godpenis:

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pettyheauxmaker:

Yo, wtf is this shit?! This man is trying to make a difference but y'all won’t let him, let this man do his thing cause he’s proven that he’s here for us that he wants change, if anything y'all need to interrupt Trump, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz hell even Hillary Clinton. Wtf is this going to solve by interrupting someone who constantly shows his support for us?

Edit: this is not an attack on The Black Lives Matter Movement, I still support the movement but this act was unnecessary. The only positive thing that came from this is that it showed us that white liberals aren’t as progressive as they think.

No but see here’s the thing.

BLM has been asking Sanders for a plan. Sanders has, frankly, responded poorly. He has insisted that racial inequality comes from economic inequality and that if he solves one it will solve the other.

Yes. This happened. As though there is no racism. As though there is only classism.

BLM (rightfully) didn’t accept that, and stepped their game up. Twice they have interrupted his rallies because, frankly, his plans as they stood were not going to help black people.

Lo and behold - Bernie wised up. He called an attorney and member of BLM and (importantly) black woman, Symone Sanders (no relation). And he said, “What am I doing wrong?”

In a long meeting, she told him. And at the end of that meeting, he hired her as his new press secretary. Now he has released an ACTUAL PLAN for criminal justice reform. Now he has pledged ACTUAL SUPPORT to BLM.

Saying you want to help is not the same as helping. Black people were not obligated to give Bernie a pass just because he said his plan would help them, when he would not even listen to them or accept their criticism of his platform.

Now he is listening. Now he has to follow through. And we should not be critical of the protesters who got through to him, when no one else could, and made him see the error of his ways.

THANK YOU

Listen the fuck up y’all bernie is the only candidate who even cares about black lives and HE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO BE MAD AT THE PROTESTORS!

BUT WHAT DID HE DO: He hired one of them as his secretary and now has an actual plan for criminal justice reform 

He gave someone a job and strengthened his political resources in the process, this is exactly what every candidate should be doing

I don’t think there has been one single presidential candidate in history that has EVER turned a situation around like that

Honestly I have no other reasons to not vote for him now, he is 100% the best candidate for our country and he is the only one who will bring us together and fix this mess of a country.