How in the fukk does someone like Rashida Tlaib, who puts other "marginalized groups" before Black folks get elected in a majority Black district?

[Geek Nasty]

I don’t see your point

This is a thread about black people ceding power and access to other minorities. I gave another example.

 

[Gospel]

1. The 12th isn't majority black since redistricting.

2. Rashida is one of the few politicians that respond and update what they're doing.

3. She's everywhere. She'll walk picket lines and put Morouns and Iliches on blast for their bullshyt.

4. She's been a state politician for years and been screaming for shyt like scrapping laws and storing toxic materials and gas refineries next to poor communities like Southwest and River Rouge.

5. I can't recall her ignoring a black issue, which specifically do you mean?

I went from 13th to 12th district.

I have no problems with Rashida.

 

[BaggerofTea]

She's a democrat so for a lot of us, we think that means that will automatically be good for us even if an agenda for us is not part of the democratic agenda.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Issa fallacious and wishful thinking, but this is what we vote for...

this is cac lingo, the republicans are not a viable alternative


the problem is that there isnt much option in who to vote for.

the bigger problem is that the system has to be destroyed in order to create viable options

 

[Elim Garak]

Just because she's been very vocal on Gaza doesn't mean she's putting one minority group before another. It's easy to lookup her record and see she's been addressing black issues. Thecoli be on some bullshyt with these narratives.

 

[Voice of Reason]

1. The 12th isn't majority black since redistricting.

2. Rashida is one of the few politicians that respond and update what they're doing.

3. She's everywhere. She'll walk picket lines and put Morouns and Iliches on blast for their bullshyt.

4. She's been a state politician for years and been screaming for shyt like scrapping laws and storing toxic materials and gas refineries next to poor communities like Southwest and River Rouge.

5. I can't recall her ignoring a black issue, which specifically do you mean?

I went from 13th to 12th district.

I have no problems with Rashida.

What is she doing about Black failing schools?

What is she doing to close the Black wealth gap?


What is she doing to combat police brutality?


I see she does symbolic shyt like the Juneteenth holiday for Black people but what has she really done?


I also see that she advocates for "undocumented" people do you think that helps Black people?

 

[Voice of Reason]

Just because she's been very vocal on Gaza doesn't mean she's putting one minority group before another. It's easy to lookup her record and see she's been addressing black issues. Thecoli be on some bullshyt with these narratives.

Most of her focus is on immigrants.

From her website:

As a child of immigrants, Rashida is also pushing for a more just and humane immigration process in our country. She has advocated to defund ICE and to hold the Department of Homeland Security (which includes ICE) accountable for its mistreatment and abuse of migrants.

Some of Rashida’s work in Congress to secure justice for all:​

• Passed an amendment which would reduce racial and socioeconomic segregation in our nation’s schools.
• Introduced the Justice for All Act, historic legislation that pushes back against decades of conservative court rulings to restore the original intent of our civil rights laws. It would combat intentional and unintentional discrimination against people based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin—and it would clarify the definition of “sex” to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.
• Passed an amendment to defund the Trump administration’s attempts to criminalize and collect DNA from immigrant detainees, including people as young as 14 years old in Detroit.
• Introduced two bills to address racist, unconstitutional facial recognition surveillance technology, which worsens false arrests and over-policing. She introduced a moratorium on federal funding for the development and use of the technology, as well as the No Biometric Barriers Act, inspired by tenants’ rights activists, which would prohibit facial recognition technology from being used in federally assisted housing facilities.
• Introduced the Dismantle Mass Incarceration for Public Health Act, which would require the release of many eligible incarcerated people during the pandemic and for a year afterward—because COVID-19 should not be a death sentence for anyone.
• Introduced the Family Unity Act to protect immigrant families by ensuring due process in certain immigration removal proceedings.
• Called on the UN for independent investigations into the Department of Homeland Security’s inhumane treatment of immigrants and refugees.
• Raised over $95,000 for local Black-led, Indigenous-led, Latine-led, and undocumented-led groups, including raising over $28,000 to cover cash bail for Black mothers in Michigan.
• Raised thousands of dollars for groups across the country, including to free imprisoned migrants and to support people facing ICE raids.
• Visited immigrant detention centers near her district and along the southern border of the U.S., raising awareness of the horrific conditions there and the basic humanity of the people detained.
• Joined the Black Maternal Health Caucus in Congress and co-sponsored the Black Health Momnibus Act of 2021. Founded the Mamas’ Caucus in Congress in partnership with Mothering Justice to center and advocate for mothers of color and their families. Mothers of color face unjust maternal and infant health disparities along with economic disparities, and are leaders in the fight for reproductive justice and policies such as affordable childcare and paid leave.
• Secured amendments in the House-passed For the People Act to expand the right to vote.
• Introduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act to send $2,000 monthly payments on debit cards to every person in the United States during the pandemic—including undocumented immigrants, who’ve been left out of COVID relief.
• Passed an amendment to defund the Department of Justice’s “Operation Legend” and “Operation Relentless Pursuit,” which used taxpayer dollars to send federal agents to cities across the country under Trump’s administration.
• Created local legislative working group with district residents focused on protecting civil rights and liberties, including addressing issues like police brutality and facial recognition surveillance.
• Introduced the Charter Oversight and Accountability (COAT) Act to hold private charter school management companies accountable. The act requires these companies to report how they spend federally allocated dollars, thus holding them accountable to students and taxpayers.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

1. The 12th isn't majority black since redistricting.

2. Rashida is one of the few politicians that respond and update what they're doing.

3. She's everywhere. She'll walk picket lines and put Morouns and Iliches on blast for their bullshyt.

4. She's been a state politician for years and been screaming for shyt like scrapping laws and storing toxic materials and gas refineries next to poor communities like Southwest and River Rouge.

