2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: While I support the overall BLM movement, the group's so-called "representatives" have lost me. [View all]whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)This probably won't go well, but here goes
The concerns and difficulties of PoC are critical. No matter what you think of me or who you think I am, I say that earnestly. You have to understand, to a Bernie supporter, the notion that he is seen as unfit by the AA community is beyond baffling given his history. Even if you grant that there's a consensus among AAs that his economic message was not quite on the mark, he's about the last guy who should be thought of as the enemy. There seems to be some misplaced animus for him, which, I'm sorry, calls BLM's focus into question (for me). It's not my place to tell them their business, but IMO if they continue to hammer Bernie exclusively they're gonna be hurting their credibility and not really serving the AA community. I'm not advocating replacing AA voters, that would be pointless. I'm saying if turns out nothing Bernie does is gonna cut it, then stop sweating it.