouth., fwiw. dionysus Dec 2016 #28
Why even bring him up in that context? It's a pattern bravenak Dec 2016 #30
I saw leople pointing out that he was indeed involved in supporting civilrights, i did not see anyon dionysus Dec 2016 #31
Racists will still vote GOP, but Bernie would do a lot better than 3rd way identity politics jfern Dec 2016 #4
So you favour tossing us PoC, LGBTQ, and women under the bus? Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #33
Nope, but what needs to go is the idea that Bernie's supporters are all racist and sexist white male jfern Dec 2016 #35
strawmen, as no one made any absolute statements about all Bernie supporters being racists, nor Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #36
3rd way identity politics attacked Bernie supporters as being sexist and racist jfern Dec 2016 #37
there is no such as "3rd way identity politics" as I thoroughly explained above Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #39
President Trump should thank you for your gaslighting of progressives. jfern Dec 2016 #40
gaslighting progressives??? YOU are the one tossing minorities like myself under the bus Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #41
I never did shit to throw minorities under the bus jfern Dec 2016 #43
I have not attacked progressives ever, I have simply said that doing away with identity politics is Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #44
Again, it's a divisive lie to claim Bernie only cares about economic issues jfern Dec 2016 #45
Again with the blatant misrepresentations, projection and ad hominem Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #46
That Vox calculator is a total fraud. jfern Dec 2016 #47
weak sauce, a hyper-technical analysis of the tax plan that would have been deluged by the RW hit Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #48
The Cold War ended 25 years ago, red-baiting isn't going to work the way it would have jfern Dec 2016 #50
He is NOT a democratic socialist, ffs Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #51
Poster is doing a fine job right here of pointing out the ugly of his own base. Shameful indeed lunasun Dec 2016 #53
MANY white working class folks voted for Obama. This is just true. And Bernie is not trying to RBInMaine Dec 2016 #5
Nobody said the word ALL bravenak Dec 2016 #20
What people always seem to gloss over is every single white person and every other boston bean Dec 2016 #38
We sure can bravenak Dec 2016 #42
no shit!! so so so sick of people using blatant misrepresentation , projection and ad hominem Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #49
The lie that Trump won because of economic populism... joshcryer Dec 2016 #9
So the MANY white voters who voted for Obama and switched to Trump are ALL racists? RBInMaine Dec 2016 #11
How many actually did this? Don't guess or speculate. What are the numbers? EffieBlack Dec 2016 #13
It's a manufactured talking point. bravenak Dec 2016 #19
Far more stayed home than switched. joshcryer Dec 2016 #27
yes all Trump voters are racists. stonecutter357 Dec 2016 #52
Looks like not everyone agrees with your assessment of the white working class. jalan48 Dec 2016 #15
I expect Joe to say that, but he of all people should know.. JHan Dec 2016 #21
Racism is a real, yet still one of several, reasons why people voted for snifler. dionysus Dec 2016 #29
Yah, Joe's obviously a racist. Or is it sexists, maybe both. And also probably not a "real Democrat" jack_krass Dec 2016 #56
Let's find out :) Tiggeroshii Dec 2016 #16
+1, +++++++++ OBAMA WASN'T RUNNING AGAINST OVERT RACIST EITHER ++++++++++ uponit7771 Dec 2016 #26
HRC won the popular vote, BS would have won the popular vote. Rex Dec 2016 #34
"Racist white Americans" are a statistically insignificant voting block. What Sanders, or successor jack_krass Dec 2016 #55
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