Last Thursday was the second Democratic Party debate, and it featured Kamala Harris challenging Joe Biden directly about his history on race issues. The clips were amazing and I’m obviously pro-Harris. I desperately want all of the old men (Bernie, Biden) to drop the f–k out of the primary. But neither will. Anyway, the Russian bots were particularly triggered by Kamala Harris’s general awesomeness on issues of segregation, busing and whether Democrats should be willing to cozy up to white supremacists. A movement is starting to take shape, and it’s a movement being elevated by people like Don Trump Jr. and his coherts. That movement? To delegitimize Kamala Harris as an African-American woman because… she’s mixed race and her parents were immigrants. She’s the daughter of an East Indian mother and a Jamaican father. She was born in Oakland, California. So, of course, Russians and MAGA Deplorables gotta do this all over again:
Not long after Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden’s record on race during part two of the first Democratic debate last night, a barrage of tweets questioned her race and US citizenship. While these claims erupted into national prominence last night, in part due to a quote-tweet from Donald Trump Jr., falsehoods about her have long been simmering in fringe conspiracy and neo-Nazi circles.
Just as Barack Obama’s US citizenship and background became a full-fledged conspiracy theory — promoted at the time by Donald Trump — Harris has also been targeted with disinformation questioning her race and legitimacy as a US citizen. Obama birther conspiracy theorists and prominent neo-Nazis, including Andrew Anglin, have questioned her eligibility to run for president, and she’s been labeled an “anchor baby.”
In fact, Harris was born in Oakland to an Indian mother and Jamaican father, and is eligible to run for president.
Last night’s tweets, some of which were amplified by bots and in one case by Trump Jr., gave a new level of exposure to earlier claims propagated by fringe websites and discredited figures such as Jacob Wohl and the virulent neo-Nazi Anglin. As documented by social media researcher Caroline Orr, Harris’s presence in the debate led to an onslaught of tweets that claimed she isn’t black, was not born in the United States, and was raised in Canada. (Harris went to high school in Canada, but otherwise lived in the US.)
Buzzfeed did analysis of how the bot accounts repeated and amplified the “Kamala isn’t black enough or African-American or really an American” message. We’ve seen this before because it was done to Barack Obama. Donald Trump was the head birther that time and all of those white dudes in Congress loved Trump for all of his birther antics. So, just FYI – if you’re a Kamala fan/supporter or you just want to see her in the race, speaking truth to white dudes, you’re going to have to contend with a lot of bulls–t from the Deplorables, racists and bots who are all terrified of her.
Sidenote: I was doing this job for years and already into my 30s before I realized I was an “anchor baby” too – my Indian dad was not a naturalized citizen when I was born, and I think he was still living in America on a work visa at the time. That doesn’t make me any less of a citizen though, because citizenship is conferred on any baby born in the US. It really is that simple. Kamala was born in Oakland. I was born in Boston. We’re both half-Indian. And we’re both done with this bullsh-t.
A lot of suspect accounts are pushing the “Kamala Harris is not Black” narrative tonight. It’s everywhere and it has all the signs of being a coordinated/artificial operation. #DemDebate2 pic.twitter.com/DTeB2qWJnm
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 28, 2019
Also, something nice did happen – many of the other Dem candidates defended Kamala from the coordinated attack (I’m just including a few defenses but if you click on the tweet, you can see the thread).
Presidential candidates @ewarren @CoryBooker @BetoORourke coming together- supporting @KamalaHarris after ugly attacks on her race – the latest one shared by the president’s son: pic.twitter.com/p0SKte0pcI
— Zohreen (@Zohreen) June 29, 2019
Photos courtesy of Getty, Avalon Red.
Buttigieg for President, Harris for VP is all I’m going to say. Or vice versa, both are awesome.
Buttigieg has a great message but I’d rather see Warren or Harris with Castro.
I’d like that. Warren or Harris for pres!
Warren/Harris on equal footing for me (well, an edge for the consummate professional prosecutor, but I also support the economics prof)- I also was impressed by Booker, Castro and Bennett; Klobuchar tops my next tier.
I was talking with my friend about this and we came to the following conclusion:
Kamala for president with Major Pete as VP
2 terms later:
President Major Pete with AOC as vice president.
@Melly I can get on board with this!
I can’t get on-board with AOC. Warren, Harris, Castro… absolutely.
Sorry, Melly- like POTUS, the VP must be at least 35 years old. I do think AOC is a firebrand, though. I really like her, a lot!
