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John Fante

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68. Tell you what - I'll focus on reaching out to the various minority classes currently
Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:34 PM
Mar 2018

Last edited Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:21 PM - Edit history (2)

being ghosted in Trump's America, you focus on reaching out to white supremacists. Deal?

As a matter of fact, an economically anxious Nazi fuck recently spray-painted a swastika on the wall of a synagogue my friend regularly attends. I think I'll give my friend a call - I'll reach out to him, the authorities can "reach out" to the Nazi fuck.

Especially now that they are delivering exploding packages. Anon-C Mar 2018 #1
I'm sure you have no evidence for that at the time of your writing. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #12
All packages heaven05 Mar 2018 #19
The latest one MichMary Mar 2018 #30
... Anon-C Mar 2018 #31
The neighborhood is upscale and predominantly white. Knocks down your speculation. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #82
Just hope they stop this bomber! Anon-C Mar 2018 #87
+1. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #90
... Anon-C Mar 2018 #21
That is a point worth really pushing. I used to be clearly... LAS14 Mar 2018 #75
+1. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #81
:-) Thanks much. That's happening more and more often.... LAS14 Mar 2018 #94
But...but..we must understand the poor deplorable terrorists of death as they bomb and murder PoC!! workinclasszero Mar 2018 #34
I say "Let's find a cure for affluenza" though and no Republicans or pundits want to reach out to me ck4829 Mar 2018 #2
generally speaking, what they understand is losing and getting thrown into prison. unblock Mar 2018 #3
We should win elections, because winning matters Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #4
It doesnt matter how many elections we win if a solid portions of this country are ready to kill eac Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #8
No, actually it does Tom Rinaldo Mar 2018 #36
Laws are abstract concepts based on trust in the fabric of society Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #59
Knock yourself out. I wouldn't piss on a white supremacist John Fante Mar 2018 #66
That is the root of the problem. The more they are ghosted Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #67
Tell you what - I'll focus on reaching out to the various minority classes currently John Fante Mar 2018 #68
You should. They should have an idea how their actions made people feel. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #69
Because the people who terrorize people don't know how that makes people feel? EffieBlack Mar 2018 #73
Believe it or not they dont. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #76
Then knock yourself out trying to educate them that I'm a human being. EffieBlack Mar 2018 #78
Oh no im not telling you that in any respect. Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #79
I've never denied they're humans. I just don't care to associate with those particular humans who EffieBlack Mar 2018 #80
Or Running People Over To Their Death Me. Mar 2018 #5
One must be fair and balanced dalton99a Mar 2018 #6
Surely no good can come from that, right? Tiggeroshii Mar 2018 #7
Probably not nt Progressive dog Mar 2018 #9
The orange camel already is Progressive dog Mar 2018 #10
"understand" does not mean "sympathize". Understanding enemies is important. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #11
If you're into understanding your enemies, then become an editor at the Right Wing Infopedia ck4829 Mar 2018 #15
No thanks. I do enough reading on RW sites to understand more about them than many DU members. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #16
really heaven05 Mar 2018 #22
Some famous Nazis studied and tried to understand their victims IronLionZion Mar 2018 #13
The art of war Egnever Mar 2018 #14
Another place for a plug for the wiki ck4829 Mar 2018 #18
I grew up with them, It's not that complicated njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #54
These are sick times backtoblue Mar 2018 #17
There've been lots of African Americans who have gone to understand KKK members Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #20
+1 for the broader picture nt backtoblue Mar 2018 #23
lots of AA helped KKK members heaven05 Mar 2018 #24
Sure, it's in this thread as an example above Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #26
well maybe heaven05 Mar 2018 #29
That's fine and important if people choose to do that as individuals EffieBlack Mar 2018 #45
Who said strategy as a political party? The OP was speaking as an individual. Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #49
Snarky but funny njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #56
Feel free to go do that elehhhhna Mar 2018 #61
K&R Gothmog Mar 2018 #25
Yeah, I'll reach out... backscatter712 Mar 2018 #27
we should take a skinhead bowling, too DBoon Mar 2018 #28
Where is...when you need griloco Mar 2018 #32
Kind of like saying all fighting pit bulls should be put down askyagerz Mar 2018 #33
Quite a big difference between a human being and a dog workinclasszero Mar 2018 #35
No askyagerz Mar 2018 #37
"We are a product of our environment." I call BS on that! workinclasszero Mar 2018 #42
You also keep company with people from DU askyagerz Mar 2018 #44
Well to do home? LOL workinclasszero Mar 2018 #48
I wasn't talking about you. askyagerz Mar 2018 #51
When you are a child you can get a pass for being raised wrong workinclasszero Mar 2018 #53
How do you know something is wrong askyagerz Mar 2018 #58
This is the age of the internet workinclasszero Mar 2018 #60
Wrong its what makes me and you progressive askyagerz Mar 2018 #62
I denounce organized religion too workinclasszero Mar 2018 #64
Its all part of the same story askyagerz Mar 2018 #65
You very well could though. These labels are just socially constructed things anyway. ck4829 Mar 2018 #71
Labels are used to identify askyagerz Mar 2018 #72
Yes they are used to identify but they are always being constructed ck4829 Mar 2018 #88
There's no excuse this day and age to be a bigot and racist fascist pos. rockfordfile Mar 2018 #86
Science and anthropology say otherwise askyagerz Mar 2018 #91
"Religion and ghosts are ridiculous" as we kill each other for green pieces of paper ck4829 Mar 2018 #99
Nope bs. These people are scumbags. They are old enough to know better. No excuses rockfordfile Mar 2018 #84
Yep large swaths of the population and complete regions askyagerz Mar 2018 #89
But if I he a pack of gentle, well-behaved dogs, including lots of rescue dogs who have sought refug EffieBlack Mar 2018 #47
I have seen almost every dog nip at something askyagerz Mar 2018 #57
Arnold Schwarenegger has a message for them. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2018 #38
Nice video workinclasszero Mar 2018 #43
I can do ya one better... lame54 Mar 2018 #39
The elections are a little more than seven months away. jalan48 Mar 2018 #40
To understand does not mean to condone lunatica Mar 2018 #41
I didnt say we sholdnt understand them. I already understand them all too well EffieBlack Mar 2018 #63
Ive long since understood these people lunatica Mar 2018 #85
Wow! Hyperbole! Gore1FL Mar 2018 #46
Sure we should! Mad_Mongol Mar 2018 #50
I do understand them. They're fear-filled people who want to live in an ordered snowglobe. haele Mar 2018 #52
I hear some of them are very fine people. Iggo Mar 2018 #55
Stepping off into absurdity Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #70
We're just now stepping into absurdity? ck4829 Mar 2018 #74
Well I certainly hope that "we" on this site were not stepping off Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #97
Yes, please. Let's talk to each other, which involves respecting... LAS14 Mar 2018 #77
The implication here is that Trump voters are the equivalent of KKK and Nazis. They are not. YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #83
Bone up on the rise of the Third Reich. The parallels are sobering. VOX Mar 2018 #92
Yep, there were plenty of "neutral"/"good" Germans who just stood there and let it all happen ck4829 Mar 2018 #96
Precisely. The Nazis had to expend some serious time and effort on winning broad support. VOX Mar 2018 #100
If they did polling at that time, I'm sure Hitler's approval ratings would have been more than 40% YessirAtsaFact Mar 2018 #98
In fact, in 1932, Hitler only received 36.8% of the vote, against von Hindenberg's 53%. VOX Mar 2018 #101
It is just absurd mcar Mar 2018 #93
It is. ck4829 Mar 2018 #95
Bulls-eye. VOX Mar 2018 #102
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