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Bernie Sanders

sabrina 1

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5. And if these protesters were sincere that is what they would be doing

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 9, 2015, 09:32 AM

Aug 2015

demanding that the Govt step in and protect AAs. What has either party done to stop the murders of AA by cops over the decades?

Not a thing, at least in the Rodney King case the DOJ did step in when local authorities failed to get a conviction. It was bad back then, not it is much worse.

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What if in 1968 Civil Rights Advocates protested Bobby Kennedy rallies? [View all] ALBliberal Aug 2015 OP

They protested his Justice department and he came out and addressed them Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #1

And if these protesters were sincere that is what they would be doing sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #5

Awesome. But no shutting down rallies and speeches? Different times.... ALBliberal Aug 2015 #2

OK. But frankly, at some point , he's also got to tell them to fuck off. Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #3

He did exactly the right thing. There is nothing they would have liked better, and probably were sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #6

Different time, different tactics Chiquitita Aug 2015 #4

Not with me.. it backfired and you know it. Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #7

BLM will do what it's going to do Chiquitita Aug 2015 #8