2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHands down the winner of last night debate was
#BlackLivesMatter.To be elevated to the national stage by a major party says yes there is a problem and we need to fix it.
In the past here there have been not so nice comments about #BlackLivesMatter and also a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton was behind the groups "shenanigans".
I hope that people involved in that has finally done some soul searching & saw the error of their ways and will come to the Democratic table to ensure that this issue is not swept under the rug.
Bernie Sanders along with Hillary Clinton & O'Malley are onboard. You should be too.
Hopefully now this will put to rest the crap that was slung at #BlackLivesMatter.
Thanks all.
riversedge
(70,322 posts)BLM will not let it go to the back burner. They literally have pushed the Dem candidates to take them seriously. And yes, to have it brought up last night was great.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)And BLM keeps pushing.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)She bravely held her ground as the crowd yelled "taze her" and "we have taken care of racism." It was an eye opener for many who had yet to understand the severity of the problem, and a moment of reflection and self-assessment for those of us who are well aware. I hope people today see what her activism and bravery helped to produce. She hasn't been treated kindly, including being called a racist over and over again right here on du. The whole movement has been beautiful to watch.
William769
(55,148 posts)Gothmog
(145,631 posts)BLM was shown some respect at the debate by everyone but Webb who is not really a democrat
William769
(55,148 posts)Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)the best and most tolerable Republican running for president this year.
m-lekktor
(3,675 posts)"Black Lives Matter Gets Lackluster Question In Democratic Debate
For weeks leading up to the first Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Black Lives Matter activists wondered if the candidates would be asked about racism and structural inequality and about their movement to dismantle both."
The question they got, posed by CNN anchor Don Lemon, was something less than they had hoped for after getting face-time with all the major Democratic candidates: Do black lives matter, or do all lives matter?
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders replied first, affirming the movements slogan.
And the reason those words matter is the African American community knows that, on any given day, some innocent person like Sandra Bland can get into a car, and then three days later shes going to end up dead in jail, or their kids are going to get shot, Sanders said. We need to combat institutional racism from top to bottom, and we need major, major reforms in a broken criminal justice system in which we have more people in jail than China.
Many Black Lives Matter activists, including Campaign Zero activist DeRay Mckesson, said Sanders answer was strong, although some activists voiced displeasure with the amount of time the candidates were given to articulate their points on racial inequality."
http://www.buzzfeed.com/darrensands/black-lives-matter-gets-lackluster-question-in-democratic-de#.ojPjAZJAA
William769
(55,148 posts)To me, any National airtime is a good thing.
How much time did the Republicans give to BLM?
The conversation has to start somewhere and needs to continue. If not, it will whither on the tree & disappear.
Bubzer
(4,211 posts)It kinda seems like you were trying to imply a connection there by posting #BlackLivesMatter three times.
William769
(55,148 posts)instead of the way they have been treated by some.
If that's a crime, then I'm guilty.
Cha
(297,763 posts)that.. with the exception of Jim Webb, evidently.
Thank you for recognizing this vital force for good, William.
William769
(55,148 posts)With this OP. Their loss.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)was gun sense.
Even in 2012 no politician of either party would have dared to be so openly pro sensible legislation.
William769
(55,148 posts)Number23
(24,544 posts)I hope that people involved in that has finally done some soul searching & saw the error of their ways and will come to the Democratic table to ensure that this issue is not swept under the rug.
One can dream.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Thanks for your great post William769. Black Lives Matter is an important movement and should be kept in the forefront.
For far too long black people have been indiscriminately shot down in the streets. For far too long the criminal justice system has kowtowed to a private prison industry that makes money imprisoning people for nonviolent crimes. For far too long black youth unemployment is at Great Depression levels. We need significant reform!
I'm encouraged that three democratic candidates for President appear serious about addressing these problems. This must continue at every level. Locally, statewide and nationwide. We can and will do much better. We will all benefit when we put our thoughts and deeds and consciousness to this important issue. Black Lives Matter.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)as well as so-called progressives who railed against BLM at the rallies (yelling "taze them", etc.) feel like chumps now and have egg on their faces. The BLM movement is now being taken seriously by a major political party and has been gaining traction, just as it intended. People who have paid attention and are intellectually honest know that the movement is about highlighting the ongoing neglect towards Black lives, and that it's not saying that non-Black lives don't matter.
JI7
(89,276 posts)it wouldn't have even recieved as much attention as it did.