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Ari Berman: This is White Supremacy... (Original Post)
iluvtennis
Sep 2017
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. KICK
Bluepinky
(2,265 posts)2. Police brutality
Police targeting minorities for driving infractions, then overreacting and killing the car occupant(s).
Use of excessive force against protestors, thereby promoting chaos and violence at peaceful protests.
iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)4. Absolutely agree that should be on the list
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)7. And pardoning those who practice police brutality
As well as failing to condemn the murder of political opponents. I don't know that Trump actually endorsed James "Leadfoot" Fields, but his "both sides" comment surely offered aid and comfort to those who side with the maniac who drove his car into a crowd at Charlottesville.
JI7
(89,240 posts)3. that's what was meant by make america great again
iluvtennis
(19,833 posts)5. Correct Amundo. Recall the Make America White Again Billboard that was put up in Tennessee...
bullwinkle428
(20,628 posts)6. Not to mention voter suppression and mass incarceration were there
WELL before Chump came along; ergo, white supremacy are part and parcel of the Republican party in general.