Literally anyone that is not DT.
This is exactly where I am.
Every single Dem candidate is a better, more sane, more thoughtful, and a more intellectual choice than what we are dealing with now. I’m sure there will always be something to criticize in each candidate …………but really, can it be worse than drumpf, his awful family, and nearly every republican at this point?
Mayo Pete? Just no. He’s an empty suit who says a lot of words that aren’t anchored in strong values. 10 years ago he would’ve been a log cabin Republican. Furthermore, a mayor of a town of 100K people who can’t even properly handle his own police department has no business running for President. Typical mediocre white dude failing upward. HARD PASS.
Is this my twitter friend Bianca? Hi, if so!!!!
Mayor Pete has a very poor relationship with POC in his own community. He is far from ready to unite the party.
Exactly. He needs to show he can have good relationships with communities of color before getting a nomination.
I don’t understand how anyone can see Harris in action and suggest the woman should be second in command. She completely dominated everyone on that stage.
And besides Harris is polling at 17% in new polls, just behind Biden . Buttigieg is only at 3%. Of course it’s early but the fact that buttigieg only polls at 0% with black voters is not a good sign in a democratic primary. You cannot win without doing well with black voters.
The right is always happy to scapegoat a minority, because it’s an effective political strategy to engage their base.
Yep. It’s barely even surprising at this point. The Kamala Dolezal meme is just ridiculous. These people are so threatened by her and pulling out all the stops. It’s good to see the other democrats supporting her though.
I absolutely love the Cory Booker’s tweet. Just the facts.
Booker’s tweet makes me like him more. Short and sweet with a side of realness.
That was such a great tweet.
Cory is really awesome.
It was nice to see the other democratic contenders support Kamala
They’re also posting false memes about her not being affected by segregation at school re: the busing issue. And dailyfail was critical of her selling “that little girl was me” shirts.
They are scared. Very scared. Kamala will eat Dotard Trump alive during a debate. She’s polling just behind Sanders/Biden. She’s a threat.
If Harris is the nominee I fully expect Trump will refuse to attend debates.
She proved in that debate that she can take him on. I am so here for it. Team Kamala!
I’m not American but I’d love to see a Harris / warren ticket. Or warren/harris
Warren is terrific. There are a few very good candidates, I feel hopeful again.
That’s my dream ticket! You can vote vicariously through me 😄
I don’t know if it was a bot but I was arguing with someone on Twitter because she said she won’t vote for Warren after she tweeted a defense of Kamala. This person says that she herself is black and that Kamala wears her “American blackness without the legacy but with cruelty.”
I didn’t really know how to respond because on one hand, this seems absurdly unfair to me but on the other hand, I feel like as a WW I should stay in my lane.
Kitten- “without the legacy but with cruelty” WTF does that even mean?
You must be this black to be black, what?
I don’t know. I think because of her DA record? It was a dumb exchange but I also felt like I shouldn’t weigh in on the “not black enough” stuff.
I feel like we’re getting to the stage where people start to attack candidates that they don’t like and all those earlier calls for unity have fallen on deaf ears. That’s why I was really happy to see the other candidates sticking up for Kamala. I especially love photos of the women candidates with each other. Personally, I’ve made it a point to avoid criticism of any of the women running, even though I’ve been dead-set on Warren for months now. I wish people could focus on amplifying/elevating their candidates instead of trashing others.
@kitten
The not black enough thing is coming from ADOS twitter accounts. They can be black people but they can also be bots that pretend to be black. Either way they have links to republicans who seem them as useful to depress the black vote.
Because republicans know that they loose if POC vote In 08 numbers. Which is exactly why they are targeting a rising POC democrats like Harris and AOC.
I am a black woman who is giving you permission to let some shit go. That comment is a word salad full of foolishness and should be left to black people to sort out. if that person isan actual black person and not a bot. It also shows this person has not done their homework because Warren was a republican for decades before she either was pushed out or saw the light and became a dem. those decades that she was republican had her supporting the racist and draconian policies that Bush, Reagan and several others wrecked on black communities. if she can support warren now, she can also support harris, who as far as I know, has always been a dem and almost always supported making the black community better.
you don’t need to respond to every bit of ignorance that you see. you gotta choose your battles.
