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[–] hark@lemmy.world 41 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, it has been applied as a way to divide, like when Bernie proposed all sorts of policies to help the poor and mainstream media ran with "but what does Bernie do specifically for poor black people?"

That's not to say there aren't such specific concerns, but it wasn't like Hillary was doing any better in that regard. It was solely used as a way to make Bernie look less progressive. So instead we got Trump with the simple and straightforward "make america great again".

Fighting a war on multiple fronts is a great way to stretch your resources thin and muddy the strategy.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 12 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Bernie didn't lose by focusing on black people, he lost because the entire DNC apparatus worked against him.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

Neither of you are wrong.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 22 points 18 hours ago

That was my point, the DNC and their mainstream media buddies said that he didn't focus enough on issues facing specifically black people. That was one of many attacks they made against him.