This is ridiculous? Trying to tie the Democratic Party back to the KKK?! Yes, I would have been a Republican in 1860. I would have voted for Lincoln. I would have been Republican in 1900 and voted for Teddy Roosevelt. He is the one that ended up founding the progressive party! But the two parties have changed drastically since then, especially when it comes to civil rights.

To be fair to Bernie, I get what he was trying to say. Most people use the term "ghetto" as a coded word for a African-American community. I don't think he believes that African-Americans = living in a ghetto. He is saying that's what people think. Ghetto is a coded word that white people use. I honestly don't think it should be used.

The thing is if people can have a gotcha moment with Hillary for her "super predator" comment, then you have to wonder how much it's fair to press Bernie on "ghetto" and "poor" comments.

I love when republicans use the "democrats supported slavery!!" argument like it's an unknown fact and like political parties can't change in 150 years
weren't most anti-integration politicians republicans?

Bernie has a good heart and I know what his point was, but the media will be RUTHLESS if they get a hold of this

Benzene and RatedG need to see this right now lmfao.

This ghetto thing isn't going to blow up. Bernie is the saviour, he can do no wrong.

Here's the video!

Bernie done ****ed up.

This

I love Bernie for not sugarcoating things.

Are you referring to the the 1964 Civil Rights Act?. More Democrats actually than Republicans did. To be fair more Democrats voted for it than Republicans did. That's because Democrats had large majorities in congress. 37.4% of Democrats that voted, voted against it; whereas 20.4% of Republicans who voted, voted against it. That was a time where support for bills wasn't always divided by party lines. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had huge bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 were also divided on similar lines.

It wasn't until Nixon's southern strategy that Republicans started taking the white vote in the south, at least in presidential election, mostly due to implicit racism, rather than overt racism that Southern Democrats were known for before. Nixon was against busing for integration.

Anyone going to create the thread for Bernie's "ghetto" comment? or should i

Do it!
Give it a punchy title like
"Bernie: Blacks All Live In Ghettos"
(which is pretty darn close to what he's said anyway)

Not even close actually

Bernie

an education tea. I just remember a few select examples of republicans from back then but that's interesting.

Get in!

People in the thread trying to rationalize what he said

People had no problem going in on Hillary for a superpredator comment from the 1990s about violent teens apart of gangs the double standard