Dear White Progressives, "", Regards, A Black Woman

[MrWendel]

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/29/1493709/-Dear-White-Progressives-Regards-A-Black-Woman

By Bravenak


This is Morehouse. An HBCU. Nice to see you guys there.

Hi There.
You seem very angry.

I notice a lot of you are very outraged at black voters and their voting habits. I understand the anger, the fear, the confusion.. Although I do not have to explain anything, I feel like explaining the power of the black vote and help you understand.

Black voters are finding our voices and recognizing our power. We know that we CAN make or break a campaign. Therefore, candidates need to do more than just generic campaigning, focusing on things that white progressives want to focus on, while ignoring "wedge" issues or issues we care about.

We are not the ones making demands upon his supporters to do as we do, or even explain why they do as they do. We are not telling you what’s best for you. I hope you know that we are not taking anything from you by discussing the power of our collective vote and voices.

Some feel like they are losing power. That we are gaining it at their expense. Well, I have to tell you, quite franlky, that that power should have NEVER rested solely in their hands in the first place, at OUR expense.

The nation will not get any whiter. We will not go in reverse. We have lived forever in an uneven power structure and we will take our share of it. Things need to be fair. You will get used to it, as we have. The world is not ending.

Do you think we like living in a nation where white people have so much power over us? That we do not feel rage? Impotent rage? We must gather together and use our power collectively in order for us to have any opportunity to progress. To get to where YOU are.

All you are dealing with is a very small taste of what we deal with everyday.

[Starry Messenger]

1. K&R

[lunamagica]

2. K&R.

[UtahLib]

3. K&R. nt

[Petrushka]

4. Results

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service

Mail Message
On Mon Feb 29, 2016, 11:05 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Dear White Progressives, "", Regards, A Black Woman
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110760285

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Members who have lose their posting privileges (The author of the article) shouldn't be able to post via proxy. Losing your posting privileges means just that.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Feb 29, 2016, 11:11 PM, and the Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Whhhhaaaaaaa. We got Bravenak's posting privileges revoked and damn if they didn't go out and share their ideas in a broader platform. Guess their ideas were good enough to share broadly but somehow, their ideas need to be controlled here. LOL. Get a thicker skin.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: If you have some knowledge beyond merely the fact of posting this piece that MrWendel is acting to post by proxy (vs. just being a DUer who read this on Kos and decided to post it) please share that with the DU authorities. I have no reason to believe this is a sockpuppet doing Bravenak's bidding.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Try and try again. It's a dailykos diary and perfectly acceptable no matter who authored it. Stop with the alert stalking.
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Nope
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[UtahLib]

6. I was juror #4

They will probably try to shut down the two cross postings.

[MrWendel]

9. Go to...

the main thread if you want to see some whining about it. I said the same thing as you have. Thanks for that by the way.

[UtahLib]

11. You're welcome.

[Cha]

15. The Alerter is Desperate! He keeps lying to the jury.. bravenak has not lost her PP.. she

has been suspended for just such alert stalking as this.

She will be back! And, NO... being on suspension doesn't mean that!!!!! So just stop it.

There is a poster who has had his PPR and his posts are brought on DU.. I have a question.. DID this Alerter ALert on THAT?!!

Burning question!!!

[jsmirman]

17. Unbelievable

and these grossly unfair jury results need to be rolled back when the smoke clears. I have been appalled to see the authoritarian tools used by my fellow progressives since I returned to DU, after a 4 year absence. They have proven that we, as a community, are apparently not to be trusted with the tools of the peer jury system. That is very sad.

It's very disappointing that bravenak has been silenced. The eradication of thoughts and thinkers you disagree with... boy, I don't think people will like the historical comparisons that sort of behavior yields.

[kjones]

16. They really don't like this stuff, do they? nt

[Hekate]

5. Thanks for bringing this here, Mr. Wendel.

To the author, "Well said, my brave friend."

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. It is good to see Bravenak out there fighting.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I especially like the picture of so many White students at Morehouse!

That's funny!

[Cha]

18. South Carolina wasn't impressed.

[Haveadream]

10. Thank you

This is a beautiful thing.

[jmowreader]

12. There are more white faces in that picture than EVER enrolled at Morehouse...

Worse yet, there are a LOT of women in the crowd. I understand Bernie wants his rally to look like America, but Morehouse admits only men. It's a private school so they can do that.

[ismnotwasm]

13. K&R

[Cha]

14. This is great, MrWendel.. you are living on the edge!

Thanks bravenak! I shall read it now!

[McCamy Taylor]

19. K&R

[SunSeeker]

20. K & R

[Tortmaster]

21. A Yankee hasn't been received like that in South Carolina ...

... since General Sherman.

[betsuni]

22. K&R

[Gothmog]

23. K&R

[mcar]

24. Love Bravenak!