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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Sun Feb 14, 2021, 05:52 AM Feb 2021

As I have watched this impeachment, I just keep thinking of those sham lynching trials of old where

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Brittney Cooper
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As I have watched this impeachment, I just keep thinking of those sham lynching trials of old where white juries would almost never convict white men who were clearly guilty. Those jurists are political ancestors of the modern GOP. It’s shameful not to mention enraging.

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As I have watched this impeachment, I just keep thinking of those sham lynching trials of old where (Original Post) soothsayer Feb 2021 OP

Profound malaise Feb 2021 #1

That is exactly what I think of too. FarPoint Feb 2021 #2

This is the perfect analogy. This is what is happening here. Squinch Feb 2021 #3

Totally Blue Owl Feb 2021 #4

K&R Solomon Feb 2021 #5

The status quo protects itself, every time. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #6

I said this edhopper Feb 2021 #7

malaise

(297,987 posts)

1. Profound

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 06:08 AM

Feb 2021

although this time the Trump terrorists also came for their own vP

FarPoint

(14,942 posts)

2. That is exactly what I think of too.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 07:00 AM

Feb 2021

We all have at minimum seen such movies on the topic and read books....I just never though our Congress, the purposively shining example of democracy and truth for the people, that they too would shamelessly repeat this injustice....I actually thought some republican Senators would of not shown up for the vote...

Squinch

(60,076 posts)

3. This is the perfect analogy. This is what is happening here.

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Sun Feb 14, 2021, 08:11 AM

Feb 2021

Blue Owl

(59,628 posts)

4. Totally

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Sun Feb 14, 2021, 09:51 AM

Feb 2021

And totally disgusting.

Solomon

(12,652 posts)

5. K&R

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Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:11 AM

Feb 2021

WhiskeyGrinder

(27,228 posts)

6. The status quo protects itself, every time.

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Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:15 AM

Feb 2021

edhopper

(37,522 posts)

7. I said this

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Sun Feb 14, 2021, 10:15 AM

Feb 2021

last week.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215094463

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