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freshwest

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9. That's a fantasy some people indulge themselves in. If they admitted to themselves that blacks might
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:10 PM
Sep 2012

Have good paying jobs, they'd feel bad about their crummy ones. I've found people with good educations and jobs don't concern themselves with who else is getting along well. Their confidence is not based on their race or gender, but their own skills and experience. People who are not doing well tend to look to someone else higher or lower in their minds to find a spot. The sooner poor whites find common cause with other poor people no matter who it is, the sooner they can unite for a solution together or improve their lot with education or connections. Focusing on the race and sex of others to find a stepping stone is for people that are stuck on the bottom and are not going to change their lives.

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Yes, people do still thing like that liberal N proud Sep 2012 #1
So the caller thought the black people were on govt assistance because they were black? nt valerief Sep 2012 #2
Yes. This was in Chicago too not the south. Cleita Sep 2012 #4
Got to get a dig in at the South no matter what, huh? cordelia Sep 2012 #19
Actually gaspee Sep 2012 #23
LOL Mr Dixon Sep 2012 #37
Some people don't like to comprehend when it doesn't suit their mindset, Cleita Sep 2012 #43
reading! who has time for that. it's quicker to just leap to a conclusion leftyohiolib Sep 2012 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author cordelia Sep 2012 #50
That's a fantasy some people indulge themselves in. If they admitted to themselves that blacks might freshwest Sep 2012 #9
I'll bet she puts tea bags on her hat when she goes to the polls Cleita Sep 2012 #15
Then why don't poor people despise multi-millionaires and billionaires? nt valerief Sep 2012 #51
Because they believe they are better. And besides, it's dangerous to stand up to those above you. freshwest Sep 2012 #56
Most likely, those black people had jobs. BTW, the Escalade meme is from Boortz. Not original at all freshwest Sep 2012 #3
Also, those Cadillacs, if they were real, and not in her head Cleita Sep 2012 #5
Scenarios bongbong Sep 2012 #36
I don't think she was lying, except to herself. A person can ignore the reality around them and.. freshwest Sep 2012 #59
I think I'm related to all of the people who think that way. OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #6
Gosh OGR, look how you turned out. Cleita Sep 2012 #7
There's always hope... OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #11
+1 mmonk Sep 2012 #13
We have the same family? :( Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #12
We're probably related!!! OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #17
It would be wonderful! The cruelty and vindictiveness that they thrive on breaks my heart, Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #38
Me too abelenkpe Sep 2012 #45
The Other OneGrassRoot Sep 2012 #55
For Pete's sake Cleita, not all white people think like that AND you missed the mark on stereotyping slackmaster Sep 2012 #8
The caller, Mary, didn't mention wheel covers. She must have missed that. Cleita Sep 2012 #10
did she mention that they all have iPhones too? nt maryellen99 Sep 2012 #65
No, bigots think like that. Being white is not the same thing. Bucky Sep 2012 #14
Well, I'm white too, mostly, however, Cleita Sep 2012 #28
Asians and Hispanics get their own type of bigotry sent toward them. Goblinmonger Sep 2012 #48
Clue GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #16
I agree the caller's story is BS. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #20
To be accurate. She didn't mention food stamps. Cleita Sep 2012 #24
Thanks for the clarification. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2012 #29
Probably, but I have heard variations though not so blatant from acquaintances. Cleita Sep 2012 #32
Chicago is home to many DoBotherMe Sep 2012 #18
Yes, and the most famous black Chicagoan, Oprah. n/t Cleita Sep 2012 #26
Or Obama... n/t EC Sep 2012 #34
Yes, but Oprah is the one with the mega-bucks. Cleita Sep 2012 #46
I've lived in the South all of my life. The picture painted by the caller in the above post has ladjf Sep 2012 #21
The caller is probably a shill paid to call in. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #22
Still, even though I suspect you could be right, the fact that Cleita Sep 2012 #25
Uneducated people Rider3 Sep 2012 #27
Some do. I doubt the caller has ever been in to a store where anyone had food stamps (card now). HopeHoops Sep 2012 #30
Please tell me Stephanie called that caller a liar abelenkpe Sep 2012 #31
She did put her down. I forget the exact words. Cleita Sep 2012 #35
Probably a better strategy. Thanks! :) nt abelenkpe Sep 2012 #62
I grew up in an all white area get the red out Sep 2012 #33
Stephanie tried to point that out to her, but like most RWingers she wouldn't listen. Cleita Sep 2012 #40
Absolutely! get the red out Sep 2012 #52
Or rural Idaho. It's really bad there. Cleita Sep 2012 #54
Did she follow all those full shopping carts EC Sep 2012 #39
Exactly, it's them who put the people into office that gut the programs and then Cleita Sep 2012 #41
I heard that caller - I believe she also said that most black people are in prison wildflower Sep 2012 #42
Yes, I was so stunned that I forgot to put that in my post about Cleita Sep 2012 #49
I love it when Steph asked her... GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #58
So which did she think Spirochete Sep 2012 #44
I think people like that think they should be barefoot Cleita Sep 2012 #53
Why do you think there is such flap about pensions Aerows Sep 2012 #57
I don't get it... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #60
She was being sarcastic. Cleita Sep 2012 #61
Er, maybe those black people had jobs treestar Sep 2012 #63
I've gotten side eye from people in my husbands family because he was on workers comp for 14 months maryellen99 Sep 2012 #64
Literally just started listening... NightHawk63 Sep 2012 #66
These are the 30 something percent of Low income/Poor people supporting Romney JI7 Sep 2012 #67
Stephanie, Montana is filled with moochers of another race... cynatnite Sep 2012 #68
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