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74. The sickest thing is that they believe they're acting nobly and honorably n/t

Fri Apr 23, 2021, 07:40 PM

Apr 2021

As Nixon‘s right hand man, John Ehrlichman, told reporter Dan Baum: “You want to know what this was really all about? The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and Black people. Do you understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or Black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.“

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Republicans Go Berserk on House Floor after Rep. Calls out Their Racist Arguments on D.C. Statehood [View all] dogknob Apr 2021 OP

Hell Yes. sheshe2 Apr 2021 #1

Marvelous. stillcool Apr 2021 #2

Gloves Off! ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #3

What Did They Say During The Last Election??? COL Mustard Apr 2021 #72

I Use That Back At Them ProfessorGAC Apr 2021 #73

Seems someone Dave in VA Apr 2021 #4

sell tickets! we can use the money ! monkeyman1 Apr 2021 #5

Aw, did their delicate fee fee's get hurt? MustLoveBeagles Apr 2021 #6

Awww, Such Sad Little Snowflakes! nt smb Apr 2021 #71

Make it uncomfortable as hell, make them own it. OnDoutside Apr 2021 #7

Screwy Louie pretending to be offended is gold. Grokenstein Apr 2021 #8

Gooey Louie demtenjeep Apr 2021 #14

Gohmert Pyle Major Nikon Apr 2021 #53

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼K&R👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone Apr 2021 #9

A hit dog will holler. Qutzupalotl Apr 2021 #10

Thank you for quoting that correctly and using it in proper context. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #12

Washington DC... dogknob Apr 2021 #11

Pays more per adult person than any other state. Nt spooky3 Apr 2021 #16

So do literally dozens of other metropolitan areas. malthaussen Apr 2021 #23

Sorry. Fuck that! CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author DiamondShark Apr 2021 #54

Maybe they should ck4829 Apr 2021 #56

DC isn't a city in the same way that Chicago and LA is kcr Apr 2021 #75

I suggest Maryland because Maryland is where they came from originally... malthaussen Apr 2021 #76

This is good info, thanks Clash City Rocker Apr 2021 #26

Those facts are a good argument for making New York City a separate state FakeNoose Apr 2021 #28

Don't do that. Without NYC, the rest of the state wnylib Apr 2021 #37

I applaud our representatives who are finally "taking the gloves off." alwaysinasnit Apr 2021 #13

Why did the GOP even bother to demand a procedural fig leaf to cover their shame? Marcuse Apr 2021 #15

That's it, in a nutshell bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #17

"I had no idea there were so many syllables in the word 'white.'" Hekate Apr 2021 #18

"So many syllables in the word 'white.'" soldierant Apr 2021 #47

Heh! Both Brilliant statements! electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #50

Their whole, "I'm offended" schtick isn't working as well anymore. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #19

Still working well enough for some die-hardship. How dare we! czarjak Apr 2021 #38

Anything works on the die-hard. Caliman73 Apr 2021 #63

Good Snackshack Apr 2021 #20

Speaking the truth! Yes! n/t KatK Apr 2021 #21

About time. Put their racism and oppression of others in their their faces, without sugarcoating or Jay25 Apr 2021 #22

Berserkers howl and berserkers wail. Tag 'em and bag 'em and throw 'em in jail. abqtommy Apr 2021 #24

I can't rec this enough. paleotn Apr 2021 #25

Recommended. panader0 Apr 2021 #27

With additional statehood(s),* they KNOW there will be from 2 to 6 Senate seats, BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #29

I am swooning over this remark: Politicub Apr 2021 #30

And "well-rounded working class"? PatSeg Apr 2021 #60

Maybe we can take up a collection for . . . Richard D Apr 2021 #31

Throw them a box of tissues. wnylib Apr 2021 #39

Rolls of cheap toilet paper . . . Richard D Apr 2021 #41

ok. wnylib Apr 2021 #43

Better still a roll of paper towels ; ) electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #51

My thanks to Congressman Mondaire Jones mountain grammy Apr 2021 #32

KNR niyad Apr 2021 #33

More! More!! MORE!!! n/t TygrBright Apr 2021 #35

Kudos Representative Mondaire Jones! CountMyVote4Reality Apr 2021 #36

Rep. Jones is my newly elected Congressman and he is already making me proud to have voted for him. NellieStarbuck Apr 2021 #40

I never heard of him before this & I'm already a fan Hekate Apr 2021 #48

Beautiful. Keep up the momentum! Doremus Apr 2021 #42

"These desperate objections are about fear. Fear that in D.C., their white supremacist politics will Martin68 Apr 2021 #44

Way to make the case! nt BootinUp Apr 2021 #45

It doesn't have a landfill rpannier Apr 2021 #46

I can't find a landfill in Scarsdale, NY either. Anybody know how they deal with trash in Scarsdale? jaxexpat Apr 2021 #55

They're throwing this one out now Best_man23 Apr 2021 #57

I heard DC doesn't have a professional croquet team rpannier Apr 2021 #61

Pow! Kudos Powerful Retort! electric_blue68 Apr 2021 #49

LOL.. Maagats so Cha Apr 2021 #52

Suck on THAT, Louie Gohmert. (nt) Paladin Apr 2021 #58

IN YOUR FACE! And f*#k your feelings. nt Hotler Apr 2021 #59

Is anyone surprised? ecstatic Apr 2021 #62

Whew. This guy is great moose65 Apr 2021 #64

"I think we should turn it back on them..." dogknob Apr 2021 #65

I had no idea there were so many syllables in the word 'white.' SpankMe Apr 2021 #66

They are racist...back in the day when a new state was added to the Union (the US), unfortunately, SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #67

Yep! And.... moose65 Apr 2021 #68

The sickest thing is that they believe they're acting nobly and honorably n/t dogknob Apr 2021 #74

For years the Democrats The Wizard Apr 2021 #69

They can't handle the truth LW1977 Apr 2021 #70