Posted on 08/22/2016 8:28:05 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Arielle Newton, an organizer with the New York City Black Lives Matter movement, wrote an opinion column for the PBS News Hour, lamenting the Democrat Party agenda was not radical enough and stated she will be voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
“As a radical black militant,” Newton wrote, “this presidential election is best characterized as a tyrannical pageant of white fear.”
She claims the Democrat Party is “a master of reformist performance" and only offers "half measures" despite claims that the party cares about the black community.
“But the Democratic Party pays lip service to the black community, and does not represent any transformative pathway to wholehearted racial justice or black liberation,” Newton said.
What does Newton want that the Democrat Party isn't giving?
“The Democratic establishment will never call for the abolition of law enforcement or economic reparations for black bodies; instead they’ll call for police-worn body cameras and (maybe) “independent” oversight,” Newton wrote.
And Newton is also upset that the Democrats will not hold Israel responsible for the "oppression" of the Palestinian people.
“They will never view Palestinians as an oppressed, disenfranchised people and place righteous, unapologetic blame on the government of Israel,” Newton continued.
Newton also had severe criticism of the Republican party, calling it a “nativist institution.”
Who cares what BLM says?
Black Leftist Mobs don’t matter.
Liberation? From what? So tired of these translaves (i.e. born free but self-identifying as slaves) trying to profit of the Democrat-imposed misery and suffering of black slaves who are long dead and were freed 150 years ago.
That thug Mike Brown getting lit up was the best thing that ever happened to old Deray.
I just can’t understand all the fuss about BLM. When I lived in Montana BLM land was some of the best to hunt on!
And, as we all know, based on the “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” complete, total and absolute lie.
BLM is LATE to the party as TRUMP has already said this!
“Vote how we want you to vote or we’ll burn your cities” -BLM
Sounds like they are calling for total anarchy with freebies.
Instead of complaining, Newton should have run.
ariel newton should be exiled for her crimes against this society. What a worthless sack and a waste of space.
“Arielle Newton, an organizer with the New York City Black Lives Matter movement, wrote an opinion column for the PBS News Hour, lamenting the Democrat Party agenda was not radical enough and stated she will be voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein.”
Arielle Newton, an organizer with the New York City chapter of ACORN wrote an opinion column for the PBS News Hour, lamenting the Democrat Party agenda was not radical enough and stated she will be voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
FIxed it.
“BLM would turn us into Zimbabwe where all blacks are dirt poor and whites are dead.”
Yes, but there would be equality ... except for the ‘leaders’ of course.
Sounds just like 1968.
I say, kick the “L” out of BLM.
All that will be left is a BM.
And that’s about the size (and the smell) of it.
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