Survey time...Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders interrupted during campaign speech. Is it true that only black lives matter?

2015-08-09T16:32:30-04:00

Do not think I am insensitive to the violence and the deaths of our young people (white, black, brown) and those that have been in the media. I'd like to hear your thoughts in a mature manner with this thread.

I am curious to your thoughts on the subject. After watching the video it almost seemed like the activists were attacking Bernie Sanders (watch the entire video), and he is an extremely liberal candidate - I thought Bernie did the best thing he could have done in the situation. What are your thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/black-lives-matter-activists-disrupt-bernie-sanders-speech-225833965--election.html#

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2015 4:35 PM

2015-08-09T16:35:44-04:00

I think Bernie is lost in the sauce. I don't even know why he let them on the stage.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Aug 9 at 2015 4:36 PM

2015-08-09T16:36:08-04:00

It's an interesting choice of venues. I was under the impression Sanders had a decades long history of being sympathetic to civil rights...

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Aug 9 at 2015 5:07 PM

2015-08-09T17:07:23-04:00

Ah, looks like CPT. Picard has already weighed in..

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2015 6:12 PM

2015-08-09T18:12:22-04:00

It is interesting that a group that is advocating stopping violence, equal acceptance among people and civil rights. Is actually encroaching on other folks with the same actions they despise. To be believed as truthful and sincere you must also practice what you preach.

Response by SPC(P) Mark Newman made Aug 9 at 2015 6:19 PM

2015-08-09T18:19:36-04:00

Followup info: Black Lives Matter has apologized.
CSM Uhlig, My wife is a Bernie fan who was upset (and confused) by the "protest." Digging a little over the next couple days, she discovered that when the main body of BLM found out about it, they were angry with that particular chapter. BLM has apologized to Sanders. Though I have not verified this intel via my workplace, it appears BLM had an embarrassing coms fubar.

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Aug 9 at 2015 7:03 PM

2015-08-09T19:03:32-04:00

Interesting..

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2015 8:43 PM

2015-08-09T20:43:20-04:00

They should have been arrested. There's a time and a place for the Black Lives Matter (or any cause) protest. I do not think hijacking a political candidate's speech is right. They did nothing to organize the meeting, set it up, etc., but they took it over.

I know this: If I were demonstrating for a cause - doesn't matter what cause in the manner that those young women did - I'm SURE I would be in jail right now. These folks have some kind of special status because of political correctness. And I think that's a shame.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Aug 9 at 2015 9:08 PM

2015-08-09T21:08:01-04:00

No... The problem is CSM Michael J. Uhlig all lives matter... No one seems to get that; certainly not the media.

Response by MSgt Robert Pellam made Aug 9 at 2015 9:24 PM

2015-08-09T21:24:10-04:00

This wasn't a representation of #BlackLivesMatter movement, it was a glimpse at what that movement has become. While at first their movement wanted to promote Civil Rights, and a fair agenda. They have gone from wanting "Fair Treatment" to wanting "Special Treatment". The movement is hijacked by more radical activists who are not looking out for the good of everyone, they are there looking out for themselves to make sure they get media attention by bullying those who they deem racist. I went through some of the twitter feeds of this when it happened and as the word got out. Many people who were behind them just shook their head and walked away. They have shot themselves in the foot by taking over Senator Sanders Rally and shown how tainted their actual movement is.

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Aug 9 at 2015 9:30 PM

2015-08-09T21:30:56-04:00

The activists shouldn't attack those who are most sympathetic to their cause.

Response by SGM Steve Wettstein made Aug 9 at 2015 10:31 PM

2015-08-09T22:31:35-04:00

CSM Michael J. Uhlig They seem to not have done their home work on this one. Bernie Sanders has been part of the civil right movement for ages.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2015 10:33 PM

2015-08-09T22:33:22-04:00

I understand trying to get your point across. However, doing it in a way that makes you seem bullish and ignorant is NOT the way to get your point across, especially when it ends up as national news.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Aug 9 at 2015 10:34 PM

2015-08-09T22:34:40-04:00

When will people get it... All lives matter

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 7:25 AM

2015-08-10T07:25:00-04:00

I can understand why they chose someone like Bernie Sanders. They received plenty of air time because Mr. Sanders is an easy victim, and the protesters' actions won't cause Mr. Sanders to decrease his support of their liberal causes one iota. Therefore, there is no down-side for the protesters, and I won't be surprised if they pull this stunt on him again. Can you imagine if they had tried this at a Scott Walker event? The outcome would have been very different.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 8:34 AM

2015-08-10T08:34:07-04:00

CSM Michael J. Uhlig,
Arrest them. If they're so misguided and ignorant as to attack one of the biggest supporters of social justice and reform of our time they can take a time out in a jail cell and think about their actions.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 10 at 2015 9:06 AM

2015-08-10T09:06:22-04:00

I'm going to go ahead and point out the ugly truth here. Their actions did "help" Michael Brown and they were they "right" actions to help. Let us not forget that Michael Brown was a violent criminal who died while attacking a police officer. Including Michael Brown within the BLM movement is probably the worst thing that can be done. That name right there is why BLM is seen a racist and divisive. As long as his name is part of the BLM movement, the movement will always stand for racism. Because supporting him is stating that Black lives matter more than White lives.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Aug 10 at 2015 12:41 PM

2015-08-10T12:41:07-04:00

CSM Michael J. Uhlig I think he handled the situation perfectly. I believe the demonstrators just embarrassed themselves by the way they acted (no matter what background, race, religion or nationality). There is a right way and a wrong way! Grow up America!

Response by SGT Christopher Churilla made Aug 10 at 2015 5:14 PM

2015-08-10T17:14:36-04:00

I have been reading that Sen. Sanders has not really addressed this issue because he believes it is a symptom of economic inequality in this country. It appears to me that he believes if blacks can improve their economic situation as a whole, racial problems will decrease.

But getting back to your question, black lives do matter, along with white lives and Asian lives and Hispanic lives. EVERY life matters.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 12 at 2015 9:18 PM

2015-08-12T21:18:40-04:00

The media outlets are really doing a disservice to the country. In 2014 around 150 African Americans died due to police actions. 380 non African Americans were killed by the police in 2014. What I see is an abundance of African Americans killed by police in the news now but, this distorts the picture. Regardless of race, nobody should be killed due to police brutality.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 13 at 2015 3:12 AM

2015-08-13T03:12:44-04:00

I think these women, like many others have invested themselves too much into listening to these race hustlers in the media these days. Security should have forcibly escorted them out of the area. While I don't particularly like Bernie Sanders, I believe it was incredibly disrespectful to him and those listening to interrupt his speech like that.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made May 11 at 2016 11:46 AM

2016-05-11T11:46:17-04:00

I don't believe this is a fair representation of the BlackLivesMatterMovement.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made May 7 at 2019 9:08 AM

2019-05-07T09:08:02-04:00

They should have been arrested
Then we have stammering Joe Biden