I really wasn’t trying to get into a pissing match over the candidates. In fact, I was specifically trying to avoid that on both Twitter and here.
stating the truth about elizabeth warren is not making it into a pissing match. not sure why you are getting so defensive.
pointing out when white people fuck up is something you have to get used to, I will be doing it untilt he day I die.
This is where I am. I was reading all about this yesterday and was livid. LIVID. Not black enough. Not American black. Riding on faux heritage. She’s not pure. She’s mixed. There’s no fvcking end to the depths of the racial cesspool. W.T.F. Makes me so angry… And then I’m angry at myself for being afraid to engage, as WW, because that pisses people off too. I’m sick of all of it. I’m embarrassed to be part of this society. Makes me physically ill the way people are torn apart from the inside about who they are, what they are, where they’re from, what they do, what they say, how they live, how they dress, how they shop, what they eat, how they were educated, how they were raised, who were their ancestors and what did those ancestors say and do and on and on and on and on. Fvck em all. I hear somebody in my orbit discuss heritage, race, religion, anything personal about another human being, I will seriously turn the tables.
Same. All of this, Mabs. It’s gotten very toxic.
At this stage, I basically just use my Twitter to RT Warren and talk to Warren-supporters. I don’t have any desire to get down in the mud with people nor am I trying to convince people to vote for my candidate. I expect the same respect from others. Vote for who you like but please spend your time constructively. No need to kill each other over differing opinions.
Precisely Kitten. I want see adult sensibilities in action. Empathy. Understanding. Active listening skills. Agreeing to disagree on pertinent overall federal and/or state issues without the human degradation. But this is our new reality. A childish administration with severe temper tantrums and with a deep desire to provoke the voters. A longing for war, internal and global strife and anger. Lots and lots of anger. Some particular item might still be illegal in my state, but I’m seriously thinking about crossing a line.
Weed is so essential during these trying times.
YES YES YES!!!
As an Afro-European I do understand this weird comment. (It happened a lot with some African-American colleagues/friends)
It’s quite popular within the black community who is trying to sabotage themselves.
It’s all about the fact that you can’t call yourself african-american, if you relatives or ancestors didn’t experience slavery. Add the DA history of Harris and the people like this person will feel legitimize to make this comments.
As outsider, Warren seems the only one who have done her homework, but she needs a younger partner who is less progressive to help her win the vote of middle-class men and low income working family. I am afraid that a lot of this people, will turn in for Trump.
Thanks for the further elucidation. I don’t pretend to know who will win but I think an all-women ticket would be fantastic.
Black people got to Jamaica the same way they got to America – on slave ships. Harris is a descendant of slaves, possibly on both sides of her family. British colonialism was built on slavery.
Hi Ruthy, I responded to the person whose argument that Kamala wasn’t black enough was posted on Raw Story, et al. That person claimed that because she had a Jamaican dad, she wasn’t of African descent. I replied with an article about European slave trade, which first took hold in the Carribbean and Spain and other western European countries, then migrated to the US.
It really irritated me; I guess I felt it was a RWNJ or Russian troll farm asshole who needed schooling. In any event, I feel EVERYONE should push back against these bullshit birther- like claims against KH. It really pisses me off.
TYT — and other far left outlets who still don’t understand racial dynamics in this country despite claiming to be oh-so progressive — are pushing this narrative, and many younger people in the black community are eating it up.
It’s driving me nuts, because these youngsters (excuse me as I get on my old people soap box), have no idea what it was like to be a black person back in the day. All of our parents would sit us down regularly and explain that we had to be twice as good to get half as much. And it’s true! Especially when Kamala was just starting her professional career.
They’re “upset” with her because she was a tough prosecutor. They’re applying 21st century understandings and sensibilities to her 20th century work. Well, guess what? If she wanted to advance, she had to be tough — tougher than everyone else. Sometimes you have to work within the system to change the system. Unfortunately, that is the way the world worked, and in many regards still does.
I share your opinion about her DA record 100%. In future debates, if she explains it how you did here and takes responsibility for the outcome of some of the very difficult decisions she made while acting in a DA capacity, most reasonable people will forgive her.
She was fantastic in the debates and I’m happy to see her gaining momentum.
Yes, that’s really a good insight.
I do not know Harris DA work very well. But she was not the only African-american tough DA in the country.
Black people in power back then had to be extremly in line with the general trend to not be pushed out of any race to a better position, no matter how brilliant/talented/hardworking they were.
