2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I don't get this whole PoC discussion... [View all]John Poet
(2,510 posts)condescending, patronizing or dictatorial about how people of color "should vote",
and avoid trying to tell them what their "best interests" are,
since they would know better than anyone else, and they resent it.
They DO want to know about our candidate, and not necessarily including references to our perceived shortcomings of any other candidate.
It is their vote, and their decision to make, for whatever reasons they want to base their decision on, just like everyone else.... and like most other people,
they resent being told "what they should do".
Any reason they believe they have to vote against Bernie,
IS a "valid reason", because it's their vote and their choice.
Like yourself, I hope that many of them will decide to support Bernie,
but whatever individuals decide must be respected.
(Not speaking primarily to you here, but to "the choir" out there...)