I don't get this whole PoC discussion...

[artislife]

37. As a minority, I will answer this

One. Check your tone, it is extremely deaf.
Two. If you read here, and want to know why, READ the answers they give.
Three. It was best said by one poster eloquently that they vote strategically. I am Latina and I look at whether the candidate wants to build a wall on the Southern border or just send children back to Central America. Those are big issues.


If you are aware, you will notice that there are a lot, hundreds, thousands of African Americans dying while being Black. They buy skittles and they die. They have a cell phone and they die. The forget to use a turn signal and they die.

This is an extremely hostile environment to live in. It is so dangerous to be Black in this society. They are looking at what will be the best (and I get the feeling they are not looking The BEST but less dangerous scenario) for them and their loved ones. They are not convinced Bernie can win. He beats Hilary and they fear they will get President Trump or Cruz or someone else who will not even pretend to care about the genocide that is going on here in this country.

Their number one issue, for the most part as I can tell, is SAFETY.

You don't get it. Aren't you lucky. But first step is to respect that what someone else is looking for in a candidate is different that yours. Second step is to try to understand why.

This is not hard for me to understand why they stay with Hillary. I had the same conversation in 2008 with a Black friend from Atlanta. She wasn't convinced about Obama because she didn't think he could win. She was pretty nervous for most of the campaign season. Of course, it was sweet when he won.


So don't ask why and don't ask why is such a condescending manner. The experience of living in this country is different for everyone.