I am not enthusiatic about some of the article I read about her work in the past, but I do believe that if she had a more compassionate/caring/fair attitude to black communities back in the day, the white privileged men that are still running the show in America, would probably found a way to cancelled her.
But let’s not forget that the “Black Impostor Syndrome” is true. A lot of the black people around the world, still believe that the majority of black people are lazy/criminals/worth nothing ect…
Compromise is something that it’s fading fast in this world.
I completely agree Ader. You have to remember past climates. Our history is vital in truly understanding where we are now and can be used effectively to shut so many superficial current arguments down. I wish this conversation could include totality, but it seems politicians are being advised that brevity is paramount. Speech writers are ticking bulleted lists in favor of a Twitter environment. Unilateral one-liners feed into discord and last word mentalities I find insulting and argumentative. Let’s broaden the conversation, and make the journalists work harder to parse information. Go above this administration’s head and speak wholly and intelligently about past, present and future. I’m all for verbose with a toddler at the helm…bring this ‘stable genius) to his knees.
@ Kitten
I am a Black women who always loves your comments
I am also an immigrant with West Indian roots like Kamala and whilst no one can tell me I am not black there is a nuance to the #ADOS Convo that some people do not understand .
ADOS are American Descendants of Slaves (my ancestors were enslaved elsewhere ) and it is thier ancestors blood sweat and tears that helped lay the foundation for America’s Wealth today and it is thier shoulders that we immigrants stand on. Now this is not to discount the work and challenges of all the other immigrants including mine but one can understand thier frustration of not being recognized and having everybody leap frog over them still in USA today. (I mean ringworm and hookworm are back in black communities in Alabama and there are classrooms with mushrooms growing on the walls ??)
Do you notice that so many “firsts” are either mixed race or descendants of immigrants ?? Why is that?
Sidney Poitier
Harry Belafonte
Shirley Chisholm
Cecily Tyson
Colin Powell
Barack Obama
Kamala Harris …and so on
I cant bear another 4 yrs of Trump and yes there are some wingnuts trying to exploit #ADOS but at the same time the Lefts failure to even listen or do any self reflection is going to be thier downfall
Hey there, Ruthy!
Yes, imposter syndrome is real. And I wholly agree that internalized implicit bias is another hurdle our communities must take a long, difficult look at (especially our middle class communities), but I’m not ready to paint Kamala Harris with that brush. Candace Owens? All day long. Kamala? Nah….
Kamala has done what she needed to do to advance. Take, for example, how she’s always reminding white people — including Joe Biden — that she doesn’t think they’re racist. She MUST do that. She’s had to do that her whole career. Her whole life! Because if she didn’t, white people wouldn’t give her the time of day.
To wit: I got entangled in a conversation with a white woman several days ago. She seemed to be…almost…bragging about Kamala Harris’s comment regarding the majority of white Americans NOT being racist. I questioned back, “What would you have thought if she HAD said that the majority of white Americans carried the baggage and legacy of a fundamentally racist society? Would you consider her at all?”
Of course the answer is no.
Now, someone like me — with exactly zero tolerance for racial ignorance, implicit bias, and white fragility — would never make it in politics, because I’m incapable of telling white people what they want to hear.
The research and science reveals that the overwhelming majority of white Americans (and Canadians, and British, et cetera) still harbor huge blind spots and prejudices when it comes to race. I’m not coddling white people over that fact, but people like Kamala will…and that’s a good thing! Because representation matters, and she’s doing what she must to grab some power and make some changes. Yes, it has been an ugly fight at times…but that’s what it takes for black people to wrestle political control in this country. If we apply this “purity” test to all black politicians, and don’t factor in historical and social realities, we’ll never win a seat.
@notthisagain Thank you for this. I too an a black American woman with West Indian parents. No one doubts that you’re black or that your family didn’t suffer. But first generation West Indian and African immigrants make up a very significant proportion of black students at top universities–a proportion that is not in line with the actual population. There is something to be said for my parents growing up in population where they didn’t have the same systemic racial hurdles–and it was surprising to them when they came here and faced them.
I do not think the black community would actually ever not support her for her ethnic background, but they will give long thought to her DA record.
@ notthisagain, Ader, Moneypenny- The exchange you three had here is very interesting. I’ve only recently become aware of ADOS after I joined Twitter and I can see how nuanced and delicate this conversation is. I also think that it’s one to be had among the black community. I see white people lecturing poc about why they should like Kamala or not and it’s cringeworthy IMO. I follow some ADOS people on Twitter for educational purposes but I would never butt in on the ongoing conversation.
