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In the discussion thread: What is gerrymandering and why does a democracy allow it to be used to protect white power? [View all]

Response to brooklynite (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 08:00 PM

marybourg (11,599 posts)

9. I was just pointing out where the "mander" part

of “gerrymander” came from.

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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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