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Mon Mar 25, 2019, 01:10 PM

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"Hey, white people who had faith in Mueller and feel like the system failed you . . . [View all] pnwmom Mar 2019 OP

A powerful call for unity BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #1

Exactly. ZZenith Mar 2019 #2

I think it is, actually. Middle class white people have largely been protected from a full awareness pnwmom Mar 2019 #5

As MLK said, the apathy of the white moderate has been the biggest obstacle to progress EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #22

Can you post a copy of Mueller's report? watoos Mar 2019 #27

You won't find a word of me condemning Mueller anywhere. nt pnwmom Mar 2019 #70

I Hate To Burst RobinA Mar 2019 #60

+1 ck4829 Mar 2019 #73

Meh... Baconator Mar 2019 #3

Strange Socal31 Mar 2019 #4

actually most white people didn't care for mueller and supported Trump no matter what Mueller JI7 Mar 2019 #6

This dustyscamp Mar 2019 #18

False. Uneducated white people are pro-Trump. Educated white people are not EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #23

disagree, look at William Barr JI7 Mar 2019 #28

Educated people support Trump with money and votes and lies delisen Mar 2019 #51

That's the problem Puzzledtraveller Mar 2019 #56

Wow! Hate to be nosy, but did that affect ecstatic Mar 2019 #99

Not factually accurate. Caliman73 Mar 2019 #68

(Actually) You realize it was addressed to "white people who had faith in Mueller..."? LanternWaste Mar 2019 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2019 #76

Because Insulting Allies Is ... ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #7

Lots of "allies" don't understand as much as they think they do. pnwmom Mar 2019 #8

Ummm ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #9

A lot of allies don't understand that white privilege is a real thing. n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #11

A Baseless Accusation ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #50

The Susan Sarandon-style "allies"-Ha ha ha ha ha. Sad. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #37

If the reader's really an ally, then the reader understands Amimnoch Mar 2019 #15

If the tweet's author is really an American, he knows whathehell Mar 2019 #17

I'm white and I don't mind. He's right. EndGOPPropaganda Mar 2019 #25

I'd say he's as 'right' as this:. "Hey black people..Do you live in America? whathehell Mar 2019 #34

This. LuvNewcastle Mar 2019 #47

You betcha. whathehell Mar 2019 #49

Yes. Tipperary Mar 2019 #53

Thank you. whathehell Mar 2019 #58

What a completely tone deaf response. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #62

Nah whathehell Mar 2019 #66

I'm sure the tone of your response accurately reflects your thoughts. Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #75

You don't think he knows that... Caliman73 Mar 2019 #69

Then maybe he should speak as if he "knows" it.. whathehell Mar 2019 #83

Comes off as, or you take it that way? Caliman73 Mar 2019 #88

... handmade34 Mar 2019 #19

Lots of 'spaining and #NotAllWhitePeople sweetloukillbot Mar 2019 #31

Yeah, well, divisive race-based 'gloating' tends to do that... whathehell Mar 2019 #35

What was divisive? What was gloating? sweetloukillbot Mar 2019 #54

If you really don't understand, whathehell Mar 2019 #57

No, the reader understands that the person is making blanket statements based on skin color. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #40

Thank you.. whathehell Mar 2019 #48

how is this an insult? 0rganism Mar 2019 #77

I would prefer seeing allies insulted into acting than seeing more blacks murdered.... George II Mar 2019 #87

K&R ck4829 Mar 2019 #10

The same white system that lets Trump radius777 Mar 2019 #12

It's not a "white" system, it's corrupt right wing system whathehell Mar 2019 #16

In 2016 47% of the voting public didn't vote, and that is the problem, and it has been going on for still_one Mar 2019 #20

Huh? whathehell Mar 2019 #21

First of all I agree with the point you are making. Assuming a certain demograpphic is still_one Mar 2019 #24

Talking to DUers, white or not, as if they're Free Republic members whathehell Mar 2019 #29

Yeah I know. It is divisionary, and sure as heck doesn't apply to 99.9% of the folks here still_one Mar 2019 #39

Exactly-do the math and the truth will become apparent. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #42

You really don't want to let go of your privilege do you? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #63

You really don't want to let go of relentless resentment, do you? whathehell Mar 2019 #65

Resentment about what? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2019 #74

Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #82

Exactly. Some really, truly prefer not to understand their privilege ck4829 Mar 2019 #84

+1 ck4829 Mar 2019 #71

yes handmade34 Mar 2019 #13

Thanks pnwmom crazytown Mar 2019 #14

I get the message but the Mueller histrionics is tiresome nt tymorial Mar 2019 #26

What I take away from this thread is Mueller bashing, watoos Mar 2019 #30

Spot on. cwydro Mar 2019 #85

Trolling? Drum Mar 2019 #32

Exactly. SlogginThroughIt Mar 2019 #41

Always melman Mar 2019 #93

K&R. A sharp reminder from an important perspective. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #33

This isn't Free Republic -- What's 'needed' here is unity, not whathehell Mar 2019 #36

We can unite in our efforts to fight facism while still carefully examining how our own privilege, WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #38

That is some flat out nonsense. What happened in the sixties?? 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #43

Tell me, what did happen in the 60s? WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #44

How about you ask John Lewis, or read a book. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #98

You , personally, might be enlightened. That doesn't mean all white progressives are. pnwmom Mar 2019 #67

I'm a progressive and agree with Corey's tweet JonLP24 Mar 2019 #86

Bernie has plenty of supporters here. pnwmom Mar 2019 #89

I don't see any of the pushback you're receiving from Bernie supporters JonLP24 Mar 2019 #91

Anyone who decries "identity politics"-Don't remember doing that, but I see your assumption. 58Sunliner Mar 2019 #96

I think we've done a lot of that "acknowleging" and "careful examining" here.. whathehell Mar 2019 #45

Oppressions certainly intersect all the time. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2019 #46

Yes, some black and white men acknowledge that reality. whathehell Mar 2019 #52

Using the Mueller report as the basis for a white privilege discussion... borgesian Mar 2019 #55

Did you see... tonedevil Mar 2019 #61

First thing I thought of sweetloukillbot Mar 2019 #90

We need some "trolling" ck4829 Mar 2019 #72

"Hey, white people who had faith in Mueller..." jmg257 Mar 2019 #64

Is Corey's Twitter obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2019 #78

Are you saying if a black person brings up the topic of white privilege we should suspect a bot? n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #79

No. obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2019 #81

DU doesn't surprise me anymore JonLP24 Mar 2019 #80

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #92

"faith in Mueller" melman Mar 2019 #94

Right. Because it was so much more fun to decry "identify politics." n/t pnwmom Mar 2019 #95

I never had "faith" in Mueller Raine Mar 2019 #97

No, not everyone did, but I know there were people who saw him as "the only hope" ck4829 Mar 2019 #100

Muller did his job tirebiter Mar 2019 #101

It wasn't just white people fescuerescue Apr 2019 #102

Have you seen the report? I haven't. SMC22307 Apr 2019 #103