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In reply to the discussion: WV man, white, 62, shoots, kills two black brothers, 60 & 61, for visiting their own property [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)When were there whites slaves here who were treated as property by blacks? That is such a false thread to follow. You simply can't reverse racism in this country where hatred of blacks, and the thought of them as less than human was ingrained in such a large section of our population and continues to be taught by ignorant hate filled morons to their children.
Of course that murderer could have murdered a couple of white guys, but he didn't. When I found out it was an old white man and two black victims it clicked. Do I know for a fact the murderer was racist? No. But given all the racist history and racist crimes and rise in the outspoken racism since Obama started running for president coupled with these idiotic stand your ground laws and memes about how Obama (the black, illegitimate president in the racists's eyes) is going to take your guns away, there is a fervor in the air and these ignorant racists gun nuts think they can kill a black man and get away with it just like Zimmerman did.
I just don't see how you can not take race into account in this given the current climate of our country. It's not so easy as this was just a shooting. Life is complex. You have to look at everything and race is part of it.
And to compare shooters who go out and randomly shoot into crowded places with this targeted killing is not a good analogy at all. Completely different situations. This guy was home. Now he may have been a bit insane or just plain stupid, I mean who doesn't know if an outlying building belongs to them or their neighbor? Or maybe he was just making up an excuse.
p.s. I never said that anyone who speaks out against Obama is a racist. I speak out against him all them time. I think he is a huge disappointment and a corporate tool.