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MrScorpio

(73,626 posts)
60. Bowing down implies worship...
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 09:36 PM
Aug 2015

Hence, it's a rejoinder to his worshipers of appear to deify him…

Not a hard pull at all.

BLM has apologized to Sanders... winter is coming Aug 2015 #1
if they would protest everyone but him I might not be pissed aboiut this. Also roguevalley Aug 2015 #20
Exactly, why do they only target HIS events? This type partisan crap hurts their cause peacebird Aug 2015 #76
Yep. They think he can win. And they are shitting their pants over it. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #81
Exactly. peacebird Aug 2015 #82
Yep! emsimon33 Aug 2015 #107
Why aren't they protesting the White House or the DOJ ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #2
Or Congress? Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #93
Notice the lack of a response KeepItReal Aug 2015 #126
true however ibegurpard Aug 2015 #3
Those who are predisposed to dismissing the movement will have their reasons to do so... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #8
I fear you underestimate the numbers of people ibegurpard Aug 2015 #13
Well then-do they not think Hillary is an ally??? catnhatnh Aug 2015 #100
I'm not seeing any tacit and active support for Hillary by BLM... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #105
T-shirts are the determining factor of HRC support? aspirant Aug 2015 #112
Again, I haven't heard BLM support any candidate. MrScorpio Aug 2015 #113
Again, the pollsters stating the AA community aspirant Aug 2015 #116
You should separate BLM activists from the general Black community MrScorpio Aug 2015 #117
blm by the #'s aspirant Aug 2015 #121
I don't know and I don't care MrScorpio Aug 2015 #122
You don't care aspirant Aug 2015 #123
I don't care, because I don't think that BLM is a tool planted by Hillary to get Bernie MrScorpio Aug 2015 #124
Do you care about saving Black lives now? aspirant Aug 2015 #137
what pattern? the first time it was O'Malley and Sanders. KittyWampus Aug 2015 #18
The pattern includes the lack of protests of Clinton, Obama and Lynch. jeff47 Aug 2015 #42
That's my take too! It's a total WTF! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #54
BLM is protesting to it's friends, it's enemies it knows are beyond reach. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #4
So smearing Sanders as a white supremacist and hurting his campaign helps them, how? peacebird Aug 2015 #78
I do not argue with flaming strawmen. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #79
It is starting to look like BLM wants Bernie to make his entire campaign solely about BLM. djean111 Aug 2015 #5
It's ironic Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #6
Will there be some point at which they confront Hillary and her campaign? (nt) enough Aug 2015 #7
I hope so nt. MrScorpio Aug 2015 #9
Of course not. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #43
Hell no. Daniel537 Aug 2015 #50
They won't get within a city block of Hillary's $2700 per ticket events and EVERYONE HERE KNOWS IT. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #69
So am I ..and anywhere else.. "Poll Shows Why Black Lives Matter Activists Should Be Proud" Cha Aug 2015 #10
I don't think people are having an issue with them disrupting 'Democratic rallies'. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #11
Don't forget disrupting Obama or Lynch events. jeff47 Aug 2015 #44
May I offer a quote from you, Mr Scorpio, commenting upon LGBT disruptive activism tactics? Thanks. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #12
And what expectation was there from the First Lady in that case? MrScorpio Aug 2015 #17
Well hopefully we can walk and crew gum at the same time. DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #21
And you're absolutely correct... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #37
I signed a petition about boycotting that movie DemocraticWing Aug 2015 #57
Did you read what I posted to you? You used to be against such tactics, now you understand them Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #23
But I have to ask you, what office was the First Lady running for? MrScorpio Aug 2015 #46
So you are saying then that Bernie had it coming, was a proper target and Social Security/Medicare Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #134
Consider the Sturz incident as the last straw... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #135
your point would make more sense if BLM was targeting ALL candidates Skittles Aug 2015 #14
+1. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #19
Wow, completely disagree dreamnightwind Aug 2015 #15
There is a difference though. sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #16
There's couple things here that I'd like you to consider... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #28
The protestors today certainly did not approach Sanders as a potential ally whom they expect stranger81 Aug 2015 #131
Why don't they disrupt HILLARY's rallies? And NO I don't want them to continue this. Triana Aug 2015 #22
Okay. Now please explain LWolf Aug 2015 #24
A link Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #25
Okay. LWolf Aug 2015 #26
I have no answers, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #29
Yes. LWolf Aug 2015 #35
O'Malley was also a target at netroots. It wasn't just about Bernie. kwassa Aug 2015 #32
"WAS" being the key point. LWolf Aug 2015 #38
Actually just came across a statement in WillyT's OP that might be relevant. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #39
Clinton has no plan either. So where's her protests? (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #47
Logic would say that should satisfy those demands, anyway. nt LWolf Aug 2015 #58
and this is only the second disruption, right? kwassa Aug 2015 #49
As far as I know. LWolf Aug 2015 #56
This statement claims that all candidates will be protested. kwassa Aug 2015 #114
But, I have seen black commentators saying that Clinton can't take Gloria Aug 2015 #90
