#droughtshaming

Yeah a teacher was sure a great match for someone who is a pedophile.

“I believe in equality and all those things, but....”

I’ll be damned if I can even decipher what you guys are upset about. If this is foreshadowing of the progressive movement, then we’re proper fucked.

Did you notice the “prolly” in front of that? Or do you think you simply know who to fix anything? If that’s the case, why haven’t you fixed racism in america by now?! That’s what your asking if Bernie. It’s bullshit. It was for media. Everyone knows it. And the “there you go telling black people...” Line is…

Here’s where I’ve come to rest on the BLM/Bernie Sanders situation:

Yes, because it supports the theory that BLM is being a useful idiot on behalf of Hillary. They’re not making their concerns known in the same way. They are shutting down Sanders’ events, and they are have chit-chats with the anointed preferred candidate of George Soros, their benefactor and patron.

Because Hillary’s campaign is bankrolled by George Soros, who—SURPRISE!—has also funded $33M to BLM. Just shocking that BLM would then disrupt Sanders campaign events...

If you have a list of 10 candidates, and all 10 of them are, according to you, promoting something that you feel is repugnant, you voice it to all 10. I will wait for the Seattle branch to do the same to other candidates. If they do not, then yes, it is “THE POINT”. I want to see them at least attempt to do it, even…

You realize you proved him 100% right? This is typical millenial bullshit: Snark at others’ solutions; have none of your own.

And?

Yup, this is what bothers me about this. I strongly support the BLM movement. As a Latino, I have a vested interested in the police being held accountable for their actions, etc. I mean, the leading GOP candidate in current polls literally called me a rapist and a drug dealer.

I’ve been reading all these Bernie posts and wondering this same thing. They are against him because he thinks he can help moniorities with economic tools. They take it as he doesn’t believe in racism and can’t fight it. So what the hell is their solution? You can put scream black lives matter all day every day and…

Yeah, exactly. Good point.

I’m just waiting for the moment when someone on Howard’s/Parham’s side has a point other than “white people can’t tell black people what to do” (true, but we can evaluate political ideas that affect black people) or “addressing income inequality won’t fix police killings” (no fucking shit—you got any idea how long…

How in the world is the POTUS supposed to stop police killings by local and state cops? He or she can help, by opening DOJ investigations into systematic department-wide problems, etc. But he can’t just magically make Brown/Rice/Bland stop happening. No one can. Please tell me you’ve thought about this issue on a…

What is colossally stupid is the number of people who criticize Sanders’s ideas (and Hamilton’s defense of them) without offering up ideas as to what Sanders/other candidates SHOULD do. It’s like you’re saying “Here’s a list of all this racist shit that’s wrong with this country!” And Sanders is like “OK, here is what…

That’s the thing that gets me. What is the platform that is being advocated for that Sanders somehow isn’t endorsing? None of these handwringing thinkpieces articulate it. Is there a policy that the candidates should endorse? What’s the plan?

Seems like a very all-or-nothing take. If Bernie can’t fix the problem 100%, on the day he takes office, then he’s ripe for criticism because he hasn’t done enough and won’t do enough in the future? Not really a fan of that analysis.

You’re totally right—instead of planning to alleviate racism with economic tools, Sanders should instead just plan to make every American sign a pledge stating “I won’t be racist.” That would be a much better solution.