Black socialists respond to Jim Clyburn saying there's no black socialists

[AnonymityX1000]

He's not wrong, people in the South seemingly don't care about actual policies and it's a massive issue. It's why Republicans win in Florida over and over and over again. Every time I think about Southerners when it comes to voting this is immediately what comes to mind.

All they fukking do is hold the entire country back from actually doing something positive. Black South Carolinans went out in droves to vote for Biden and gave a big fukk you to the progressive movement. fukk Healthcare, fukk Infrastructure, fukk equality fukk etc..... All because Clyburn told them to vote for the guy who worked for Obama. And fukk Clyburn he's fukked over Millions of young black voters futures because he fukking sucks and he doesn't give a shyt about us

While policies that benefit the most people should be enough to sway voters we know it's not. The south works a certain way it's not a secret. Bernie should know the terrain and reach out to influential people for support. He barely did it and got nowhere. That's his fault he should have known just talking on TV/internet isn't going to do it. You have to get down there and talk to people face to face, make deals and alliances to secure votes. You got to at least make the attempt, Bernie didn't do that. Very disappointing.

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

Black ppl love free shyt

What? First of all calling government assistance “free” is a right wing tactic. Second of all there’s no bigger recipients of government assistance in this country than White people so fukk off with that.

When White people talk shyt about government assistance it’s a dog whistle. They don’t have a problem with socialism they have a problem with blacks and brown people getting socialism . They’re biggest fukking leeches on the government in this country even the rich ones

 

[mastermind]

Black people may be socially conservative, like a lot of Americans, but we sure as hell aren't fiscally conservative.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

What? First of all calling government assistance “free” is a right wing tactic. Second of all there’s no bigger recipients of government assistance in this country than White people so fukk off with that.

When White people talk shyt about government assistance it’s a dog whistle. They don’t have a problem with socialism they have a problem with blacks and brown people getting socialism . They’re biggest fukking leeches on the government in this country even the rich ones

It was a joke
But my point is Black ppl are not anti socialism

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

Florida is not a part of the traditional US Black Belt.

Black folks in SC were always going to swing with the moderate guy if the vote came down to older black folks.


You should spend some time down there and see there's a large contingent of conservative black folks.

Breh, that's not a win.

That's exactly the problem he was highlighting. You pointed this out as if it's somehow beneficial to us or to the country at large that large numbers of black people in southern states are resistant to new ideas centered around tangible improvements on their lives.

 

[NZA]

lets not act like old black southern voting behavior is not influenced by the fact that they are surrounded by vicious cacs. voting for what you believe in instead of voting for what you believe can get past a cac doesnt make sense to the reality they are living in. bernie should have known that and done better to address that. and that was only one of his flaws in the south. the other was not building any relationships or helping any local black "vote whisperers" get any jobs or programs sent their way. those favors work. bernie is all ideology and very little politicing. his experience in vermont has not helped him on this level. biden can talk down to "elite" black people on zoom calls because he is a part of a system that sends a few jobs or funds to local programs. furthermore, he is a part of a system that at least mitigates the effects of cacs (or used to). rose twitter being a little condescending to black voters or politicians is just an insult coming with no gifts. you have to actually matter to certain people at all levels.

 

[wire28]

White Bernie Bro disrespecting black voters in the south.

Again.

these are yall allies, not mine

 

[DEAD7]

Black ppl love free shyt

Whoa!!!

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Whoa!!!

That made nikkas mad
Idk why

 

[mastermind]

biden can talk down to "elite" black people on zoom calls because he is a part of a system that sends a few jobs or funds to local programs. furthermore, he is a part of a system that at least mitigates the effects of cacs (or used to).

To be specific, Biden—and those of his ilk—give benefits to many in that zoom call he talked down too.

In turn, they tell black people to support Biden, or someone similar. The only people receiving any benefits are that elite black class.

 

[Corny Batman]

Notice how they're curating this thread.