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NCDem777

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23. Riddle me this.

Reply to Sailor65x1 (Reply #21)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:05 PM

Jan 2018

Why did redneckistan change their ideas on drug policy from "Toss all drug addicts in jail!" to "We need more treatment centers!"?

It wasn't because they recognized the jail approach wasn't working.

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Understanding white people [View all] NCDem777 Jan 2018 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Jan 2018 #1

Don't you think this could be true of all people, not just white people? SharonClark Jan 2018 #2

Are there no white women or gays or disabled people? This whole discussion is bizarre. Squinch Jan 2018 #3

There are NCDem777 Jan 2018 #7

Ridiculous, ignorant statement. Squinch Jan 2018 #15

It's especially true of white people NCDem777 Jan 2018 #5

I don't ascribe to the "everyone in a group is alike" line of reasoning. jalan48 Jan 2018 #4

When 80% of white people can vote for Roy Moore NCDem777 Jan 2018 #6

Those are white people in a specific place. So, if you are specifically referring to Alabama you jalan48 Jan 2018 #9

What demographics almost always tend to vote Republican anywhere by large margins? NCDem777 Jan 2018 #14

I agree segregation is bad. Some white people vote for Republicans (and some blacks too) because jalan48 Jan 2018 #16

But those "some" must be affected by bad policy in some way NCDem777 Jan 2018 #24

No, it means Alabama might have an issue Codeine Jan 2018 #10

Eighty percent of white people didnt vote for Moore. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #11

Me either. cwydro Jan 2018 #18

... demmiblue Jan 2018 #8

please stop with the stereotyping Skittles Jan 2018 #12

This kind of OP about any other group would be hidden. cwydro Jan 2018 #19

Thank you. This is a deliberately divisive op. eom Tipperary Jan 2018 #30

Is this a Biden 2020 piece? Nt NCTraveler Jan 2018 #13

Damn skippy! MrScorpio Jan 2018 #17

. underpants Jan 2018 #20

Monumentally ignorant post Sailor65x1 Jan 2018 #21

Riddle me this. NCDem777 Jan 2018 #23

there's a difference between identifying racism and claiming all whites are racist Skittles Jan 2018 #26

A good ass-kicking might work.... Tatiana Jan 2018 #22

Fairly accurate. Iggo Jan 2018 #25

I would guess that an extremely large portion of DU LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #27

Judging by the group is a losing gambit. VOX Jan 2018 #28

This is the most divisive post I've ever seen on DU. n/t mia Jan 2018 #29

Well, Damn... GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #31

oh don'tcha know? Skittles Jan 2018 #32

Try rewriting your post... chumpchange Jan 2018 #33

Would inserting "most" or even "many" change the reactions here? OneGrassRoot Jan 2018 #34