Greg Howard, I think the world of you. You give my brain boners like few other writers. And I generally agree with the sentiment behind this piece. But that doesn’t make for a very interesting comment, so LET’S NITPICK THIS MOTHERFUCKER.

I wasn’t aware that folks from Vermont were somehow incapable of seeing eye-to-eye with black people. Is this a genetic thing endemic to Vermontonians, something in the water, a learned behavior?

IDK, Bernie Sanders touting his “I marched with MLK” stuff sounds kinda like when people say “I’m not racist, I have a black friend!”

Really? Because he has a 100% rating from the NAACP. Do they not represent the interests of the black community anymore?

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

Yep. I understand the article but it doesn’t put forth an alternative. If you are asking what he’s doing to help discrimination, and his plan is helping the poor, which has more minorities, in order to get them educated and in positions of power, and you just say “THAT WON’T FIX EVERYTHING!” You’re right. What’s your…

“Seems like a very all-or-nothing take.”

Yeah, exactly. Good point.

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…

It’s not about “good enough for you.” That is absurd. It’s about “good enough to get elected.” So tell us, which candidate - who has a real shot to get elected - would be a better champion for African Americans than Bernie?

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.

Question for you Greg (completely earnest and non-trolling): What, if any, attempts have been made to engage on a one-on-one or organization-to-organization (and yeah, I know Black Lives Matter isn’t an “organization” in that sense, but it’s still comprised of groups of people with similar policy objectives) level…

Obama IS center-right.

You know who else has the fucking Secret Service? Obama. You know who else has to face hecklers who get into his speeches? Obama. So that “Hillary has Secret Service” excuse is bull.

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.

You’re actually defending this?! He walked with MLK for gods sake. There were so many better targets and they pick him? So yeah, Sanders can’t save black people and should no longer try.

You’re right. Bernie Sanders can’t save black people. And you don’t need to worry about it. Hillary is going to be president and maintain the same center-right politics that have been in place for 8 years. Welcome to America.

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Seriously. It’s not asking a lot. Simply address me how I’ve introduced myself to you. It’s basic courtesy.

How do you get “mouthy” with someone over the subject of saying your name right? Because I want to believe there’s a way, and yet if she’s already corrected someone once and they didn’t get the picture then your assistant sounds like kind of a dick.