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brindis_desala

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30. Because race IS the gun issue

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 05:29 PM

Feb 2013

A little history. The 2nd Amendment was (reluctantly) added to reassure the slave states where blacks often outnumbered whites. The plantation owners wanted to make sure that the Federal government could not draft the white men they relied on to defend them, hunt runaways and crush slave rebellions. The KKK grew out of those "militias" and the attitude of being armed and ready to defend against the rampaging "Nigras and Injuns" has never been assuaged. I would argue that the Southern Strategy, like the 'War on Drugs', was designed to make sure those fears never die.

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Rest In Peace, Trayvon. May your family find peace & justice. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #1

This has got to be a hard day for his family ellisonz Feb 2013 #2

. patrice Feb 2013 #3

^^This^^ lastlib Feb 2013 #13

Very fine and wise words, lastlib. Thanks for sharing my thought about Trayvon & his family. patrice Feb 2013 #15

I just hope his death is not in vain but will help fight hatred and bigotry libtodeath Feb 2013 #4

today IS Trayvon's birthday. barbtries Feb 2013 #5

Fixed. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #7

aww thanks barbtries Feb 2013 #8

Mr.Trayvon Martin might have cured cancer some day. Fluck Zimmerman. graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

I hope justice is served in a court of law bigapple1963 Feb 2013 #34

I hope the jury comes back in 18 seconds with the guilty verdict, imho graham4anything Feb 2013 #35

Oh lord. HappyMe Feb 2013 #9

The Comments Are The Worst! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #10

No it's not. Fearless Feb 2013 #11

See post #5. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #12

To each their own. Fearless Feb 2013 #29

my sister was born August 15th, 1960 noiretextatique Feb 2013 #31

I'm glad she remains part of your life! Fearless Feb 2013 #42

she does...i will never forget her noiretextatique Feb 2013 #43

Too sad for me to read Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #14

Twitter? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #18

True...I remember my early days on AOL Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #21

There's a term for that, isn't there? WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #22

May you and your loved ones get Justice, Trayvon Martin~ Cha Feb 2013 #16

Kick & Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #17

We will not forget. AtomicKitten Feb 2013 #19

R.I.P. Trayvon. You will be missed. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #20

This makes me glad that I've steered clear of Twitter and FB NICO9000 Feb 2013 #23

R.I.P. Trayvon. You will long be remembered. Scuba Feb 2013 #24

RIP Travon and God Bless Gabby. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #25

Sick people/stupid gun nut asses devoid of even a modicum of humanity, decency, propriety, indepat Feb 2013 #41

or is it the race-baiting? hfojvt Feb 2013 #26

Forgive me... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #27

Don't bother. WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #28

True. johnp3907 Feb 2013 #46

... noiretextatique Feb 2013 #33

he's just trying to rile me up... Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #40

he was successful in riling me up noiretextatique Feb 2013 #45

Because race IS the gun issue brindis_desala Feb 2013 #30

do you have a son who looks like Trayvon Martin? noiretextatique Feb 2013 #32

are you race-baiting by posting about the death of a white woman who was killed by a black man? noiretextatique Feb 2013 #37

Wow, all over the road with that post. Rex Feb 2013 #38

you were too cowardly to post here, but you sent me a pm noiretextatique Feb 2013 #49

cowardly? hfojvt Feb 2013 #50

You do? trumad Feb 2013 #51

he is convinced that Martin is dead noiretextatique Feb 2013 #52

You know, I'm trying to figure out ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #53

okay thanks for replying to a 19 month old post with more insults hfojvt Aug 2014 #54

More histronics? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #55

you are contradicting yourself then hfojvt Aug 2014 #58

hfojvt ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #59

maybe you're unhappy because you keep posting anti progressive things on a progressive board CreekDog Aug 2014 #56

you apparently are the gatekeeper hfojvt Aug 2014 #57

Still just as mad about it today as the day it happened. Rex Feb 2013 #36

So please, let us put the hatred aside for one day. sheshe2 Feb 2013 #39

No.... it's not. SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #44

Happy birthday, Trayvon. Terra Alta Feb 2013 #47

Rec'ed. And I'm afraid you've only scratched the surface War Horse Feb 2013 #48