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Liberal_Stalwart71

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6. Many of us people of color here at DU have been making these arguments from the very beginning and

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:55 PM

Jun 2016

were essentially told that we had Stockholm Syndrome; that we didn't know what was best for us; that only Bernie is the genuine champion of civil rights; that if we didn't support B.S., then we're stupid, ignorant, don't know politics. The amount of racism and disrespect has been absolutely mind-boggling, many of us have been FFR's, suspended, any time we took those racist remarks to task. I know this very well. If we dared say anything to defend ourselves, it was alerted on. Some folks are still on suspension for speaking out loudly...and truthfully! The Admins. did nothing to stop it.

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How Bernie Sanders Exposed the Democrats’ Racial Rift [View all] YoungDemCA Jun 2016 OP

It isn't a Democrats racial rift" though. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

Opinions are just that... freebrew Jun 2016 #2

Sorry to pop your bubble, but I form my own opinions. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #3

Bubble? freebrew Jun 2016 #4

Wait...he didn't promise free college education? Hmmm.... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #8

He did JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #13

So that's your free stuff? freebrew Jun 2016 #15

Can't say I disagree, but the claim was that Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #16

Thanks for the civil response... freebrew Jun 2016 #17

"Free" stuff, college or whatever, is a Republican right wing frame... Human101948 Jun 2016 #29

How about Bernie who? An independent from a small, nearly all-white state . . . brush Jun 2016 #18

All that is spin from the other side... freebrew Jun 2016 #20

What? romana Jun 2016 #21

Tell that to the independents that didn't get to vote.. freebrew Jun 2016 #25

Or romana Jun 2016 #27

No. mercuryblues Jun 2016 #33

He said it loudly, though. He said that the smarter voters were in the North and West. Now, that's Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #30

When did he say that "the smarter voters were in the North and West?" Human101948 Jun 2016 #31

Troll Jennylynn Jun 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #32

Whites are still the majority in the nation Larkspur Jun 2016 #5

WRONG! Black voters aren't stupid. We are not TOLD HOW to vote. Try again and stop with the Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #7

Or, black people couldn't stand him having a person who called Obama a form of nigger last uponit7771 Jun 2016 #36

Many of us people of color here at DU have been making these arguments from the very beginning and Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #6

A Bernie supporter agrees. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #10

Thank you!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2016 #11

Well, it was obvious to the most casual observer, SusanCalvin Jun 2016 #12

And we've got 2-3 black people who do absolutely nothing but love to run around DU acting as though Number23 Jun 2016 #14

Woohoo! That's how to tell 'em. brush Jun 2016 #19

All of this. zappaman Jun 2016 #23

Yep. Quayblue Jun 2016 #24

Yes, it's true. lovemydog Jun 2016 #37

I agree jazzwinders Jun 2016 #35

Hot damn ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #22

Informed voters diligent sleeper Jun 2016 #26

Enough with the "AA voters are ignorant because they won't vote for Bernie" bullshit. emulatorloo Jun 2016 #38