"You hit a very good point because in these pseudo-intellectual circles it makes you sound smart to say I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican. I'm just pro-black. But it ultimately neuters you. It neutralizes you. Because this political system doesn't care how smart you are, it only cares about how many votes you can get together for your ally. And if you neuter yourself before an election then they have no need for you after the election. So if Black Lives Matter stays completely out of this and they don't endorse somebody then they will go the way of Occupy Wall Street. If they don't help somebody get into political office then they're not utilizing their vast political capital that they have garnered over the last year. They have a lot of political capital that they can move the dial for Bernie for Hillary etc., but if they don't utilize it then they absolutely waste it."