2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Black Lives Matter! Period. Therefore I Have Altered my Primary Intentions. [View all]hay rick
(7,600 posts)"When I align myself with a candidate and pledge support for that candidate, I am aligning myself with that candidate's supporters." So if I want people to support Sanders I should write obnoxious pro-Hillary posts and expect a stampede to the Sanders camp. Is that the way it works?
Enough snark. I don't think you are offering a valid reason to support or not support a candidate. Would I choose a candidate based on the candidate's policy proposals? Yes. A candidates voting record? Yes. The candidate's hired staff and political appointments? Yes. His most obnoxious supporters? No.
I do not think that criticism of Marissa Johnson constitutes an attack on BLM or black people. I also see no good reason that would justify making the Sanders campaign the main target of BLM activism. Perhaps you disagree.