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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 09:13 PM Sep 2015

It's good that BLM is going to stay neutral on the presidential race.

BLM now needs to demonstrate that neutrality(and I have every confidence that BLM will) that by being equally confrontational and, if need be disruptive, towards ALL candidates for the Democratic nomination.


The point should be to get the issue of institutional racism out there and get every candidate on side...and to make it clear that they aren't treating ANY candidate as worse or less trustworthy than all the others.

I'd like to ask supporters of ALL Democratic presidential candidate to wear "Black Lives Matter" buttons or t-shirts or hold up a BLM sign at rallies for their candidate. And to make sure we are all "walking the walk" personally on calling out institutional racism and police violence against PoC.

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It's good that BLM is going to stay neutral on the presidential race. (Original Post) Ken Burch Sep 2015 OP
Exactly. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #1
 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
1. Exactly.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 09:27 PM
Sep 2015

This isn't a game of endorsements. Advocacy groups do better when they remain neutral and put pressure equally on all candidates.

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