I see Sanders as a hero. But I also feel an enormous amount of sympathy for the Black community because for generations their problems have been pushed off, and they have every right and should be protesting and organizing to secure their rights. So when I heard what happened in Seattle I didn't know what side to be on. I think the saddest part of this whole thing is that the protesters don't realize how Bernie's plan for our country would help minority communities more than Obama did in his almost seven years in office.
Martin Luther King Jr. was radically liberal for his time. People like to forget this fact because he is seen as an admired historical figure by all, and his views never aligned with mainstream America until recently. Aside from social equality, King saw that the best way to help his community was by bringing more economic opportunity. Equality is more than making laws securing that children can go to the same school. It's about creating a system that lets everyone, regardless of race, have opportunities to succeed. It's giving African-Americans the money to afford decent housing, to have good schools, and to pay for college. Police brutality, in many ways, stems from the same systematic and cultural policies that keep money and opportunity out of minority communities. Laws can be written to ensure that police are fair, but that doesn't end the years of economic deprivation that has plagued communities of color for over a century. Putting cameras on police officers doesn't solve racism. Ending the war on drugs, demilitarizing the police, providing affordable housing and good schools, having a media that represents the whole country, not just the white liberal elite, that's how start. There is no candidate running for president that understands this more the Bernie Sanders. I understand the frustration that Black communities in this country have, but understand that Bernie Sanders is a white liberal in Vermont. He is an honest man, and he listens when you talk to him. Don't attack Bernie, debate Bernie. Sanders is consistently asking for debates and he has been very vocal with the public. The Black Lives Matter movement needs to realize that they need to support Bernie as much as they can, because there isn't another candidate who will help them more. I feel the same frustration with Sanders when it comes to immigration. He has been very quite about that topic, and he needs to address that more. As the son of two immigrants, I know this country needs to rethink how we deal with that system, but I also know that Latino communities across this country could benefit immensely from Sanders' economic ideas. People die trying to get to this country. They are refuges escaping the violence and poverty of their homes, and we need to make a system that can incorporate those people to our great country. Sanders is the divide of liberals in this country. He is a white man who is trying to be a man of the people. He is a man of the people, but needs to understand that the people are diverse and different communities have different issues. That being said, I still believe Bernie is the candidate who will do the most for minority communities if elected president. Even candidates like Rubio and Cruz would do far less for the Latino communities of this country because they answer to the billionaires and their party more than the people.
Trust in Bernie, everyone. I do.
