#BlackLivesMatter activists shut down Bernie Sanders' speech at Westlake Pa

[Miel 15,009]

So Donald Trump?  

 

gotdamn twinsies or nah

[Judicorn 302]

Latinos and asians don't really suffer as much as black people. Middle easterns are the only colored group that experience similar since they have been shot for the assumption of them bombing a place many times.  

I disagree. As someone who is not "black" per se, I still experience the world as person of colour.

[SissyFromSpace 20,884]

They're ignorant assholes.

Sanders isn't the type of guy we need running our country though, we need someone who is rough and strong minded. Who doesn't take any crap, someone who will get this country back on track.

Who's best fit for the position, in your opinion?

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

It's true that Black people undoubtedly get the brunt of racial inequality here in the states, but it's still incredibly awful for every ethnic minority, no matter what. But the big point indeed is that Black lives are in honest grave danger the most (and, like you said, also anybody with any sort of assumed Islamic association).

Not doubting your statement, rather instead if people read it wrong and think that not.

 

Yeah I totally agree with you. Latinos and asians don't experience as much as hate as blacks but they still suffer racial discriminatory, I mean the other week I saw a chinese lady at a diner being pulled out of the diner because she looked "sick" and the cops were grabbing her ferociously and she was crying because her kids were watching. It broke my heart. 

[Miel 15,009]

Yeah I totally agree with you. Latinos and asians don't experience as much as hate as blacks but they still suffer racial discriminatory, I mean the other week I saw a chinese lady at a diner being pulled out of the diner because she looked "sick" and the cops were grabbing her ferociously and she was crying because her kids were watching. It broke my heart. 

That's awful, jeez.

What your post mainly reminded me of was anti-Blackness within other ethnic minorities, particularly within Latino and Asian communities, which I mostly grew up around. It's awful, and something that should definitely be addressed.

[Judicorn 302]

When did these activists accuse Sanders of racism? When did they demonise all white people? 

And if Sanders is such an ally,what does he do for #BlackLivesMatter? Why didn't he just give these people a platform to speak?

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Hold it: 

There are 3 BLM Seattle FB pages:

1) The largest has issued an apology to Bernie https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Lives-Matter-Seattle/523804057758154?ref=br_rs

2) The second largest has little activity https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Lives-Matter-Seattle/1537733223161214?ref=br_rs

3)The third one is the only one with an anti-bernie message and was seems to have only been created 13 hours ago. This raises the question, who are these people? https://www.facebook.com/BLMSeattle?ref=br_rs

The group is ran by Marissa Johnson  whose primary allegiance is to basically an anarchist organization, Outside Agitators 206, which believes Democrats hope to "bury Black Lives Matter under an election blitz". Bernie's specific views and history don't matter to them. They're about disrupting any Democratic campaign that will let them anywhere near the stage -- and there's only one that will.

Read more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SandersForPresident/comments/3gadni/seattle_afternoon_rally_blacklivesmatter/

 

So essentially it's a radical group masquerading as a BLM group- at least that's what I took from it.  

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

That's awful, jeez.

What your post mainly reminded me of was anti-Blackness within other ethnic minorities, particularly within Latino and Asian communities, which I mostly grew up around. It's awful, and something that should definitely be addressed.

Yeah I'm part latino and it's honestly sad that a lot my latino family members say racist things about black folks and make fun of them. My grandfather doesn't want any of his family to date a black woman or black man which is such an old way of thinking. I told him many times if any of our family member marries a black person, its not your business, let them be in love. 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Outside Agitators 206 message: 

This city is filled with white progressives, which is why Bernie Sanders’ camp was obviously expecting a friendly and consenting audience for today’s campaign visit. The problem with Sanders’, and with white Seattle progressives in general, is that they are utterly and totally useless (when not outright harmful) in terms of the fight for Black lives. While we are drowning in their liberal rhetoric, we have yet to see them support Black grassroots movements or take on any measure of risk and responsibility for ending the tyranny of white supremacy in our country and in our city. This willful passivity while claiming solidarity with the‪#‎BlackLivesMatter‬ movement in an effort to be relevant is over. White progressive Seattle and Bernie Sanders cannot call themselves liberals while they participate in the racist system that claims Black lives. Bernie Sanders will not continue to call himself a man of the people, while ignoring the plight of Black people. Presidential candidates will not win Black votes without putting out an explicit criminal justice reform package. As was said at the Netroots action, presidential candidates should expect to be shut down and confronted every step along the way of this presidential campaign. Black people are in a state of emergency. Lines have been drawn in the sand. You are either fighting continuously and measurably to protect Black life in America, or you are a part of the white supremacist system that we will tear down in the liberation of our people.

https://outsideagitators206.org/blog/seattle-says-bowdownbernie/

 

[Navy 495]

Who's best fit for the position, in your opinion?

Honestly, I'm not really into any of the people running this year. I'm really into politics and American Government so I do know I think a good portion of information so when I say who I think best fits the position I say it with my knowledge of American Government and our country's current state... All though I'm not really into any of the people running, Donald is a determined, strong minded leader. We need a leader, I don't think Obama was a leader. We need someone who can push us in the right direction and get us back on track, I think Donald is the only person who is running that is capable of doing that. No four or eight year term is going to get this country back to what it needs to be 100%, but I think Donald can point it in the right direction.

[Navy 495]

Yeah I'm part latino and it's honestly sad that a lot my latino family members say racist things about black folks and make fun of them. My grandfather doesn't want any of his family to date a black woman or black man which is such an old way of thinking. I told him many times if any of our family member marries a black person, its not your business, let them be in love. 

I say the same things to my grandmother. She is Puerto Rican, her ways of thinking are very traditional from back in the day... She doesn't like the idea of transgenders, same s-x marriage, interracial couples. I try to explain to her the value of our country being the land of the free and the importance of acceptance, but she is way too stubborn and close minded. It's sad, I think as the new generations come our country as a whole will become much more accepting and racism and looking down on people based on their race, s-x, etc. will change. Atleast I hope and pray so... 

[SlayedForTheGod 665]

So someone on my facebook said that its not actual protesters. that they were hired by the tea party to do this.

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

I say the same things to my grandmother. She is Puerto Rican, her ways of thinking are very traditional from back in the day... She doesn't like the idea of transgenders, same s-x marriage, interracial couples. I try to explain to her the value of our country being the land of the free and the importance of acceptance, but she is way too stubborn and close minded. It's sad, I think as the new generations come our country as a whole will become much more accepting and racism and looking down on people based on their race, s-x, etc. will change. Atleast I hope and pray so... 

I'm half puerto rican as well and they are the same as your grandmother but they are accepting of gay marriage but are still racist with black folks ironically. I do hope one day we evolve into a more intelligent community and being black, white, latino, asian, gay, straight won't matter but it seems like that won't happen anytime soon in this lifetime. 

[Guest]

Yep attack somebody on your side trying to help minorities & all Americans for that matter progress, smart one! Let's see how much Hillary & Trump do for you, fighting Racism with Racism smh  

[Goosey 3,017]

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