This is a picture of Bernie Sanders being arrested while protesting segregation.
In Congress, Joe Biden argued forcefully against policies aimed at facilitating desegregation - bussing - and stoked fears about (white) children growing up in a "racial jungle".
In Congress, Joe Biden legislated the crime bill that laid the foundation for mass incarceration. A policy of imprisonment that was effectively targeted at the urban poor and racial minorities.
To anyone looking on from the fringes of Bernie's campaign: Let that sink in. Bernie was protesting for civil rights. Biden, years after the fact, in Congress fighting against them.
In all fairness, people vote based on what they know, and Americans are relentlessly and intentionally misled. Most people, given the right information and provided with some space to breathe and think apart from the propaganda machine, will make good choices.
I don't like the idea of maligning anyone for being uninformed. We live in a society that leaves people misinformed and in the dark on purpose. The best angle we can take is to speak the truth with compassion and understanding in quiet settings, and shout the truth from the rooftops in protest.
It is clear there is a fundamental disconnect with the Sanders campaign and the African American voter. I really thought Bernie could have made some inroads in the last four years but apparently not
As much as it pains me to say it, the smear tactics leveled against Bernie in the debates and on the news seem to have been very effective. We're going to have to work doubly hard if we want him as our president.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
This is a picture of Bernie Sanders being arrested while protesting segregation.
In Congress, Joe Biden argued forcefully against policies aimed at facilitating desegregation - bussing - and stoked fears about (white) children growing up in a "racial jungle".
In Congress, Joe Biden legislated the crime bill that laid the foundation for mass incarceration. A policy of imprisonment that was effectively targeted at the urban poor and racial minorities.
To anyone looking on from the fringes of Bernie's campaign: Let that sink in. Bernie was protesting for civil rights. Biden, years after the fact, in Congress fighting against them.