Thanks so much for all the information. I always learn so much around here.
Thanks @Moneypenny @kitten
To be clear ,I like Kamala but think she is more effective on the Senate, and her DA record is a thing, we cant just sweep it under the rug. IMO Elizabeth Warren is a more sincere candidate with genuine well thought out plans.
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We need to bear in mind that while many Black people refuse to vote GOP, when they are not enthused by the Dems, they just don’t vote , this is partially what happened in 2016
My worry is the Dems have learnt nothing since 2016, and dismissing people as “bots” without even at least trying to listen is a sure fire way to alienate them.
If someone is arguing Kamala isn’t black enough to defend the black community, you know it’s a RWNJ or Sergei or Boris in the troll farm logging OT hours. Fuck that.
Good lord, so now you don’t just have to be born in the US to be thought of as a “real” American, but your parents do as well? Give me a break. I shouldn’t be surprised at this point, I really shouldn’t. I hope people give no quarter to this nonsense.
That’s the way it is in many countries. I’m not saying it’s righr (it absolutely isn’t), but it’s certainly not a uniquely US problem.
The right will find anything to trash the Dem candidates, especially those they perceive as strong ones. I got into it with a Deplorable about Elizabeth Warren’s background and JFC you’d think she’d murdered the person’s family. And the thing is you know the outrage is fake, as if these people care at all about Native heritage supposedly being co-opted (which of course it wasn’t but never mind).
And on the flip side, how is it that Ted Cruz ran for POTUS without controversy when he was born in Canada? The relentless hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance has me worn the F down. I honestly don’t know how we’ll get through/past this.
People are pretty desperate at this point.
It’s all about owning the libs. Since liberals live longer than conservatives, I suppose we’ll get the last laugh.
I’d worry less about the Birther nonsense and more about how many talk shows Willie Brown decides he needs to appear on. He is an attention whore of the highest magnitude, always has been, and there are already too many quotes by him out there. Republicans are going to run this story into the ground; it’s going to be a lot more trouble for her than being the child of immigrants.
This!! The birther stuff is disgusting and racist…but also kinda free publicity since it only proves she’s a contender. Willie Brown, though…for anyone unfamiliar with SF politics…Brown was mayor during the first tech boom, was known for his close relationships with real estate developers and socialites, and launched Gavin Newsom’s political career when he appointed Newsom – previously best known for opening a restaurant with his famous friends the Getty and Esprit heirs – to the Board of Supervisors. Brown also had a respectably progressive record and none of these things is inherently bad, but he is famous for his showiness and love of publicity. Harris doesn’t need him hitting the talk show circuit for his own self aggrandizement.
some of it is not bots. some of it is just ignorant people who want to stew in their ignorance.
I am glad she is getting treated with the respect she deserves. I wish the dems stood up for obama when he was getting in tarred with the same racist bullshit, but at least people seem to be learning the lesson.
Still the same as a it was for before Harris/Castro/Warren. I like Booker a little more before he seems like he just doesn’t care anymore.
hahahaha….Booker’s is the best, though.
Yes, yes it is. I was happy that Booker finally POPPED OFF.
Guess who’s mom wasn’t from this country? She was from Scotland. I’ll give you hint, it’s orange and vile.
John McCain was born in Panama (on a military base) and Ted Cruz was born in Canada – they both ran for President.
This is dumb. The Obama birtherism was also dumb. She was born here. She’s a citizen. She over 36. She can run.
My parents are also immigrants, but I was born here…so guess what? I’m a citizen. (I can’t run for president yet – not old enough). The US abides by jus soli (right of the soil) if you’re born in the US, you’re a citizen and jus sanguinis (right of the blood) – you’re a citizen if one of your parent is.
Funny enough like Kaiser I realized just this year, I’m almost 30, that I’m an anchor baby. My dad is from England but as far as I know never became an actual American citizen. However he is super white and has a fancy accent so no one in this country sees a problem with it. He’s just charming.
Not directed at you but just generally-speaking I absolutely hate the term “anchor baby”. My mother is a French citizen and my father was born here. Like many people, they fell in love, got married and had two kids. They didn’t have us to secure my mother’s citizenship and I find the insinuation really offensive.
