Bill was first pol in a long time to speak directly to us. Younger more activist POC were up on "superpredators," crime bill, etc.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @GrkStav
but our parents? They wanted that crime bill too! They were also scared of the drugs and the gangs and wanted anything to fix it.
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so you have one pol you know and trust (Hillary) and a new guy who you don't know, who doesn't show up at your church or NAACP...
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and the one you know is saying things like "fixing economic issues won't fix racial issues" (true and fits with your experience)
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while Bernie is awkward about even SAYING the word black. Bottom line: Bernie had a trust deficit and barely tried 2 make it up.
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and things like accusing ppl of being divisive for bringing up race (as in Conyers/Sanders single payer question)...
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The person who decided, out of the blue, to bring up what any progressive person knew already (we know&love Conyers) has ...
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a record of being a staunch Clinton supporter and surrogate. The fact that we see the dirty tricks means just that.
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maybe it's a dirty trick, but can't you see how a white guy getting credit for something a black guy has done for decades...
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resonates with the experiences of POC? Like... it's just basic empathy. It's happened to us a LOT so we're sensitive to it.
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if the corporatists get that sensitivity and leftists dismiss it... guess who we're going to side with?
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