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jaceaf

(89 posts)
94. Being a democrat doesn't mean you aren't working under racist assumptions
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 03:40 PM
Jul 2019

I think that was Kamala's point. You may not have hate for someone of color, but it doesn't mean the country's institutional racism isn't working at all levels in your life.

Have you seen the replies in the busing thread? I am disgusted. Things like, we can't win like this (read white people). People buy houses to get access to these segregated schools. Or, this is handing the election to trump voters... etc. etc.

I see the virtue signaling that democrats do. The wink and nudge of someone like Pete does. Let's make sure the white people aren't uncomfortable because they'll vote for trump.

I don't want to live in this country if my first thought is to make sure we don't move forward and acknowledge that being raised in this country means that we are influenced by racism. Let's not pretend anymore that MLK killed racism. It's still here. And the things I have seen among people I considered liberals, ugh. I am tired. Let's face it, let's call it out.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Insinuations of racism, bigotry and sexism... SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #1
I've had a Harris supporter here tell me that Galraedia Jul 2019 #6
+1. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #82
I imagine it happens in isolated incidents. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #86
It is getting out of hand and overused Amishman Jul 2019 #90
Ratfucking EffieBlack Jul 2019 #2
Thanks for cutting to the heart of it. bluewater Jul 2019 #19
+10000 plus, in 2 polls she had a net gain on Biden of plus 19 and plus 20 points Celerity Jul 2019 #30
THIS SunSeeker Jul 2019 #48
Well spoke stopbush Jul 2019 #52
+1000! mcar Jul 2019 #92
I didn't see any Democratic Candidate do that nt SunsetDreams2 Jul 2019 #3
Selfish is doing that to the least racist white guy on the planet and then profiting off of it. Galraedia Jul 2019 #4
I thought Trump was the least racist guy on the planet EffieBlack Jul 2019 #5
Do I look like a Trump supporter? Galraedia Jul 2019 #10
Did I say you look like a Trump supporter? EffieBlack Jul 2019 #17
Saying "i don't believe you're a racist" MontanaFarmer Jul 2019 #78
You might try to be less condescending ... Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #28
Ironic that that you should say that of someone else. LanternWaste Jul 2019 #87
Nothing is as amusing as your stalking of me Bradshaw3 Jul 2019 #89
Here's a clue-when you try to invalidate someone by drawing a parallel to a known creep- 58Sunliner Jul 2019 #46
"She supported keeping non-violent offenders in prison" tishaLA Jul 2019 #8
Which is more recent? Something that Democrats supported in 1994 Galraedia Jul 2019 #15
The bannkruptcy bill and coddling big banks tishaLA Jul 2019 #16
And Kamala Harris is fundraising with the former Wells Fargo CEO Galraedia Jul 2019 #21
Why embellish stories? tishaLA Jul 2019 #23
I fleshed this out more below Celerity Jul 2019 #60
lol, he was NOT the bloody CEO, talk about ludicrous overreach Celerity Jul 2019 #59
Let's pretend a distinction lacking a relevant difference LanternWaste Jul 2019 #88
Have you looked at it? Look at VAWA, gun control, hate crimes, billions allocated for drug emmaverybo Jul 2019 #42
If you wanna defen his vote for the crime bill, have at it. tishaLA Jul 2019 #45
He can well defend parts of its legislation. Have you even bothered to look at all of it? NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #50
Yup. I even looked at, tishaLA Jul 2019 #51
Did not find anything about banks in VAWA, gun control legislation, or anything I mentioned. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #55
All that stuff is still happening in Newark, NJ where Cory was mayor.. Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #79
It was Judge Snyder who ordered that Larsen remain in prison until Court of Appeals ruled on case Kaleva Jul 2019 #12
He was in there for 2 years because Kamala Harris tried to appeal his release Galraedia Jul 2019 #18
"But she delayed her order until the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals resolves the legal dispute." Kaleva Jul 2019 #20
What is Kamala's response to that legitimate criticism? InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2019 #61
Indeed! Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #7
