2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: BLM Representative on MSNBC [View all]DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)There's reason to be skeptical about anything a politician says, perhaps BLM thinks Bernie is being a phony (I disagree strongly with that characterization) but that same skepticism should apply to all candidates. Hillary has listened to the LGBTQ community quite recently, but for a long time opposed equality, and I worry about the legitimacy of her rhetoric now. Are those concerns less legitimate?
I'll be honest with you, I support Black Lives Matter wholeheartedly. But the idea that Bernie Sanders is an enemy to the movement is absolutely astounding to me, to the point that I'm skeptical of how many people actually believe that. Maybe I'm missing something here, other than "some of his supporters are assholes" (which is true of every candidate), but I don't think I am. They said he needed to focus more on social justice, and immediately he started working on it. It's a good standard to hold every candidate to.
And it's one that I plan to hold Hillary to as well. No free passes, as everybody has said. And I'll be honest with you, she needs to do more to earn my trust.