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lunatica

(53,410 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2019, 09:32 PM Mar 2019

The whiteness of this fucking whitewash on rich white man Manafort is sickening! [View all]

Today I feel like I need to apologize to every person of color because I belong to a race that includes Trump and his buddies! I am so disgusted at the obvious, blatant, fuck you if you don’t like my white ass privileged judge that I want to spit in his face!

Ugh!

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The whiteness of this fucking whitewash on rich white man Manafort is sickening! [View all] lunatica Mar 2019 OP

Manafort sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison at140 Mar 2019 #1

I doubt he serves that long. walkingman Mar 2019 #13

No he's going to serve longer: 14 yrs is my guess EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #36

My hope is the D.C. judge leftynyc Mar 2019 #48

What does the sentence have to do "white ass privileged" AncientGeezer Mar 2019 #2

If you need to ask lunatica Mar 2019 #4

+++ agree. American justice is not equal for all. Depends on what social economic/racial lane iluvtennis Mar 2019 #29

"With liberty and justice for all well to do white guys...." LibDemAlways Mar 2019 #31

This kinda sums it up for me.. mitch96 Mar 2019 #52

I'm ancient as well. I know what it has to do with privilege. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #6

Tell that to a black man's family who got killed by the police for jrthin Mar 2019 #12

Check out the sentencing guidelines on this one malaise Mar 2019 #14

It's not a long time considering SHRED Mar 2019 #16

Judge is a trumper, hates Mueller...PRICK Eliot Rosewater Mar 2019 #28

Wanna bet the judge watches Fox EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #37

this won't be the first time in these trump cases that judges come to trump/republican aid certainot Mar 2019 #38

Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes. uponit7771 Mar 2019 #17

He sentenced a white man to 40 years atreides1 Mar 2019 #51

Thx, this is a little better ... class over everything else with these guys. Jus damn uponit7771 Mar 2019 #54

Black and brown people have been sentenced to far longer times IronLionZion Mar 2019 #22

It's not 4 years atreides1 Mar 2019 #30

Everyone receives day for day credit upon receiving a prison sentence. Nevilledog Mar 2019 #55

It has more to do with money than "white"...Let's see what whathehell Mar 2019 #40

Keep on telling yourself that. Solomon Mar 2019 #46

Yeah, right -- Cosby & R Kelly were caught right on time . whathehell Mar 2019 #57

Not for 8 felonies leftynyc Mar 2019 #49

So glad you asked... PunkinPi Mar 2019 #50

I agree... I think its more about closeness to Trump privilege or close to Republicans privilege. lancelyons Mar 2019 #53

K&R, Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes. uponit7771 Mar 2019 #3

My point exactly! lunatica Mar 2019 #7

Yep malaise Mar 2019 #15

While race is relevant, this has more to do with WEALTH and PRIVILEGE. slumcamper Mar 2019 #24

Agreed. Bill Cosby got away with serial rape for over 30 years whathehell Mar 2019 #41

Congressman Jefferson was wealthy enough and he was a congressman so there was privilege. I don't uponit7771 Mar 2019 #45

Wealth and privilege is based on racism in this country lunatica Mar 2019 #56

Why am I not surprised. athena Mar 2019 #32

Agree with underlying point of unfairness of sentences to POC. But in this case, Manafort's Hoyt Mar 2019 #5

If Manafort was black he'd be all that and in jail longer ... this sentence is screwed up seeing ... uponit7771 Mar 2019 #8

If you read Judge Ellis' statement in its entirety lunatica Mar 2019 #9

My only consolation athena Mar 2019 #33

I agree, I'm outraged and I am white. Can't imagine how people of color are feeling. onecaliberal Mar 2019 #10

They've been telling us how they feel since before Black Lives Matter lunatica Mar 2019 #11

I know they've been telling us, and we've been witnessing it. I still can't imagine how they must onecaliberal Mar 2019 #42

I'm furious and and it is and has been clear to me that "justice" is applied differently to the rich Nevermypresident Mar 2019 #18

If by blameless he means blood soak criminal life, then yes. onecaliberal Mar 2019 #43

. lunatica Mar 2019 #19

The same Judge engaged a high powered Lawyer to figure out a lower sentence Blue_true Mar 2019 #20

I think it's his ranking as a high level GOP/Trump operative more than his race that is the issue. Liberty Belle Mar 2019 #21

I was careful to include the word 'rich' lunatica Mar 2019 #23

Yes, the racial disparity in our justice sytem is horrifying. Liberty Belle Mar 2019 #39

Nailed it. Not to zentrum Mar 2019 #25

I Expect MisJudge Ellis Will Soon Be Sporting a New Ostrich Jacket! DoctorJoJo Mar 2019 #26

Standing with you. In the 60s, anti-war/pro-human rights white folks had long hair as a signifier. VOX Mar 2019 #27

AOC's tweet on Manafort sentencing - "justice" isn't blind. It's bought iluvtennis Mar 2019 #34

What a farce!! marieo1 Mar 2019 #35

AKA "The Unbearable Whiteness of Being" -- this is just gawdawful Hekate Mar 2019 #44

Same here leftynyc Mar 2019 #47