I haven't seen Democrats call other Democrats racist tishaLA Jul 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jul 2019 #13
I haven't seen that either. Kaleva Jul 2019 #14
I don't think you're a war-monger but you voted for the XYZ war. There was a young man blown emmaverybo Jul 2019 #49
I don't think you are a Nazi but you did fight for Germany in WWII Kaleva Jul 2019 #81
My point is that "I don't think you are XYZ, but..." usually gives the impression "you" is. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #85
But not specifying can also leave the impression "you" is. Kaleva Jul 2019 #93
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #11
She neither called him racist nor insinuated nor suggested he was racist. pnwmom Jul 2019 #22
No, she asked if he was wrong to oppose busing in America, and he corrected her. ucrdem Jul 2019 #24
A sure sign people know they think their candidate screwed up EffieBlack Jul 2019 #26
What's false? ucrdem Jul 2019 #27
Well, let's see EffieBlack Jul 2019 #32
Yes, he opposed federally mandated busing. ucrdem Jul 2019 #33
What part of he tried to destroy voluntary busing are you having trouble grasping? EffieBlack Jul 2019 #38
Cutting a federal transit subsidy is not destroying anything. Anyway it failed. ucrdem Jul 2019 #39
Why don't you go read Biden's legislation before discussing it any further EffieBlack Jul 2019 #43
Desegregation was mandatory whether it was federally funded or not. ucrdem Jul 2019 #47
Ok EffieBlack Jul 2019 #54
Best to go to bed when flaws are revealed in your argument. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #56
Ok EffieBlack Jul 2019 #57
Same. I know you fight a good fight. I may not agree, but I admire. NT emmaverybo Jul 2019 #58
No one asked him about Berkeley's program. But it didn't fall under his one exception for his pnwmom Jul 2019 #67
He said busing was asinine. That busing was bankrupt. He didn't qualify that pnwmom Jul 2019 #66
and Celerity Jul 2019 #35
You do realize that 1975 was 44 years ago. ucrdem Jul 2019 #40
the debate was 4 days ago, the fundraiser with the waxing nostalgic that kicked some of this off Celerity Jul 2019 #44
The fundraiser was just a tie-in. She planned the busing gotcha long before. ucrdem Jul 2019 #53
Biden has been telling his story about civility and working with creeps he doesn't agree with pnwmom Jul 2019 #68
You do realize your candidate brought it Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #72
I agree with Biden True Blue American Jul 2019 #76
the underlying, substratal issues go FAR beyond a simple discussion of bussing Celerity Jul 2019 #84
He was against "forced busing," that happened only when local white controlled governments Hoyt Jul 2019 #29
The point is that the busing program Kamala benefited from was local and voluntary ucrdem Jul 2019 #31
I suspect Black kids who were stuck in separate, but unequal, schools in the South feel differently. Hoyt Jul 2019 #75
That's what he said but he mischaracterized his public statements in the 70's. pnwmom Jul 2019 #65
She was angry and uppity EffieBlack Jul 2019 #25
you forgot plotting, conniving, calculating, opportunistic, sneaky, etc Celerity Jul 2019 #34
Cold and calculating. Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #71
apparently most all who do not have a name that starts with Joe Celerity Jul 2019 #73
Exactly Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #70
What if we customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #36
If the stupid like what's in this thread continues.... Chicago1980 Jul 2019 #37
no one I know is even talking about racism among dems AlexSFCA Jul 2019 #41
Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #62
I once read a post, on Twitter, which referred to him as ".45" Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #63
And the Orange Horror is so much worse treestar Jul 2019 #64
How about 5%? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #69
I missed the call... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #74
K&R stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #77
Link? MrsCoffee Jul 2019 #80
Any candidate that insinuates another Democratic candidate is racist... Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #83
Who did that? mcar Jul 2019 #91
Being a democrat doesn't mean you aren't working under racist assumptions jaceaf Jul 2019 #94
ME TOO coeur_de_lion Jul 2019 #95
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