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brer cat

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12. You would think just reading the hashtag would give a clue,

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 07:36 AM

Jul 2015

and another might be the group this OP was posted in. Tone deafness is rampant on DU these days, or maybe just business as usual when it comes to women being marginalized.

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Bernie fails at #SayHerName [View all] KitSileya Jul 2015 OP

I'm not following you - how is this a failure? [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2015 #1

Two of those names? Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #2

All three were victims of police brutality. Maedhros Jul 2015 #3

Note the hashtag. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #4

Just not seeing why it's so important to jump on Bernie for something like this. Maedhros Jul 2015 #5

? Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #6

You're looking for slights that just aren't there. [n/t] Maedhros Jul 2015 #7

But, does he even really know what his tweet is? Control-Z Jul 2015 #8

Your cavil is on the order of bvf Jul 2015 #9

You would think just reading the hashtag would give a clue, brer cat Jul 2015 #12

Bingo. Starry Messenger Jul 2015 #13

They are feeling emboldened. JTFrog Jul 2015 #14

Absolutely, JTFrog! brer cat Jul 2015 #21

Please. You are imagining failure at this point. Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #10

I don't think I am. I think it is a symptom of something that is wrong in Sanders' campaign. KitSileya Jul 2015 #15

Fair enough. Care to suggest where and how to get that cram course to him? Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #19

Well, not cancelling meetings with prominent Black activists would be a start. KitSileya Jul 2015 #22

It isn't even worth Marty McGraw Jul 2015 #11

Yeah, it seems like the partisan supporters are incapable of being critical. KitSileya Jul 2015 #16

How odd ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #17

I am wondering if it matters. KitSileya Jul 2015 #18

Yeah it pays lip service without context ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #20