Biden: We can't fix a problem if we refuse to name it: white nationalism.

[Cha]

Link to tweet

[Skittles]

1. CORRECT

[Cha]

2. Thanks, Skittles..

I thought it was a stunning, well targeted, statement against trump and white supremacy.

Beto had a brilliant statement to the reporter who asked the inane question, too!

[Skya Rhen]

3. Mahalo, Cha!

[Cha]

25. Mahalo to you, Skya!!

Thank you, Joe Biden~

[Thekaspervote]

4. Great post by Mr. Biden...saw the video clip of Beto as well... just great!!Luv them both

[Cha]

31. Yes, Biden and Beto are telling

the hard ugly truth

Mahalo, Thekaspervote

[TexasTowelie]

5. K&R! nt

[Cha]

33. Gracias, TexasT!

[elleng]

6. Thanks.

Wondering what all our candidates are saying and doing these troubling days, this may be important in the short AND long term.

[Cha]

34. Thank you, ellen.

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Biden spitting truth here...

Can't wait to see him on the debate stage with Trump calling him out on his racism to his face.

[onetexan]

22. Second that

Thanks for calling it exactly what it is Joe Biden!

[Cha]

37. I so appreciatate

this direct call out the monster in the wh.

[Cha]

36. Yeah.. just spittin' 'me out!

Thank you, DI!

[quickesst]

8. Hey Cha....

My Rec button mysteriously showed up, so you get the first one.

[Cha]

9. omg!

You are on there.. you're not just saying it! lol

Hallelujah Rec button! Mahalo, quickest!

[quickesst]

10. When I first saw it....

.....my first thought was, "Well now, just where did you come from?"

[Cha]

12. I know right!

So glad it decided to come out of hiding,, It's more fun this way.

Mahalo, quickest!

[quickesst]

13. Mahalo Cha!

🙋👍🐬🌴🍍

[ananda]

11. Exactly

Erase racism!

[BadgerMom]

14. White supremacy

Let’s not sugarcoat it. This isn’t meant as a criticism of Biden. I appreciate his statement. I just think white supremacy is stronger and more on target in this context.

[Cha]

15. Right.. appreciate Biden's ".. white supremacists.. "

message straight to trump

Link to tweet

Mahalo, BadgerMom!

[BadgerMom]

17. Oops! I missed it later in the tweet.

Apologies to you and the Veep. Very glad he called it out. I’ll do better.

[Cha]

18. No worries! I thought

maybe you had.. that's why I posted it again.

We've all been there.

Mahalo!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. White nationalism..

White nationalism is a type of nationalism or pan-nationalism which espouses the belief that white people are a race and seeks to develop and maintain a white national identity. Its proponents identify with and are attached to the concept of a white nation. Wikipedia

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. White Supremacy

White supremacy or white supremacism is the racist belief that white people are superior to people of other races and therefore should be dominant over them. White supremacy has roots in scientific racism, and it often relies on pseudoscientific arguments. Wikipedia

[Silver Gaia]

16. YES. That's right.

Thank you, Joe.

[Cha]

38. Mahalo, Silver Gaia!

[oasis]

21. Our Joe Biden speaks with authority about Trump giving a wink

and a nod to white supremists and white nationalists.

Joe is scheduled for an interview on CNN later this evening w/Anderson Cooper. I expect the two of them will discuss in detail the earlier scheduled Trump statement (10 a.m. est.) about this weekend's horrible events.

I'm sure Trump will attempt to distance himself from the white extremists, but Joe will call him out on it.

[Cha]

39. Mahalo, oasis..

Biden id an excellent job on Anderson Cooper's interview.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287228882

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287228977

[oasis]

40. You're welcome Cha and...

thank you for the links to the CNN interview. I was away and missed the live coverage. The link you provided gave me a sense of how the interview went.

[brer cat]

23. Take it to him, Joe!

trump will lie and deny like he always does. We need to call him out, and Joe will at every opportunity.

Thanks, Cha.

[Cha]

43. Yes, Biden launched his campaign

taking it directly to trump, and has continued calling him out on his vile monstrosity.

Mahalo to you, brer

[ehrnst]

24. It's not enough to say 'vote for me because I'm progressive,' we have to know what a candidate

will DO directly about White Supremacy.

They must call it by name, and not simply equate it with racism, and believe that the solution is to "encourage people to be good to each other."

It is a malevolent force in and of itself - a specific hatred that manifests itself in violence.

[Politicub]

26. K&r

[WhiskeyGrinder]

27. Our society is built on white supremacy. It's baked into the history of our country.

Naming it is indeed the first step. There are a lot of steps after that, and I'm interested in how Joe sees that journey.

[Bayard]

28. Sounds very presidential

The orange asshole will be in a snit.

[Scurrilous]

29. Thanks Cha!

[Gothmog]

30. Joe Biden is the most electable candidate that the Democratic Party has available

[onetexan]

35. u got it! And we are banking on his electability.

[Gothmog]

32. trump has created divisions in the US

Link to tweet

[betsuni]

41. K&R

[ucrdem]

42. Perfect response.

So much more than lip service is needed at this point. I do believe that Joe is the best suited to take up this task. If that's all he accomplished it would be worth the effort. This weekend was a horror.


Mahalo Cha!