Politico: Democrats Underperforming W/ Black Voters

[BuckFilly]

This is horrific praxis - your political decisions do affect others - but "do you" breh.

I don’t live in a bubble so anything I do will obviously have an effect on others. So I’m good on your permission to do what I was going to do anyway breh

Voting is a personal transaction. I’m beholden to no ones interest but my own. So like I stated earlier, if I decide to cast a vote, it will be for a candidate that speaks to my own interest, not yours. That’s what your vote is for bytch nikka

 

[Wild self]

The racial wealth gap can obviously be reduced without reparations, as it's gone up and down in various points in history. A simple pro-poor, tax-the-rich policy would reduce the racial wealth gap even without all the specifics that Bernie is proposing.

However, you are 100% right that the racial wealth gap could never be ended without reparations.

Bernie didn't say that he didn't support reparations, he said that it is politically unfeasible. Which. is. fukking. obvious. You need 60 senators to beat a filibuster to appropriate money, the president cannot appropriate funds on his own. If Bernie told the Senate to pass reparations with the current makeup of the Senate he wouldn't even get 10 votes if that.

His answer to addressing the racial wealth gap, which he has been passionate about for 50 years, is to institute broad-based policies for education/college/trade school/jobs/health care that help all people in need because broad-based policies get the most support and have the most staying power but at the same time disproportionately help Black people, and to use what political capital he can spend to particularly address those issues where Black folk have the greatest needs (like assisting HBCUs, ending mortgage and bank discrimination, ending racist policing, and solving the mother/baby mortality issue in the Black community). If Black folk can have a fair chance at that shyt and get some extra help in the education department, then they can start building wealth and begin to close that gap.

So far as actually ending the gap though, reparations will be required. H.R. 40 is all that is politically feasible now (notice that the Republicans CONTINUE to block H.R. 40, why do you think that is?), so that is what Bernie supports now. Hopefully the hard work that many are putting in will make it more and more feasible in the future - and having a Black community on better financial footing and a clear safety net for everyone is MUCH more likely to be a situation where Black folk have a chance at reparations than a situation where regular people of all races are still desperate for jobs and health care and Black folk have virtually zero wealth to influence the political process.

Not a single poster who is on the rock-headed "no tangibless, no vote" bullshyt, never mention HR. 40 or JOHN CONYERS that been trying to pass this since the 1980s. Not. A. Single. One.

When you dont acknowledge the history of the people that doing they best to push it, it means they trying to take away credit from him.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

One thing I must say.... I don't know if it's just my age or what, but I am happy people seem to be more politically aware and engaged. I'm really curious to see how turnout is for the primaries; these will be the first presidential primaries I vote in

Still a lot of people proudly going for the centrist intersectional anybody but Trump bullshyt but I think people are slowly waking up. Would be huge to knock a strongly supported incumbent like Trump out but the DNC just cant seem to get its head out of its ass

But a Sanders/Warren ticket (I only say that because Sanders is looking stronger than Warren and they would be cannibalizing each other if they keep competing) would be huge. DNC has to let that happen if it's the will of the people

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

YOU nikkaS CANT BE THIS STUPID...

ALL THESE POLICE SHOOTINGS
STARTED UNDER OBAMA
AND NON WERE CONVICTED...

SO ONCE AGAIN WHAT HAS CHANGED?



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Oh damn.

I didn't know Obama was pulling the trigger





Crazy how white privilege works even when you are in a room full of black people.


Nikkas are giving you a full list of everything Trump has done and it's from you


But taking a leap of logic to blame police shootings on Obama like he's running the police force? Totally plausible



Y'all nikkas man

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Well, if you think that -- so is Medicare for all and student loans. And that's on GOD.

So, end of conversation.

It's so disrespectful -- that y'all can sit up here and cape for this anti-Black American man -- that doesn't support reparations -- cause he doesn't want too --- not cause it's not politically feasible -- yet you want us to support him.

It's laughable and sad at this point. To think a country that won't give us reparations will give EVERYONE free healthcare and wipe out student loans.

Hilarious. You fighting the wrong fight-- and that's how I know you are not on on my side -- and in the fight with me.

And I can't even waste my time reading dissertations on it today.

I mean, you really should read what I said, because if you base your opinions on shyt you literally just made up inside your own head that's on you.

You don't have receipts for the shyt you're saying because you just made it up. I provided receipts and all you did was neg. If that's the level you want to be politically engaged at then you ain't ever going to be a factor in helping us get shyt.

 

[xoxodede]

Not a single poster who is on the rock-headed "no tangibless, no vote" bullshyt, never mention HR. 40 or JOHN CONYERS that been trying to pass this since the 1980s. Not. A. Single. One.

When you dont acknowledge the history of the people that doing they best to push it, it means they trying to take away credit from him.

