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Wounded Bear

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10. Vermont has never been THAT Liberal...

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Mon Oct 15, 2018, 10:41 AM

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1st Black Female Legislator in Vermont Resigns after White Supremacist Threats. [View all] ehrnst Oct 2018 OP

Where are Vermont's law enforcement ?!?! This is beyond disgusting !!! uponit7771 Oct 2018 #1

They were probably encouraging it. Initech Oct 2018 #19

Isn't this where Sanders is from? No wonder he didn't know how to court AA voters. brush Oct 2018 #37

This does explain a great deal Gothmog Oct 2018 #47

The harasser is simply economically anxious, surely...nt SidDithers Oct 2018 #2

My understanding is that once white working class men are earning what they want to earn ehrnst Oct 2018 #3

so sad. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #4

Now I wonder if this recent SNL skit was inspired by her story: ehrnst Oct 2018 #5

I really like this skit Gothmog Oct 2018 #7

LOL - but I bet people in VT didn't like this so much Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #8

Looks like they already have plenty. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2018 #11

I'm sure they don't want to attract anymore of those type of people. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #14

Do you think that white supremacists regard SNL as a good resource ehrnst Oct 2018 #17

trump supporters lack a sense of humor and do not understand SNL Gothmog Oct 2018 #48

What is going on in Vermont? Gothmog Oct 2018 #6

I'm surprised, because Burlington is very liberal, but it must be the more rural areas that smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #42

Evidently there is a great deal of racism in Vermont Gothmog Oct 2018 #46

This is MOB terrorism, and the perps need to be arrested. Ilsa Oct 2018 #9

Vermont has never been THAT Liberal... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #10

true. JHan Oct 2018 #12

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2018 #15

That's correct. Did a quick check on Senators and Representatives: George II Oct 2018 #16

There's "liberal" and then there's Cha Oct 2018 #26

Were they civil citizens? Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #31

I really wasn't defending the RW assholes for their violent actions... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #33

Right on. Crutchez_CuiBono Oct 2018 #34

Who knew there were racists in the North? MagickMuffin Oct 2018 #13

The Irony.. Stacy Abrams can run for Gov in Georgia Cha Oct 2018 #32

Her supporters should have done more to help lovemydogs Oct 2018 #18

I am shocked, shocked that this happened in a non-Southern state. raccoon Oct 2018 #20

headline: Vermont Redraws Mason-Dixon Line Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #21

As a black woman, this breaks my heart. MariaCSR Oct 2018 #22

Incidents Jamaal510 Oct 2018 #23

ain't that the truth. JHan Oct 2018 #24

+1000 violetpastille Oct 2018 #28

Vermont is surprisingly a very racist state, as is New Hampshire and Rhode Island. On top of that... George II Oct 2018 #35

Vermont is one of the least diverse states in the country oberliner Oct 2018 #25

States with White Population over 90% violetpastille Oct 2018 #29

The actual % of whites in the top states (2015 statistics): George II Oct 2018 #36

Boston has always had a reputation for being racist but it has mostly been concentrated in smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #43

Remember the Charles Stuart case, where he shot his wife and blamed it on a "black man".... George II Oct 2018 #44

Yes, I do. Many of us didn't believe his story for a minute. smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #45

Too bad those Asshole kids who broke into their home Cha Oct 2018 #27

This is America? Ferrets are Cool Oct 2018 #30

Vermont? Interesting. I don't know what else to say about that... NurseJackie Oct 2018 #38

Me too!! ehrnst Oct 2018 #39

Back in the '60s-70s a lot of white urban left-wing activists Hortensis Oct 2018 #40

Thanks for the insight. NurseJackie Oct 2018 #41