Hi Kitten I use the term here because it is offensive to everyone like us whose parents fell in love and got married and had kids. However I use it to show the hypocritical nature of the term. I have never been termed an anchor baby because I’m white and so is my whole family. My dad is the kind of immigrant that people gloss over because he sounds fancy and has fancy degrees. What do you think the response to him would be if he had the same credentials but came from South America and spoke in accent not termed classy?
I 100% agree with you and find the term anchor baby disgusting and horrid. But if the Trump supporters are going to keep going off about it, people like us, for whom technically term applies to, need to be more vocal and present. It is the only way to show the complacency and underlying racist nature of our immigration system and whom they deem worthy of being a so called American.
You make great points, Kiera. I’ll remember to fight against that racist, xenophobic stereotype going forward.
Oh yes, only non-white people have to deal with this. I thank you for acknowledging this!
I truly believe that if we don’t work towards a peaceful dissolution of the US into two or more separate countries we are headed for a civil war. Although at the rate things are going nature may kill us all off before we get to that point.
How low we have fallen under this TrumpKushner debacle! Aaargh. I love Kamala. She is amazing. Met her a couple of times (mostly about kids and education issues) and she actually LISTENED to what people were saying and asking. She actually DOES care. She is not only intelligent but strong and compassionate, And I usually don’t comment on looks, BUT lol, she is gorgeous in person no doubt. Must drive Mr. Trump bonkers, definitely confusing for him. Not sure how I feel about the Biden thing to be honest, because I think she and Biden could maybe win it for us, I don’t know. All I know is we have to change this. Oh and get this, now they are all over AOC too because she stated the obvious, that Ivanka has no place in diplomacy. Well, Alexandria is definitely right on that one! Let’s stay strong and end this nightmare. Please?
Russia/GOP had started in on this long before she announced she was running, that’s how scared of her they are. They know they’re in trouble when she wins.
I cannot wait to see her debate Trump. He’ll find some way to get out of it, I’m sure.
I think they have ridiculous crap to spew about all candidates and will feed it to the faux viewers depending on the polls and performances. While the maggats are re-tweeting that the frontrunners beat children and puppies, they’ll be loudly denying that Russia influenced them at all…morons.
This whole presidential campaign is a mess and will be a hot dumpster fire by the time elections. I am so embarrassed for our country.
Sen. Harris is young enough that she could make a kick*ss AG in the Warren administration, then run in 8 years 😎 Soooooo many of these candidates would be awesome senators and governors, which we desperately need if were gonna try and improve our country. Hopefully most of them drop out later this year and decide to do just that (especially the ones who have never won a state wide race, ahem Beto and Buttiegeg)
Obama offered her AG in 2015 when Eric Holder left, she didn’t want it.
And to be honest while warren is brilliant on issues I suspect Harris is a better candidate in terms of her specific skills. Her debate performance was impressive.
Harris is black enough to have encountered the same vile racism that too many POC have had inflicted on them and that should be more than enough to count.
Yeah, she is. I’m a white mom of Nigerian-American US citizens. It’s true that my kids’ parents (me and my ex) didn’t grow up experiencing racism in America. My kids definitely have. Our family’s economics aren’t burdened by the legacy of slavery, but the minute my kids walk out of our house, you best believe they are Black, Black, Black. Just this year, one was called a “Coon” at her high school. My other kid was chased around her college campus this Spring (a top-ranked private school) by white men in a truck calling her the n-word and throwing things at her. Racism is real. My Nigerian brother-in-law did his graduate work in the US and was harassed by police. The structures and inequalities from slavery and Jim Crow aren’t experiences by ex-pats, but it’s definitely “When They See Us” in day-to-day public life in the US.
I saw one of these memes yesterday and had no clue this was a thing, but I immediately assumed Russia/bots.
I wish I could say I’m surprised, but unfortunately we’ve seen this before. Im extremely disgusted, just not surprised. The Republicans and their buddy Russians must be really scared of her. They should be.
re Kamala- her ancestors experienced slavery in Jamaica. Do people think that the US was the only place Africans were enslaved? Then there was years of colonialism after this and for most Caribbean nations followed by years of minority rule. When majority rule was in play how much of the wealth of these countries remained concentrated in just the few white or whiteish people. The first time I heard the n-word was when I went to the US but that wasn’t the first time I noticed inequality.
President Kamala and Veep Mayor Pete 2020!!!
I’ll accept any combination of Sanders, Gabbard, Inslee & Warren.
The rest are Republicans.
I love her! She’s so fierce, smart and charismatic. She was 🔥🔥 at the debate!