The 1994 Crime Bill propaganda was part Russian disinformation, part white Berniebro cosplay socialist trust fund baby nonsense meant to turn black people against the Democratic party. Problem is, when you don't know actual black ppl, or only know black ppl who don't know their
own history & have likely never set foot in a black neighborhood plagued by gangland violence, you forget black constituents & politicians, including the CBC at the time supported this legislation. Further, black people were being incarcerated at a rate higher than whites way b4
the 1994 crime bill was ever a thing.
Further, the fact that Bernie was never blamed for voting for the 1994 crime bill told me the finger pointing at Biden was a hitjob. Lastly, I lived this gangland violence, I supported this legislation AND I won't be making any apologies
for my support. I grew up in the inner city as a black female & I never used my disadvantages as an excuse to destroy my own community. I worked hard & was determined not to desecrate efforts of my ancestors to ensure that I had a better choices than what they did.
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