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23. Having a Black president doesn't mean as much as you think it does.

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 02:58 PM

Mar 2013

Black people still get murdered much in the same way, and now it's often by cops for no reason at all except just for being black. Black mothers were afraid to let their sons go to school while the hunt for Dornan was on. What about Treyvon Martin? Countless others? The education system is worse in black neighborhoods, the "justice" system has failed blacks, just look at the prison population. Seriously, all of that isn't even just the south. I'd hate to see and hear what goes on down there.

Racism is alive and well. Don't let one man's triumph blind you to that. In fact, you could say that racism is partly responsible for Obama being president. Latinos and blacks voted overwhelmingly for him and a lot of that was due to the fact that the Republican party is for the most part racist.

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40 years in solitary confinement? What in fucking HELL have we become? [View all] eridani Mar 2013 OP

Absolutely shameful! n/t markpkessinger Mar 2013 #1

Isn't this cruel and unusual? And war criminals George Bush and Dick Cheney walk free, sickening. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #2

"Things have changed in the South . . ." another_liberal Mar 2013 #3

another liberal, Justice Roberts holds the hammer. saidsimplesimon Mar 2013 #25

He has . . . another_liberal Mar 2013 #30

I'd enjoy placing a large number of "too big to fail" types there, "toiling in fields of cotton..." WinkyDink Mar 2013 #4

slavery never stopped in the south, it even got worse. Sunlei Mar 2013 #5

K&R for thread Jumpin Jack Fletch Mar 2013 #6

Two middle finger..one from either hand Buffalo Bull Mar 2013 #20

My god! What a shameful situation. Earth_First Mar 2013 #7

yes, it's terrible... but this notion that we have "become bad" really needs to be stopped NoMoreWarNow Mar 2013 #8

I never want to hear the term "post-racial" again. annabanana Mar 2013 #9

Worse now Guizar Mar 2013 #10

No. Fifty years ago we murdered black people for using the wrong water fountain Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #22

Having a Black president doesn't mean as much as you think it does. cui bono Mar 2013 #23

I did not say that racism was over (cont) Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #24

The population has almost doubled in fifty years. defacto7 Mar 2013 #40

We are a Nation that has inhuman policies and laws that vastly favor the wealthy. We have ladjf Mar 2013 #11

Definitely ... a country bringing on its own demise all by itself. This country is RKP5637 Mar 2013 #14

I would like to point out that the U.S. also has many policies. The problem is that the good ladjf Mar 2013 #15

This country points its finger at other countries ... some pointing needs to be done at the US and RKP5637 Mar 2013 #12

When you point your finger at someone... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #32

Yep, quite true! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #35

For a nation founded on genocide, slavery, and aparthied, we've come a long way... mountain grammy Mar 2013 #13

Well stated Tumbulu Mar 2013 #28

His confinement Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #16

Was just wondering the same thing on another thread. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #17

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2013 #18

Bobby Jindle libodem Mar 2013 #19

So he killed a prison guard...? tritsofme Mar 2013 #21

It is for now. Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #29

I think Nat'l Geographic had a special on Angola - NO ONE walks out, ever. Hestia Mar 2013 #26

In this country it's easier to go to prison than to get a job that pays well. Initech Mar 2013 #27

The USA is going out in a blanket of shame. 99Forever Mar 2013 #31

though we cannot ignore the truth hopemountain Mar 2013 #33

May he never dream of Angola again, in all his days... DreamGypsy Mar 2013 #34

Amy Goodman is on the case upi402 Mar 2013 #36

k&r limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #37

Jim Crow is dead in the South blues lover Mar 2013 #38

what could they do Milliesmom Mar 2013 #39