The Democratic Convention

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by merrylander

But you and I were never left out from the very beginning On PBS last night (yes I managed to stay awake for the whole speech) there was a young man who had studied the primary results and concluded that there is still involuntary sexism out there. That was why Bernie won in the midwest. Some white males don't dislike women as long as they keep the house clean,have the meals on time, look after the kids and keep his bed w arm. Just don't aspire to a career of your own. Thinking back on the reaction of the majority of men to my Florence I think the young man had something right

Thanks for your post, I always enjoy them.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by MrPots

So that's what it's about? Spite? Gonna spit on white men everywhere out of spite?

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that is sure as hell how I read it..

makes me feel like a dope to care about the issue in the day.. when there truly were inequities.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Rajoo

As mentioned here, both the P and the VP are white and one of them male.
What we saw was pandering to every minority group under the sun and it's just modern day politics since it seems every minority group perceives that they are being left out. All this is talk anyway and eventually the lobbyists (minority groups with money) get their way anyway. Conventions are one big bore and a major marketing campaign and mostly boring.

can't disagree with you

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by barbara

No, that isn't spite.

it sure as hell is

don't be dishonest to yourself

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by sheltiedave

If pandering means finally giving people on the margins some FaceTime at a national convention in prime time, then start pandering. It is overdue, long, long overdue.

If white, poorly educated males feel threatened, well, they are threatened. Many minorities have received the message that America is a land of opportunity, and those who want to seize that chance can get ahead. If white males feel disenfranchised, just watch what is happening over the next twenty years.

This election offers a chance for continuity, or a chance to implement a quid pro quo business model of governance.

that is no way to get along brother

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by MrPots

or white.........

Yes, it works that way too. But I get it. I've been rejected for no other reason than I'm white and it hurts. Being judged not by who I am but my my skin color. I also get judged by young folks and treated poorly because of my age, they blame my generation for the shit sandwich we've left them and I cannot say I blame them, but I personally had little to do with it. The democrats need a bad guy and Trump just isn't bad enough. I've fought against discrimination and for equality all my life. Ask anyone who knows me. But that's not enough to keep me from being wrapped up with all the other bad guys is it, because I'm white, I'm evil to the liberals no matter what my actions, no matter that I've been a liberal democrat all my life.

The democrats don't want unity, they just want another scapegoat to blame. I get it.... it's a well worn republican tactic.

The battle lines have been drawn. You democrats can fight it out with the republicans, I don't want anything to do with either of you, you're both self serving hypocrites and you both disgust me.

nice post

indeed weve been used and are now being tossed by the left.... Barbra stands and applauds but I have kids and grand kids now so I can't support the GOP.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I think you're over-reacting a tad to what was said and meant.

Come on, it was a clear F U post.

I know Barb is part of the inner circle but what she did was obvious.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by MrPots

Perhaps, but then I've taken a lot of unearned disrespect from other democrats this year, from folks who I thought were my political brothers who have viciously stabbed me in the back because I wouldn't walk in lockstep. All the causes I've championed all my life, women's rights, discrimination etc haven't won me any reprieve, I'm just another nasty old white guy to everyone else.

Goes to show no good deed goes unpunished.

tell me about it...

it's a new dawn and we are not only no longer needed, we are now....

I always say,"humans are a failed species" for a reason.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by MrPots

Not any more I don't. Just don't expect my support at the polls becasue ya'll have made it clear I'm not one of you.

I so identify but for the future, the court is critical.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

and Zeke who tries to be a super blue male.

I like Zeke!

but LOL, good line