Why does it need to be mentioned Sir? I worked with John Conyers -- and I know why I wasn't passed. Should we go there?

We also know why it is even being talked about NOW! SHOULD WE GO there?! Cause yall love to talk about ADOS and call us out our name and ish.

Yeah -- the reason Bernie and every one else was strong armed to even signed was cause of people ADOS and posters in this thread emailing, faxing, tweeting and calling - on their neck!

So, what are you saying!?

Don't sit there like none of yall was doing shyt -- cause you doing the same ish you doing now - faux shaming - cause we are trying to help our families.

 

[GoAggieGo.]

This forum consistently offers the worst direction and ideas on anything pro black


"The republicans are discriminating against us while decreasing our political power and ability to vote! what do we do? "

"Lets not vote, that'll teach them "

Functional retardation

But man, didn’t you say you weren’t going to vote if Bernie wasn’t the candidate? You’re pretty much in the same boat as the non-voters if Bernie isn’t the candidate.

 

[BigMan]

i hope ya'll living in battleground states/south/midwest aren't thinking of not voting

 

[xoxodede]

I mean, you really should read what I said, because if you base your opinions on shyt you literally just made up inside your own head that's on you.

You don't have receipts for the shyt you're saying because you just made it up. I provided receipts and all you did was neg. If that's the level you want to be politically engaged at then you ain't ever going to be a factor in helping us get shyt.

What did I make up?

I am politically engaged. I stated - that Medicare for All and Student Loans will never pass. It won't. Like you stated -- as your candidate of choice has stated -- reparations won't pass. Why -- because it isn't politically feasible - correct?

So, if it isn't politically feasible -- why even sign H.R. 40? Why waste time -- and pander? He doesn't think it will pass. Will he remove his name from H. R. 40 if we request he does? It can be set up.

 

[saturn7]

At this point I have to support Steyer, as he is the Dem with the strongest support for Reparations right now.

Bernie is winning the Primary. No one Dem can stop him.

Best case scenario IMO is that Sanders stops being stubborn about racially specific programs and absorbs Marianne Williamson's or Steyers Black Agenda/Reparations proposals into his agenda.

 

[Kenny West]

But man, didn’t you say you weren’t going to vote if Bernie wasn’t the candidate? You’re pretty much in the same boat as the non-voters if Bernie isn’t the candidate.

This is true. Outside of bernie im only voting for warren or steyer.

However that doesn't mean we're the same.

1. Im actually advocating and pushing my candidate of choice and thus my agenda. While yall have spent the last 2 years on "fuk duh democrats" and shytting on immigrants; getting no closer to reparations in spite of it being a part of the 2020 dem agenda.

2. I make my political decisions based on my beliefs and convictions, not twitter philosophers.

3. Bernie and thusly my agenda are currently winning because some folks are doing and some are just talking shyt

At least we can still post hyon and call people "c00ns" tho, right? #silverlining

 

[Wild self]

Why does it need to me mentioned Sir? I worked with John Conyers -- and I know why I wasn't passed. Should we go there?

We also know why we it is even being talked about NOW! SHOULD WE GO there?! Cause yall love to talk about ADOS and call us out our name and ish.

Yeah -- the reason Bernie and every one else was strong armed to even signed was cause of people ADOS and posters in this thread emailing, faxing, tweeting and calling - on their neck!

So, what are you saying!?

Don't sit there like none of yall was doing shyt -- cause you doing the same ish you doing now - faux shaming - cause we are trying to help our families.

You never bought up John Conyers until I bought him up. In fact, for you to go for 2 whole years and not mention John Conyers by his name while the whole reparations movement was going down, says how self-centered you were about the movement. If I didnt bring his name up, you would have never mentioned his name, and that is beyond disrespectful.

I'm doing far more than "shaming" people, I do support grassroots level black organizations and black owned businesses on the regular. Reparations will come, just that you gotta see how leeches will come out and do anything for a check, even by selling out other black people and even their individual dignity.

 

[Kenny West]

I mean, you really should read what I said, because if you base your opinions on shyt you literally just made up inside your own head that's on you.

You don't have receipts for the shyt you're saying because you just made it up. I provided receipts and all you did was neg. If that's the level you want to be politically engaged at then you ain't ever going to be a factor in helping us get shyt.

Lol @ bruh taking this long to realize he's talking to another shytposting grifter.

@xoxodede is pretty much @Henry Broadnax with a sex change

 

[Wild self]

i hope ya'll living in battleground states/south/midwest aren't thinking of not voting

Some posters are hopeless. Misinformed and arrogant. Broke. And crabs-in-a-barrel.

 

[TRY GOD]

Lol @ bruh taking this long to realize he's talking to another shytposting grifter.

@xoxodede is pretty much @Henry Broadnax with a sex change

Be mad hoe