Candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Joined February 2009
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“Just throwing money at these people;” such languaging of the issue an example of the problem. A continuation of the same paternalism to say what “they” want & how “we” think we can fix them. Morally correct to simply pay a debt that’s owed; then “they” can decide how to do that.
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Generation of Germans that owned up & paid reparations for the Holocaust is not the generation that perpetrated it. History continues to have effects until a generation interrupts the trajectory. I defy you to read one book about slavery or its aftermath & repeat that propaganda.
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The Navajo Nation is suffering terribly and unjustly from COVID too. Reparative measures in response to history of genocide are also important, in addition to reparations for slavery. Not either/or. Both issues on full display now.
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I’ve said many times I’ll vote for Biden. But Dems too often not doing the right thing because “we can’t win with it” is a mentality that has destroyed the moral authority of the Dem Party. Reclaiming that authority is the key to winning, not losing broad scale electoral victory.
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People of color dying from COVID at disproportionate rates should surprise no one. “There is something we can learn from this” completely disingenuous; food, environmental justice, educational & healthcare disparities all stem from old economic disparities. CASE FOR REPARATIONS
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Meditation on forgiveness... youtube.com/uMaQ5xdHH4Q
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There’s a lot in this thread I agree with, particularly 21. It’s a conversation that’s needed, even if you don’t agree with every point.
1. I've been pretty aggressive about pointing out progressives got crushed, but I don't have a strategy going forward. That's because admitting defeat and figuring out what to do has to be a collective conversation. Here are some thoughts...
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AG Barr is threatening legal action against Governors whose restrictions he feels go too far. What he should be doing is threatening legal action against those whose restrictions don’t go far enough - who are opening the economy too soon and thus risking people’s lives.
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That would be the exact opposite of starting anew - except in the worst possible way. “No more money” and “no more electing” translates into just completely giving up on this country. The only “no more money” is to get the money out of politics and that takes staying in the game.
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It’s so important to elect candidates who stand for fundamental change. Please check these out: secure.actblue.com/donate/ma…
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I hear you, but I don’t think it’s exactly that people aren’t angry. I think it’s that things are so confused in people’s minds that they’re not connecting the dots. They’re angry but displacing their anger, too often unable - or unwilling - to see the real source of the problem.
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Continuing with my reading of “A Return to Love.” Chapter 5, Section 4... youtube.com/watch?v=7AYyBVfz…
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He is expressing the legitimate fury and anguish of millions of Americans. His language isn’t nearly as obscene as the things he’s describing,
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