5. I can't recall her ignoring a black issue, which specifically do you mean?

I went from 13th to 12th district.

I have no problems with Rashida.

I fw her

 

[Big Blue]

This is a Parliamentary point, which if America had a Parliament, would make this question a lot more difficult. But at the end of the day in a FPTP democracy, voters will vote for the candidate who aligns with their values the most. She will get elected in a city like Detroit because of that.

This is why Project 2025 has become such a problem for the GOP. So many of it tenets effect different people negatively in many ways.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Most of her focus is on immigrants.

From her website:

As a child of immigrants, Rashida is also pushing for a more just and humane immigration process in our country. She has advocated to defund ICE and to hold the Department of Homeland Security (which includes ICE) accountable for its mistreatment and abuse of migrants.

Some of Rashida’s work in Congress to secure justice for all:​

• Passed an amendment which would reduce racial and socioeconomic segregation in our nation’s schools.
• Introduced the Justice for All Act, historic legislation that pushes back against decades of conservative court rulings to restore the original intent of our civil rights laws. It would combat intentional and unintentional discrimination against people based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national origin—and it would clarify the definition of “sex” to include sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, sex stereotypes, or any sex-related traits.
• Passed an amendment to defund the Trump administration’s attempts to criminalize and collect DNA from immigrant detainees, including people as young as 14 years old in Detroit.
• Introduced two bills to address racist, unconstitutional facial recognition surveillance technology, which worsens false arrests and over-policing. She introduced a moratorium on federal funding for the development and use of the technology, as well as the No Biometric Barriers Act, inspired by tenants’ rights activists, which would prohibit facial recognition technology from being used in federally assisted housing facilities.
• Introduced the Dismantle Mass Incarceration for Public Health Act, which would require the release of many eligible incarcerated people during the pandemic and for a year afterward—because COVID-19 should not be a death sentence for anyone.
• Introduced the Family Unity Act to protect immigrant families by ensuring due process in certain immigration removal proceedings.
• Called on the UN for independent investigations into the Department of Homeland Security’s inhumane treatment of immigrants and refugees.
• Raised over $95,000 for local Black-led, Indigenous-led, Latine-led, and undocumented-led groups, including raising over $28,000 to cover cash bail for Black mothers in Michigan.
• Raised thousands of dollars for groups across the country, including to free imprisoned migrants and to support people facing ICE raids.
• Visited immigrant detention centers near her district and along the southern border of the U.S., raising awareness of the horrific conditions there and the basic humanity of the people detained.
• Joined the Black Maternal Health Caucus in Congress and co-sponsored the Black Health Momnibus Act of 2021. Founded the Mamas’ Caucus in Congress in partnership with Mothering Justice to center and advocate for mothers of color and their families. Mothers of color face unjust maternal and infant health disparities along with economic disparities, and are leaders in the fight for reproductive justice and policies such as affordable childcare and paid leave.
• Secured amendments in the House-passed For the People Act to expand the right to vote.
• Introduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act to send $2,000 monthly payments on debit cards to every person in the United States during the pandemic—including undocumented immigrants, who’ve been left out of COVID relief.
• Passed an amendment to defund the Department of Justice’s “Operation Legend” and “Operation Relentless Pursuit,” which used taxpayer dollars to send federal agents to cities across the country under Trump’s administration.
• Created local legislative working group with district residents focused on protecting civil rights and liberties, including addressing issues like police brutality and facial recognition surveillance.
• Introduced the Charter Oversight and Accountability (COAT) Act to hold private charter school management companies accountable. The act requires these companies to report how they spend federally allocated dollars, thus holding them accountable to students and taxpayers.

Immigrants are here because the US fukked up their homelands

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

"incarceration, lack of economic mobility, and healthcare" issues aren't "unique ados/fba problems" and if she addressed them in her district you would probably cry that it wasn't only for ados/fba

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Ask her electorate. Maybe she was the only candidate that ran? Maybe she was better on issues than her opponent. There are answers out there if you want them. Or you could just continue to virtue signal about Democrats and that ados bullshyt on an online message board

 

[ORDER_66]

OP knows the answer to the question he posed... But black folks being the footstools is coming to an end...

 

[The God Poster]

just vote Republican if that's how you feel, these threads every two hours are redundant

I agree these type of threads so frequently are redundant.

I would say tho even if they were just yearly or every six months we’d still(not you specifically) get the same majority response.

“Just vote Republican then”

We seem to never want to have an honest political conversation on here without assuming every poster is some Republican agent.

 

[Voice of Reason]

"incarceration, lack of economic mobility, and healthcare" issues aren't "unique ados/fba problems" and if she addressed them in her district you would probably cry that it wasn't only for ados/fba

Stop the tether babble.

The issues that I reference are uniquely ADOS issues.

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

Stop the tether babble.

The issues that I references are uniquely ADOS issues.

stop the c00n babble. no they aren't.