Frankly, your post is BS. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #27
it was out of control. cali Aug 2015 #30
Yep, it was messy... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #31
time for Bernie to get security. cali Aug 2015 #33
TALK TO THE DoJ and OBAMA, or HILLARY Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #51
That's the nature of anarchy. BLM activity is crowd-sourced and very loosely structured HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #34
BLM are anrchist? interesting! Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #52
anarchists...as in loosely organized, basically self-proclaimed and crowd sourced HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #61
Oh, I get it! Those were not anarchist! Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #64
I defended it before but not this time. Sanders has been speaking daily on the issues important to Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #36
How can he "live up to his own potential" if they help to shitcan his chances to do anything? Armstead Aug 2015 #40
Unlike you, the BLM are simply not going to give Bernie the benefit of the doubt... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #53
Can we try that? Armstead Aug 2015 #92
If Bernie's momentum is truly strong enough to take the nomination and win the General... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #94
Bernies momentum is very fragile Armstead Aug 2015 #95
That's not the impression that I'm getting from his supporters... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #98
I'm being honest Armstead Aug 2015 #99
Eff that noise.. Bernie should be glad fffffffffffuuuuccccccccc Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #41
They have one heel on the shovel seveneyes Aug 2015 #45
Yes, #BowDownBernie totally demonstrates their support for Sanders. jeff47 Aug 2015 #48
To me, that says a lot more about his supporters than it does about the man himself nt MrScorpio Aug 2015 #55
Demanding Sanders bow down to them is about Sanders's supporters. jeff47 Aug 2015 #59
Bowing down implies worship... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #60
Or if you actually read the context, it was part of a demand for Sanders to submit jeff47 Aug 2015 #62
I hope you stretched before twisting into a pretzel like that. I'd hate for you to pull a muscle. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #71
You know something… You're absolutely correct. MrScorpio Aug 2015 #80
You maybe misreading the BLM movement with regard to Bernie aikoaiko Aug 2015 #86
There's actually a "BLM" Twitter Spin off with that #? KoKo Aug 2015 #66
Yep. Here's their press release. jeff47 Aug 2015 #70
Then why is Bernie Sanders the Target and not the Rest of the Dem Field of Candidates? KoKo Aug 2015 #63
You write of why BLM activists don't disrupt GOP activities MannyGoldstein Aug 2015 #65
At this point, I don't think that BLM is expecting a lot from Clinton... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #68
So their plan is to hurt the one who can help them, jeff47 Aug 2015 #73
Well, it's quite clear that they're not interested in playing politics at this point... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #83
Shouldn't more be expected of Obama? jeff47 Aug 2015 #103
I could laugh at this, but I won't MrScorpio Aug 2015 #109
No, but lovely attempt to dodge. jeff47 Aug 2015 #111
Please don't pretend the disruptive event was in any way to help Bernie Sanders. aikoaiko Aug 2015 #67
Again, we're intersecting politics with activism, two completely separate narratives and objectives MrScorpio Aug 2015 #72
Really? Because the message I heard was "Fuck you, Bernie." aikoaiko Aug 2015 #84
An angry individual will say things like that... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #85
Fact is that "BLM" is only interested in taking Bernie DOWN as a Candidate... KoKo Aug 2015 #87
I mentioned before that now would be a good time for Bernie to come face to face with BLM activists MrScorpio Aug 2015 #89
You say, " This is the position that the BLM movement has staked"... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #74
I'm going to make a clarification here... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #88
Please tell me exactly, SPECIFICALLY, what it means to "reach out to BLM". cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #91
In the best scenario, ALL of the Democrats should be working to redress BLM's concerns directly... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #96
Thank you very much for the reasoned response. I truly appreciate it. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #101
How about an Indian Lives Matters group? kwassa Aug 2015 #115
Okay aspirant Aug 2015 #102
BLM are social activists with a specific agenda... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #106
So how many BLM members are there aspirant Aug 2015 #108
I don't know and neither does anyone else. MrScorpio Aug 2015 #110
Are the pollsters including them aspirant Aug 2015 #119
How would I know? MrScorpio Aug 2015 #120
What do you know of the member size of BLM? aspirant Aug 2015 #125
Are you asking me all these questions about BLM because I'm a black guy? MrScorpio Aug 2015 #129
"should be glad" is that like "Bowdownbernie" aspirant Aug 2015 #138
I can't roll my eyes any harder at this. romanic Aug 2015 #75
There are people on Twitter saying Sanders' Civil Rights record doesn't mean anything KeepItReal Aug 2015 #127
I've seen that and deducted romanic Aug 2015 #128
They've REALLY blown it. Let's hope they don't pull other groups down with them. -- nt Freelancer Aug 2015 #77
There are so many dynamics and so much confusion... AOR Aug 2015 #97
Well, it not like the white capitalist structure isn't run by and from mostly white people... MrScorpio Aug 2015 #104
These divisions will not help in the long run... AOR Aug 2015 #118
+1 lovemydog Aug 2015 #130
Reasonable in theory, not born out in practice daredtowork Aug 2015 #132
I agree with your analysis Gothmog Aug 2015 #133
and yet it wasn't Sanders who said "all lives matter," now was it? MisterP Aug 2015 #136
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