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LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)
11. Exactly.
Thu Apr 17, 2014, 10:51 PM
Apr 2014

Not only were cameras present, but he wasn't the only one armed. Starting a shootout involving hundreds of people isn't like shooting at a single man with a gun.

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Fear of a Black Gun Owner steve2470 Apr 2014 #1
This has become scary steve. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #6
"I agree, sheshe, the black gun toters would either be dead or in jail already." AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #10
it's not necessarily race bossy22 Apr 2014 #2
No, it's not about media coverage. sheshe2 Apr 2014 #3
+1. Race is the basis for it all. Paladin Apr 2014 #4
Your skin color AgingAmerican Apr 2014 #7
Right wing terrorism and the gun nuts sheshe2 Apr 2014 #24
I would call them AgingAmerican Apr 2014 #35
Oy ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #47
It's all race.. HipChick Apr 2014 #5
+1 ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #46
yeah, it's more like republican privilege to me Doctor_J Apr 2014 #8
Exactly. LittleBlue Apr 2014 #11
It's absolutely race. jeff47 Apr 2014 #12
LOL. It's ALWAYS about race. No other explainations, ever. All about race. All the time. Skip Intro Apr 2014 #14
So what is it all about Skip? sheshe2 Apr 2014 #19
maybe not always, but sometimes Supersedeas Apr 2014 #38
because slavery of black people was legal for almost half our history CreekDog Apr 2014 #42
I don't doubt there's a disparity.....but as I factually pointed out on the other thread..... AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #9
Apparently you don't know the difference between "opinion" and "fact". (nt) jeff47 Apr 2014 #13
I do, Jeff. But with all due respect..... AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #17
Here, lemme fix that for you jeff47 Apr 2014 #20
Exactly. There's no way to appease racists without flat-out refusing to discuss racism. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #22
I'm not refusing to discuss racism, though(where did that come from?). And that's the problem. nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #27
So it can be discussed, but it can't be discussed in a certain specific way because nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #31
That IS part of the problem, yes. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #32
See post #33. And keep in mind I'm *not* including you personally under "idiot white people." n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #34
I can appreciate that. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #36
Thanks jeff.... sheshe2 Apr 2014 #25
...... AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #26
Yes, it is what you are trying to do. jeff47 Apr 2014 #39
"You are searching for a term that would be less offensive to the right." AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #43
You're entitled to your opinion on the subject, but like the man said, opinions aren't fact. n/t nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #21
True, but they can be backed up by facts. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #28
Frankly I have no interest in coddling ignorant, entitled fools. Not when the subject at hand nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #33
You logic completely fails ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #48
"I would put forward that you simply do not understand it." And you are entitled to that opinion. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #49
Meh misread the article Egnever Apr 2014 #15
Exactly.. butterfly77 Apr 2014 #16
More than one thing going on here, but yes, race is definitely one of them. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #18
No doubt about that, TBH. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #30
This ^^ absolutely Egnever Apr 2014 #37
time to get tough with right wing fanatics joe_stampingbull Apr 2014 #23
"They do not own America. They are not patriots." Seconded! They're not "patriots" at all. AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #29
why couldn't they just use drones against these white folk? RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #40
Here we go again. For those who insist on denying white privilege Solomon Apr 2014 #41
Harry Reid is right ... napkinz Apr 2014 #44
As always napkinz, well done sheshe2 Apr 2014 #45
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