The 7th Democratic Presidential Debate 2016 by CNN [March 6] [5pm PST] [8pm EST]

[Devout Pessimist]

Bernie was playing identity politics, which every single politician does.

Exactly! The left caters to the anti-white and white guilt voters. Why should I support a party that is openly against white people?

 

[VivaRevolution]

Fine, people think what he said was perfectly fine. So I guess next time if a presidential candidate says:

"If you're black, you don't know what it's like to be blamed for all the racism in the world, you don't know what its like to be stereotyped as an asexual nerd, you don't know what its like to have people think you are physically weak due to your race, you don't know what it's like have to score 150% higher on test scores to get the same education, you don't know what its like to walk through a black neighborhood and be called a cracker or chinaman, you don't know what its like to have everyone think you've got a great life because of your race even though you may be going through tremendous suffering."

Or the 47% of takers, or Mexican murderers and rapists right?

 

[VivaRevolution]

Exactly! The left caters to the anti-white and white guilt voters. Why should I support a party that is openly against white people.

As opposed to the southern strategy?

LMAO!!

Go dig up George Wallace and get back to me.

 

[Joe]

Exactly! The left caters to the anti-white and white guilt voters. Why should I support a party that is openly against white people?

youre not even an american

 

[Devout Pessimist]

youre not even an american

The election affects what happens in Canada.

 

[skombolis]

Bernie was race-baiting. The left hates white people and he let it slip tonight.

I disagree. I think it was nothing more than telling a segment of the population "Your concerns are not falling on deaf ears."

And he's acknowledging that because a lot of people aren't forced to deal with it they probably don't realize the extent of the problem or fully understand it.

Most voters know there aren't many miracles to be had as far as a solution but they want to know someone hears them, that someone cares, and someone wants to help. And what politician doesn't try to assure voters they are being heard?

 

[NelmarksGhost]

Ask any white man if he would prefer to be a woman and/or a minority. That''s how you can tell which is more advantageous.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

As opposed to the southern strategy?

LMAO!!

Go dig up George Wallace and get back to me.

That justifies the anti-white racism of the left?

 

[skombolis]

The election affects what happens in Canada.

In what ways would it affect you, depending on which party candidate wins? I'm asking sincerely out of curiosity.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

I disagree. I think it was nothing more than telling a segment of the population "Your concerns are not falling on deaf ears."

And he's acknowledging that because a lot of people aren't forced to deal with it they probably don't realize the extent of the problem or fully understand it.

Most voters know there aren't many miracles to be had as far as a solution but they want to know someone hears them, that someone cares, and someone wants to help. And what politician doesn't try to assure voters they are being heard?

Then he could speak directly to minorities and women instead of revealing his anti-white racism.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

In what ways would it affect you, depending on which party candidate wins? I'm asking sincerely out of curiosity.

Trump would call Justin Trudeau a sissy.

 

[skombolis]

Then he could speak directly to minorities and women instead of revealing his anti-white racism.

I didn't see anything anti-white or racist. How is it racist towards whites to acknowledge that being targeted by cops over the color of your skin is something we don't know much about?

 

[Devout Pessimist]

I didn't see anything anti-white or racist. How is it racist towards whites to acknowledge that being targeted by cops over the color of your skin is something we don't know much about?

It is one thing to talk about minorities facing discrimination, but to assert that white people will never experience (insert grievance here) simply because they are white is brutally ignorant.

What other majority demographic in another country would put up with being constantly mocked, slandered, degraded and discriminated against the way whites tolerate and encourage it?

 

[AnGrYcRoW]

Trump would call Justin Trudeau a sissy.

For your sake i hope you are posting drunk .

 

[Devout Pessimist]

For your sake i hope you are posting drunk .

I rarely drink alcohol.

 

[skombolis]

It is one thing to talk about minorities facing discrimination, but to assert that white people will never experience (insert grievance here) simply because they are white is brutally ignorant.

What other majority demographic in another country would put up with being constantly mocked, slandered, degraded and discriminated against the way whites tolerate and encourage it?

Where are you getting mocked, slandered, degraded, and discriminated against from? All he said is basically you are right, we don't really know what the black community deals with when it comes to that kind of thing.

I think you are seeing ill intent where there was none. And regardless of the exceptions it is not a common problem for whites. Someone shouldn't have to qualify the obvious that sure, it isn't 100% but the overwhelming majority of whites will not deal with being targeted for being white by law enforcement.

The reason why it's important for him to acknowledge that many people don't know is because a concern of the black community is the disconnect that exists because it isn't a problem for a lot of people. And again, he is saying " it's true we may not know but I'm listening to you explain it and your concerns are being heard and taken seriously"

I am kind of getting the impression your goal is to stir the pot.

 

[TemujinKhan]

Or the 47% of takers, or Mexican murderers and rapists right?

I'm not sure what you're referring you here, I"m guessing it's something some Republican said. I don't follow American politics much nor am I an American, I don't give a shit about both parties. BTW, Trump can go fuck himself too. I've had a few good muslim friends in my time.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

Where are you getting mocked, slandered, degraded, and discriminated against from? All he said is basically you are right, we don't really know what the black community deals with when it comes to that kind of thing.

I think you are seeing ill intent where there was none. And regardless of the exceptions it is not a common problem for whites. Someone shouldn't have to qualify the obvious that sure, it isn't 100% but the overwhelming majority of whites will not deal with being targeted for being white by law enforcement.

I am kind of getting the impression your goal is to stir the pot. It'd not like Justin is

Nobody can experience what anybody else experiences.

 

[Arkain2K]

I'm too lazy to dig deep at the moment, but a google search tends to bring up a lot of quotes around 1/3 black men spending time in jail in their life.

Don't know if true, but if it is, holy shit that is absolutely pathetic.

It's not even a hard fact like he made it sounds to be, but really is an old 8-ball prediction made over 15 years ago that has been called out by fact checkers, such as this one by the Washington Post.

On a related note, I can only imagine the outrage if somebody start spewing "facts" that says "one in three black males are criminals".

The stale prediction that "one in three black males born today will end up in jail"
By Glenn Kessler June 16, 2015

“A black male baby born today, if we do not change the system, stands a 1 in 3 chance ending up in jail. This is an unspeakable tragedy.”

— Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), interview on “Charlie Rose,” June 11, 2015

This was an interesting factoid offered by the Vermont senator, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. It pops up regularly in media accounts, including on The Washington Post’s Web site when Sanders earlier in June called on Congress to spend $5.5 billion on job-training programs.

But what’s the source of this statistic and how accurate is it?

www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/06/16/the-stale-statistic-that-one-in-three-black-males-has-a-chance-of-ending-up-in-jail/

 

[skombolis]

Nobody can experience what anybody else experiences.

But people can go through very similar experiences and therefore be able to relate. But that is not the case here and it is part of the reason there is a disconnect. People naturally tend to focus on things that affect them.

And Bernie is assuring a voting segment that while it's true we may not know what you go through that doesn't mean nobody cares. And he wants to understand better because he wants to help.

It is a pretty basic campaign strategy to let voters know you hear them and to assure them you are taking their concerns seriously.