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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders Invokes MLK Legacy as He Aims for Black Votes [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)180. Revisionist history, co opting, and much much more!
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You act as though he is a liar. He is not, and you cannot document that he is.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#10
What does that have to do with the fact that MLK was fighting for BLACK sanitation workers?
bravenak
Nov 2015
#12
Go back to your link. Lots of good info on what Bernice King has to to with MLK.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#13
You're trying to make something out of nothing--people know that about you.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#26
Someone publicized an email you apparently sent that says otherwise r.e. Clinton.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#41
So the other poster truthfully represented what you said. Interesting.
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#45
People do "know about you", brave! As a strong, compassionate, intelligent, brave woman
Cha
Nov 2015
#78
"You don’t get to use Martin Luther King Jr. as your “Imaginary Black Yes Man”!!!" Damn Straight!
Cha
Nov 2015
#86
And when the same person is de-blacked and called "self-hating" for not supporting a candidate?
Scootaloo
Nov 2015
#142
I just cannot hear talk of that woman or the reason why I should accept that crap.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#170
I hate discussing that person. I refuse to hear the excuses as to why I should accept such nasty
bravenak
Nov 2015
#169
Bravenak, people focus on you because you post a lot and are very confrontational.
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#181
Ok, it must just be a complete coincidence that its your posts that provoke that response
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#191
Agree completely ..... all Bernie Sanders supporters cause huge anger here with their
polly7
Nov 2015
#202
Well said, Rose.. they can't make the case why BS left out the "racial component of MLK's fight
Cha
Nov 2015
#74
Golly, Dr Einstein. Have you ever known me to not be ready to make my case?
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2015
#219
She didn't say he's a liar. She pointed out he oddly chose to focus only on the general wage issue
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#218
He's not a "liar", he just happens to not mention certain facts when they don't support his "record"
George II
Nov 2015
#224
He was fighting for black sanitation workers, but his poor people's campaign was for poor people
femmedem
Nov 2015
#15
JHC, bernie.. way to try to rewrite history.. "I just want to note, MLK Jr was fighting for BLACK
Cha
Nov 2015
#32
Inclusive.. yeah, because the meaning of what MLK's life work was has no impact on their
Cha
Nov 2015
#57
he's for damn sure not like the perfect picture his fans paint. All the hiding of imperfect bernie
Cha
Nov 2015
#54
The only sanitation workers striking were Black. What is the sanitization of history?
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#97
"People sanitize history and try to co opt our movements and leaders at times."
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#104
Is it "tone deaf" to not mention that the signers of the Declaration of Independence were all White?
KeepItReal
Nov 2015
#115
And I say say whatever I want no matter who I am voting for. See? Smh back atcha
bravenak
Nov 2015
#127
It gets left out, we notice, then we are jerks for wanting our history specified. Fine. You win.
bravenak
Nov 2015
#143
'Even' promise free healthcare and college tuition while breaking up the banks?
Kentonio
Nov 2015
#198
So, does Sanders get partial credit in this history lesson or not at all? nt
thereismore
Feb 2016
#231
No. It counted against him for leaving out the fact that the workers were black men
bravenak
Feb 2016
#232
Just tell me you are running these threads just to make Bernie a better candidate
thereismore
Feb 2016
#239