I read this article on Buzzfeed this morning:
Sanders Campaign Has An Official Shout-Down Chant For #BlackLivesMatters Protesters
Symone Sanders told the crowd to cheer “We Stand Together” over and over if a disruption came in Portland, signaling that the campaign is preparing strategies to prevent Black Lives Matter from shutting it down again.
WTF?! So, the campaign’s response to a few people disrupting Bernie is an “official” shout-down? At least Team Bernie was smart enough to have Symone Sanders deliver the marching orders.
I find this to be a bit heavy-handed and cowardly. So, twice now, Bernie has fled rather than engage with activists. Now, he’s recruited his mostly white audiences to shame black activists rather than address them himself?!?!
Guys, I’m really really trying to see how this is a good idea, but I can’t. Why not just get more security for his events? No, he’d rather humiliate those folks once they make it to the stage by having thousands of white people shout at them. Disappointing.