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Originally posted by Qwerty1234
Not that I don't agree with what you're trying to stay here, but most of those protesting against the crime bill weren't around in the 80's and 90's since BLM is a recent movement. It's not hindsight, it's a generational gap/ignorance of the past if you may. Plus you saying "Black folks want to bash Clintons" makes it seem like there's widespread condemnation going on when that's obviously not the case. She's enjoying overwhelming support from the black community and few attacks.
And most complain I've seen is directed towards Clinton's rhetoric back then.  |
No, it wasn't just on the rhetoric of Hillary from that 30 second clip (if people bothered to watch the full clip, they would have a better grasp of what she was saying), people were condemning her more for the Crime Bill than her husband who signed the bill and Bernie who VOTED for the bill. She publicly advocated for it, but she had no true vote in the legislation. Bernie and the 11 Congressional Black Caucus members, who did have votes, all voted "yay."
The social predators remark was pertaining to the gang members, drug dealers, and violent criminals that infected cities across the country. The people went to their community leaders for assistance in something being done to protect their neighborhoods and the likelihood of their family thriving with no worries. Those community leaders went to congress and called for something to be done. That is what led tot hat bill. I rebuke the narrative that only blacks or any person of color fall into the category of "violent criminals, drug pushers, and gang members." If you in fact accept that narrative of our people, you've let the white privilege side that dismiss our concerns win. If you're accepting that narrative, you're falling into the very thing we fight so adamantly against, racial profiling. Racial profiling is what led to poor Trayvon Martin's death along with several other black adults and youths. But to each their own.
Do me a solid and stay away 
I think a better region for Hillary supporters would be Serbia/Bosnia/Bulgaria.
I just don't think it's possible to implement what Bernie wants in the short term. Maybe next generation.