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The Polack MSgt

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5. That part of the country was as racist as any place I've ever been

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 03:45 PM

Dec 2018

I grew up 30 miles from that school, SW PA was Klan level racist years before Trump.

It was kind of bad in the 70s and got way worse in the 80s as the steel and coal jobs were sent to China or Brazil and Reagan blamed welfare queens in Cadillacs

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America Way: Beating up Syrian Muslim girl in bathroom [View all] laserhaas Dec 2018 OP

Wherein the screenplay for the next Karate Kid movie literally writes itself. Anon-C Dec 2018 #1

I don't think we can blame Trump for all this shit any longer pecosbob Dec 2018 #2

Yes WE can! - Trump instills hate & bullying. laserhaas Dec 2018 #3

Absolutely we can call him out for the POS he is pecosbob Dec 2018 #4

I was going to say the same. Trump helps bring it out, but this stuff was there well before xor Dec 2018 #6

They're just not keeping it behind closed doors pecosbob Dec 2018 #7

That part of the country was as racist as any place I've ever been The Polack MSgt Dec 2018 #5

They better expel that girl! Takket Dec 2018 #8

Damn, what is it with PA AND OH? cwydro Dec 2018 #9