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Left-on-Left Crime: Bernie Sanders Rally Triggers Claims of Cultural Appropriation

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The latest example of the left caving in on itself comes courtesy of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.

This time, some leftists criticized the Vermont independent and avowed democratic socialist after a reggae group with some white band members opened for his campaign rally in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to Townhall.

Since reggae music originated from Jamaica, some people took offense at the opening act, which they saw as an example of cultural appropriation.

The Twitter uproar appears to have started after HuffPost reporter Daniel Marans, who was covering the rally, described the opening act on Twitter as a “white reggae band.”

It didn’t take long for people to criticize Sanders as a result:

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As several Twitter users later pointed out, not all the band’s members were white. It was actually a mixed-race group of musicians.

Marans later deleted his “white reggae band” tweet and thanked another user for letting him know that “the band was multiracial.”

But this instance highlights the absurdity of the left’s obsession with political correctness, particularly in regard to race. It shouldn’t matter one bit whether a reggae band is composed of white musicians, black musicians or a mixture of both.

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But even the very suggestion that a “white reggae band” was opening for Sanders’ rally was enough make liberals pounce. It would appear that not even a “woke” leftist idol like Sanders is safe from liberals’ obsession with perceived microaggressions.

It remains to be seen how many more microaggressions the left will accuse Sanders of committing while his campaign progresses.

Whatever happens,  it seems inevitable that the 2020 campaign cycle will see liberals compete against each other over who can virtue signal the loudest.

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Karista Baldwin studied constitutional law, politics and criminal justice.
Karista Baldwin has studied constitutional law, politics and criminal justice. Before college, she was a lifelong homeschooler in the "Catholic eclectic" style.
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