And that's before one adjusts for the fact that "left" in the US is centrist or even centre-right in European terms.
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I know I'm piling on Beto, but it's hard not to while he has all of the focus on him right now.
https://twitter.com/CoreyRobin/status/1106651552859783169
I don't think he needs to be raising a lot of money from small donors right now, he'll be getting plenty of media attention for a while and can get buoyed by that and hope that he catches fire, but at some point he needs to turn media attention into volunteer energy.Last edited by Incandenza; 15-03-2019, 22:14.
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Originally posted by Femme Folle View PostI assumed it was a diminutive form of Roberto.
Anyhoo, I've decided that I will cast my vote for whichever Dem candidate is most popular amongst African Americans. It's high time they took over because they have suffered long enough at the hands of The White Man.
when asked about Reparations, Harris said she ain't creating any special laws for black people so that's her done and dusted.
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Originally posted by Tactical Genius View Post
Ahhh, but do you believe in Reparations for ADOS?
when asked about Reparations, Harris said she ain't creating any special laws for black people so that's her done and dusted.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...ff-2020-ballot
Washington state has passed a bill to keep 45 off the 2020 ballot papers, unless he releases his tax returns. (5 years minimum, and for any candidate.)Last edited by Gerontophile; 17-03-2019, 03:54.
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Originally posted by Femme Folle View Post
I do support reparations, and I would like to extend that to Native Americans as well. I don't get the sense from my Black Twitter friends that Harris is very popular among POC anyway, for reasons that have more to do with criminal justice than with the reparations issue. She ain't it.
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Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostIf it turns out to be Biden v Sanders, what a fucking indictment of the Democrat talent pool.
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Originally posted by Tactical Genius View Post
Native Americans have had reparations numerous times and black people have had nothing. Actually, Native Americans had cut black people out of reparations that were meant for the both of them. The little black people got after the civil was was taken back from them during jim crow with repressive laws, arson and theft (see the Freedman's bank)
What I'm not so sure about is ADOS vs the wider Pan-Africanism movement. I believe that reparations should not be limited only to ADOS, and I think ADOS is being used by trolls to sow division. And I'm not trying to whitesplain this issue, so whenever I've got it wrong, please tell me.
PS Belated happy birthdayLast edited by Femme Folle; 20-03-2019, 04:32.
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I have no idea, just seems like a meme at this point.
I saw Bernie Sanders at UCLA yesterday. It wasn't a campaign event exactly, he was speaking at a rally for striking UC unions, and he focused his speech more on the issues of the strike, though obviously a lot of that was related to what he talks about in his speeches. The passion in the crowd from the students was undeniable. I can't say for sure, but my gut tells me that no other Democratic candidate could have gotten the turnout he did and raised the enthusiasm from students like he did yesterday.
Of course, it's only March 2019, and I'm sure that many of them will go on and support whoever is the Democratic nominee, but I think the key will be getting otherwise unmotivated people to feel like they have a stake in a candidate and in the election. Bernie is certainly one of the most electable candidates in that respect.
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Heh, Bernie "I marched with Dr King" Sanders is being doorstepped by black people wherever dares to talk to them.
This is the Dr King he claims to support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNvzVCVhIM
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With regards to the "Reparations for everybody" brigade, I see an interesting debate with a Governor and a famous black athlete.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMWsWvcbtgLast edited by Tactical Genius; 25-03-2019, 13:33.
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Originally posted by Femme Folle View Post
Yeah, I have actually thought about what I wrote there and you're right. There are still injustices, but that's a completely separate issue.
What I'm not so sure about is ADOS vs the wider Pan-Africanism movement. I believe that reparations should not be limited only to ADOS, and I think ADOS is being used by trolls to sow division. And I'm not trying to whitesplain this issue, so whenever I've got it wrong, please tell me.
PS Belated happy birthday
The ADOS deserve reparations from the US government, other DOS (from the Caribbean, latin America etc) have a case against their former colonial powers (UK, France, Spain, Portugal)
I agree this ADOS issue has been latched onto by Republican trolls for further weaken the Democratic party. However, that does not and should not invalidate the claim and the main issue is the Democratic going after the black vote whilst being reluctant to address their demands.
It appears the Democratic party have changed tack and are now going for the poor white vote.
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Originally posted by Tactical Genius View Post
I don't see why both the ADOS and the greater Pan-Africanism cannot co-exist?
The ADOS deserve reparations from the US government, other DOS (from the Caribbean, latin America etc) have a case against their former colonial powers (UK, France, Spain, Portugal)
I agree this ADOS issue has been latched onto by Republican trolls for further weaken the Democratic party. However, that does not and should not invalidate the claim and the main issue is the Democratic going after the black vote whilst being reluctant to address their demands.
It appears the Democratic party have changed tack and are now going for the poor white vote.
I'm giving my vote to the candidate backed by a majority of Black voters. I'm not even sure who that candidate is right now and it might be too early to know anyway. But I'll be watching, not only the polls, but a few people I follow on Twitter--particularly Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC).
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Originally posted by Femme Folle View Post
I'm not following the lead of the Democratic Party--they'll do what they have to do to win the election. A lot of those poor white voters are trump voters, so they're going to try to appeal to them to stop voting against their own best interests. Good luck with that.
I'm giving my vote to the candidate backed by a majority of Black voters. I'm not even sure who that candidate is right now and it might be too early to know anyway. But I'll be watching, not only the polls, but a few people I follow on Twitter--particularly Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC).
This is the author of the "Reparations for everybody" bill Jim Clyburn whose bill Sanders claim is akin to reparations.
https://twitter.com/jbf1982/status/1110220482417184769
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