A vote for Bernie is NOT anti-black or pro-racism (updated)

[Rebkeh]

Last edited Sun Mar 27, 2016, 04:31 PM - Edit history (1)

This subtle (not really) false narrative is ridiculous, absurd and straight up wrong.


Edited -- UPDATE -- (also a post downthread, #50)

I think there's more than one thing happening here.

There are paid operatives from various campaigns (republican and democrat), volunteer operatives, independently acting online operatives and straight up trolls. And this is not counting the majority - regular, every day supporters of a candidate, people like myself.

They all seem to be using race in one form or another to their benefit never stopping to consider how much damage they leave behind. (does not include the regular supporters)

The most destructive are the people that choose whoever has the momentum of the moment (in this case it's Bernie) and create as much conflict as possible by attacking them. If and when the pendulum swings the opposite direction, the trolls will switch sides and keep the conflict drama going .. not caring at all about any actual position. Or, for that matter, the people caught in the cross-fire - black and white both.

Too often the truth, along with facts, opinion, innuendo, legitimate data, illegitimate data, propaganda and distorted perception get into the mix and people argue the finer points of each... creating chaos.

Enough.

My OP is simply an effort to put it all in perspective with one simple truth - efforts to paint Bernie as the pro-racist is patently ridiculous. It is a false narrative I see being floated and sometimes actively pushed - that Bernie has a race problem. He does not.

I don't care who is doing it. It has to be stopped. So, let's stop giving it another minute of validation.