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Remember when hey found out Obama went to church all the time,  so they had to attack the pastor at that church instead of attacking Obama for a change? 
Good times
And just like that, Republicans wanted separation of Church and State. >

Fine with me if that’s what it takes. >

Based comment. Morality is not a religion it’s a sense of values. Vote based on morality and political records not religion and charisma. >

Happy early MLK day, when Republicans will quote the but from MLK's "I have a dream" speech about how the Declaration of Independence was a promissory note that made every man equal...
...and when Republicans will deliberately omit the very next line about how the US wrote a bad check in terms of equality for African Americans >

I expect the "not the color of their skin but the content of their character" quote about 1000x tomorrow. >

Indeed. Heard someone say in an interview he tends to get sanitized and romanticized and frozen in place in those moments when his rhetoric is about equality  and less about the nitty gritty of how African Americans had to fight for it against systemic racial oppression. >

And don’t forget they completely eliminate any mention of his Socialism or class consciousness. >


And don’t forget they completely eliminate any mention of his Socialism or class consciousness.

Tbf, the opposite is true from people who want to reduce everything down to economic class and then desperately scream about how they got cheated in primaries.
Race is important, economics is important, telling people their concerns over racism are irrelevant and that they need to focus on economics is a great way to lose their vote. >

What candidates are you referring to? I've seen the odd leftist online who insists that there is no conflict but class conflict but most any left leaning individual I've ever met or seen run agrees at the very least that both axes of oppression exist and play a role in people's lives. >

Bernie Sanders. Not that he ever specifically said that, but his supporters would often tell minorities who were hesitant to support him that racism isn't a thing, it's just economics. And then they got angry that minorities weren't flocking to that message. >

Yea, not something Bernie said, also not something he really pushed more his fans. Also not something he really pushed back on. As a single spectrum candidate though sticking to message did help divert Biden and other candidates far more left and his issues got more notice which is good.
I generally consider Bernie's 2020 run a big success. I think anyone wanting to run on the same general concept is going to have to stop pretending to be race blind and that it's not a significant factor. >

Just a reminder that Evangelical "Christians" voted for a guy that hasn't been to church is years over one that goes every Sunday. >

They voted for hershel walker too who paid for several abortions, abandoned his kids and assaulted his wife. >

and that was instead of the actual pastor of MLK’s church.