...but had nothing to do with protecting white power... (Reply #5)

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Thu Oct 21, 2021, 06:08 PM

brooklynite (86,851 posts)

5. ...but had nothing to do with protecting white power...

...All governing Parties have applied gerrymanders at different times to maintain their political strength. In political machine cities, they were used to protect black (and other ethnic group) power in their local jurisdictions.

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
What is gerrymandering and why does a democracy allow it to be used to protect white power? [View all]	Nevilledog	Oct 2021	OP
;-{)🖖‍	Goonch	Oct 2021	#1
The district was said to have looked like a	marybourg	Oct 2021	#2
...but had nothing to do with protecting white power...	brooklynite	Oct 2021	#5
I was just pointing out where the "mander" part	marybourg	Oct 2021	#9
Because our overlords really don't want peons voting n/t	leftstreet	Oct 2021	#3
Why? Because the legacy of slavery is still attractive to more than enough Americans.	BeckyDem	Oct 2021	#4
Actually, while slavery was seen as "bad", the idea of White Supremacy was held both South and North	Caliman73	Oct 2021	#6
White supremacy is the legacy of slavery.	BeckyDem	Oct 2021	#7
Chicken and egg... right?	Caliman73	Oct 2021	#8
How does any of that change what you initially responded to?	BeckyDem	Oct 2021	#10
Both parties do it	Zeitghost	Oct 2021	#11
Whites make the rules...so gerrymandering.	joetheman	Oct 2021	#12

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