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LanternWaste

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15. Closing your eyes and ignoring rarely makes problems go away.

Reply to kacekwl (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 23, 2018, 03:43 PM

Jul 2018

"can we all agree to come together and win some elections and get a majority..."
Who is arguing otherwise?

Or does your implied premise forward that discussions about race should be put away until a time some wise old man finally decides the time is right to talk about it?

shrug, indeed...

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Democratic progressives, and black Democrats. The problem. [View all] kwassa Jul 2018 OP

It probably doesn't help RandySF Jul 2018 #1

Statistics: Sophia4 Jul 2018 #2

What candidates/ or candidate are you referring to? sheshe2 Jul 2018 #4

Everyone must be treated fairly regardless of race. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #8

Not sure sheshe2 Jul 2018 #9

Appearance Eko Jul 2018 #10

That is the challenge. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #11

Blaming one's own lack of ability to make one's point on others is ehrnst Jul 2018 #23

It then begs the question: LanternWaste Jul 2018 #14

Anyone. Could be any race. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #16

Except JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #19

I walk and table a lot, and this year will be no different. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #21

FWIW, The Intercept has further explanation of this issue. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2018 #3

Many AA voters are religious conservatives unc70 Jul 2018 #5

There has been a lot of change over time ... kwassa Jul 2018 #7

Been a problem here during last two years unc70 Jul 2018 #12

In my experiiences with Democratic progressives and moderates, RDANGELO Jul 2018 #6

Why does there always have to be a problem ? kacekwl Jul 2018 #13

Closing your eyes and ignoring rarely makes problems go away. LanternWaste Jul 2018 #15

Discussions about anything except winning in 2018 kacekwl Jul 2018 #18

I'm with you on this JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #22

I think it's possible to overthink this Recursion Jul 2018 #17

Well written JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #20