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2016 Postmortem

JustinL

(722 posts)

22. he was right on election night, with his heartfelt "whitelash" remarks

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 04:41 PM

Dec 2016

It's been disheartening to see him participate in CNN's normalization of the fascist. I get the impression that the CNN bigwigs were highly displeased with Van's deeply moving, inconveniently true remarks.

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Van Jones, I am sorry, but you are wrong. [View all] boston bean Dec 2016 OP

I like Jones but disagree with him in this instance mcar Dec 2016 #1

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #2

I respect Jones, but he still works for CNN. Which means his analysis will be BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #3

He works for Jeff Zucker. Enough said. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #24

Van Jones is 100% exactly RIGHT NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

X100! Separation Dec 2016 #7

Rurals so judmental of us "urban elites". Hahaha. They are pure perfection! boston bean Dec 2016 #9

"It's not the damn Republicans being racially divisive to voters"??? You can't be serious. DanTex Dec 2016 #12

+1, notice the latest meme is '.. racism didn't matter that much..' uponit7771 Dec 2016 #16

Trump does not equal all republicans NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #26

then why did half the goddamned country vote for him? mdbl Dec 2016 #33

Oh no, that's wrong DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #13

I AM the white working class and I'm not that way NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #27

No, I'm not trying to discourage you DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #32

Overt strawman, doesn't have to be widespread just marginal uponit7771 Dec 2016 #15

Where is the responsibility of the voter to inform themselves? Nwgirl503 Dec 2016 #29

Wrong. Come to terms with it. A good part of the voters succumbed to their below the surface racism. brush Dec 2016 #30

Perhaps it isn't all about race for all voters? jalan48 Dec 2016 #5

You're probably wasting your time... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #6

hear! hear! RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #10

Ah the RW "reverse racism" canard. bettyellen Dec 2016 #11

There is no "reverse" anything...bigotry is bigotry and I'll call it out anywhere I see it NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #28

There are none so blind Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2016 #21

Doesn't have to be all .... Just some and that's enough uponit7771 Dec 2016 #17

Republican's have been playing the race card since the 1960's. jalan48 Dec 2016 #18

again, doesn't have to be all just some and that's good enough uponit7771 Dec 2016 #19

Thanks. I'm glad you aren't calling all Trump voters racist. jalan48 Dec 2016 #20

There's a large group of people who aren't allies but aren't die-hard enemies either. nt geek tragedy Dec 2016 #8

Trying to play nice with Santorum DeminPennswoods Dec 2016 #14

he was right on election night, with his heartfelt "whitelash" remarks JustinL Dec 2016 #22

I agree. mdbl Dec 2016 #34

I agree with you...I've done some writing about these entitled white rust belt voters adigal Dec 2016 #23

Exactly boston "figure it out" Cha Dec 2016 #25

Look Jones was never on board with HRC MFM008 Dec 2016 #31