He added that literally after being pushed to do it. And he deemed the PoC population of the south not worthy of his time
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All of these can come off as unintentionally casually antisemitic, and downplaying of the historical and contemporary discrimination that many Jews still experience, albeit - at least in an American context - at now very lessened rates, especially compared to African-American and Latinx individuals.
So when they do the census every jewish person files as other?
As a politician, your statements are absolutely important regardless of your policy statements. Canidate policies are crafted to appeal to parts of the public. Interviews show the character of people.
So when they do the census every jewish person files as other?
OMG are us Middle Easterners FINALLY not White anymore??
So when they do the census every jewish person files as other?
Then you'd be just as complicit in not caring about black issues as Bernie has been. This type of statement should bother you immensely if you're so left-leaning. This might the most centrist, moderate statement made by any of the potential 2020 candidates.
*Trump Voice*
How could you possible read it that way? Especially after his follow up???
He got a chance to correct himself and he didn't. The way he said it even if he didn't "mean" it is extremely hurtful to the society. It excuses the purest form of racism. I've said it multiple times, and I truly believe it. Bernie's statement is worse than Trump's "both sides" because Bernie didn't leave any ambiguity. He said it's OK to be racist.
Not to mention this isn't the first time Bernie has had a problem when it comes to black issues. Dude definitely has a blind spot when it comes to race, and it's one of the reasons that I don't want him running in 2020 along with his age. We need someone who realises that, while economic inequality does disproportionately affect black folks, it's not a panacea, as a) racism and the attitudes associated with it predate capitalism by a century, and b) there are issues that mostly-if-not-entirely affect black people that need to be addressed, and a one-size-fits-all approach won't fix.
I don't think you are, and I do know where your frustration is coming from when dealing with Tetra since it's the same sort of shit you see from people defending Israel policy and using antisemitism as a cudgel despite it being completely unrelated to the critique.
What does it say about a person that hears "That man is a monkey because he is black" and decides to agree with it and use it as a reason not to vote for that person?
No it's not untrue, he is Jewish and white. You are trying to use him being Jewish to erase that he is white.
Kind of hard for me to not care about black issues when I'm black myself. And it does bother me immensely. I do not like what he said and think it's icnredibly stupid.
EVEN if one would accept this interpretation it's still pretty racist thing to so. You are literally making a decision base on the color of the skin. Kind of definition of racism.
Because he was a populist and rallied against the wealth gap and big business like few democratic candidates do to the extent he did before 2016.
The reason I said that was because of my experince growing up in a very Jewish community. While they all Identified as Jews, they never denied that they are white when we had conversations about race.
My point stands. What he said is incredibly centrist and borderline conservative.
You're just giving me a more long winded version. Stop talking about which of Bernie's points is more important. This thread is about one and NOT the other.
Oh I completely agree. That you were talking about me. My bad.
that isn't the definition though. this is the definition:
It's literally prejudice. Like, how are you confused about this? If you don't vote for somebody only because of their skin color that's prejudice.
Even if they don't realise it, implicit racial bias is still racism, albeit of a different kind than the out-and-out racism of the KKK and the Pepe band.
He appeals to issues that affects white progressives, which doesn't include minorities. He is a populist and opportunist.
Just like desegregation, affirmative action isn't racism. It's literally in place due to the implicit racial bias of the American system where if white people aren't convinced to work with minorities they'd choose not to. It's not fueled by discrimination or oppressive ideals but about forcing equality into an unequal society.
Not voting for someone because of their race but being okay with voting for someone who is their race is literally the definition you just posted.
I think a good portion of it is him and Trump being two sides of the same coin.
Yes, but saying that people who don't vote for a man or woman because they are uncomfortable with their race aren't racist is absurd. Hate campaigns can't affect you if you're racist. He should at the least stay Independent.
