tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post1725575559380846112..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Berned?Big Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-31458220753337679292015-07-22T00:06:34.663-04:002015-07-22T00:06:34.663-04:00with Ruth Marcus taking the prize for being stupid...<i>with Ruth Marcus taking the prize for being stupid and obnoxious:</i><br /><br />That's what keeps her on Fred Hiatt's staff.<br /><br />As for Hillary, she avoided the whole thing by not being there. Easier to just take the liberal vote for granted via being the presumptive less evil nominee.<br /><br />And then (like Obama) proceed with #BanksterLivesMatterMost.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-4701262950954570732015-07-21T23:06:55.223-04:002015-07-21T23:06:55.223-04:00Failing to come to grips with a confrontation by B...Failing to come to grips with a confrontation by BLM is a problem because this should have been on his (and O'Malley's) radar--Hillary Clinton had a bit of backlash for making the mistake of addressing their specific concerns with the "All lives matter" cliché, and if they aren't familiar with Black Twitter (more on that) they should at least be watching what Clinton does at least to know what pitfalls her campaign falls into.<br /><br />BLM has parallels to Occupy, which I had been deeply sympathetic with even if I understood their tactics have a limited efficacy. There is a BLM website outlining the goals they have, and there is significant class-related economic overlap with the goals of Occupy. The failure to directly address and engage this movement--on the terms of that movement, which has particular reasons to believe that they are discounted and not heard by mainstream politics would be a significant failure to win over young, engaged, concerned, activist voters. <br /><br />As to my side note about Black Twitter: I really don't want to think that Democratic politicians are so confident of who their base is that they have no interest in the deeper conversation of its parts. A meaningful constituency can stop being meaningful if you forget to address their meanings. That isn't to say people will become Republican voters--it's just that if Dem candidates want that turn out, they need to be listening to, and speaking to and with, those people. So that means knowing what real people are saying on social media, hearing diverse activist voices, and appreciating that input. Vixen Strangelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-18482290076164542752015-07-21T20:10:17.454-04:002015-07-21T20:10:17.454-04:00On the one hand, you're right - he needs to ha...On the one hand, you're right - he needs to have a position, and he needs to be prepared to address other issues than just income inequality. But then, he doesn't have much of a position on ANYTHING but income inequality and wealth injustice. Look at his website. Nothing on Foreign Policy, nothing on the Budget, nothing on race, nothing on women, nothing on abortion, nothing on afghanistan, nothing on military policy, nothing on trade policy - literally NO concrete examples of how he proposes to govern the United States of America.<br /><br />You might find this piece insightful:<br /><br />http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8671135/bernie-sanders-racemikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com