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Leme

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65. well,

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 12:40 PM

Jun 2014

when one says "person is poor, black, Hispanic, gay, female or a member of any other derided group" and a member of that group does note vote the way you or I prefer..... there is something wrong with them?
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they are part of the same group that votes different than what you or I may prefer.
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but YOU choose to single them out because they are "poor, black, Hispanic, gay, female or a member of any other derided group".
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singly people out because they are poor, black, Hispanic, gay, female or a member of any other derided group sounds like ______ to me. ( blank can be filled with a number of answers, depending on why they are singled out).

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I had an interesting discussion with a patient yesterday who is a black conservative. [View all] Aristus Jun 2014 OP

Stupid/Stubborn otohara Jun 2014 #1

I think people like your patient are hard wired in their brains to be so rigid and negative kimbutgar Jun 2014 #2

I wonder if he realizes that among the "welfare cheats" are many, many conservative Republicans? nt kelliekat44 Jun 2014 #36

Those don't count. Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #52

appears to me that Leme Jun 2014 #3

Don't you dare accuse that poster of being, even unintentionally, racist! Come on here two weeks ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #7

what part of "perhaps unintentional" do you not understand? Leme Jun 2014 #14

Oh, I understand every word of it. It's an inference you don't get to make since you don't know that ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #16

sorry, when I see things that appear non-racist..and they appear to me Leme Jun 2014 #23

lots of stories are Leme Jun 2014 #29

This is an interesting take and got me thinking. ananda Jun 2014 #30

exactly Leme Jun 2014 #32

I think author mentioned race because JaneyVee Jun 2014 #45

well, it's not about the author Leme Jun 2014 #46

No it's not racist. Black conservatives are relatively rare. Aristus Jun 2014 #8

You don't owe that person an explanation. They come in here a couple weeks ago and now they ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #9

Thanks for sticking up for me. Aristus Jun 2014 #12

Yw, Aristus. Always enjoy your contribution when I am fortunate enough to see it. =) nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #13

+1. And note the end of the OP, which we know is true. The cons would use him. freshwest Jun 2014 #38

well, Like I said Leme Jun 2014 #20

His words. Aristus Jun 2014 #21

Exactly Leme Jun 2014 #25

A word of advice. Codeine Jun 2014 #27

I just happen to be correct on this.... o well Leme Jun 2014 #28

Still digging. progressoid Jun 2014 #34

at least one person saw my point, that's maybe all there is, o well Leme Jun 2014 #37

The entire post would have been different without the poster giving that one pertinent piece of Ikonoklast Jun 2014 #44

why is it pertinent that he is black? Leme Jun 2014 #50

Or a patient... or male...? LanternWaste Jun 2014 #69

I am Black - don't see anything racist in the post. LoisB Jun 2014 #26

Ditto. nt Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #53

Most black people are Democrats treestar Jun 2014 #49

Me too! bravenak Jun 2014 #51

There is nothing racist about it. Members of an oppressed group Live and Learn Jun 2014 #60

well, Leme Jun 2014 #65

Race certainly is pertinent when a black person struggles financially because tblue37 Jun 2014 #62

well, it seems like you hold ... Leme Jun 2014 #64

No, it is simply astonishing when we encounter members of groups that tblue37 Jun 2014 #66

I guess you would agree Leme Jun 2014 #68

Your concern has been duly noted. tenderfoot Jun 2014 #71

Matyrdom...persecution complex...whatever... Wounded Bear Jun 2014 #4

It fascinates me that theft from a government aid program is always the fault of LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #5

That's a brilliant way to put it, LHAZ. Thanks! Aristus Jun 2014 #10

There used to be fraud hotlines. I assume there still are. LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #48

Excellent point! Should never be forgotten. freshwest Jun 2014 #39

Very well stated. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #58

There's no discussion... doxydad Jun 2014 #6

Registered to vote? MurryMom Jun 2014 #19

"unassailable self-assurance" is a universal, bipartisan trait hack89 Jun 2014 #11

Or the gungeon. nt laundry_queen Jun 2014 #35

Or Castle Bansalot. Like I said- a universal trait nt hack89 Jun 2014 #42

The gentleman is walking contradiction libodem Jun 2014 #15

Who knows? Aristus Jun 2014 #17

It just might libodem Jun 2014 #18

Aristus, aren't you at a community clinic? Was his care free? See the contradiction? freshwest Jun 2014 #40

Yes. We operate under a grant. Aristus Jun 2014 #41

Just goes to show that the Fuck You Got Mine mentality knows no bounds. Arkana Jun 2014 #22

The thing is: he doesn't 'have his'. Aristus Jun 2014 #24

Homeless? KamaAina Jun 2014 #31

I live amongst poor snake handling white folks gwheezie Jun 2014 #33

I recently had an encounter with a Latino conservative who is homeless. KamaAina Jun 2014 #43

In what I imagine would might well the words of Robert Freeman - TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #47

Was he suffering from concussion? Paranoia, maybe? Was his last name Ruckus? MADem Jun 2014 #54

I think even Uncle Ruckus Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #55

I was wondering if Ruckus got hit on the head, lost his memory or something! nt MADem Jun 2014 #57

I feel so sorry for those who are so brainwashed they hurt only themselves. nm Cha Jun 2014 #56

Sounds like he's in dire straits himself. I wonder how much of his politics is "his", and Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #59

*Why* did you avoid mentioning such salient points? nt tblue37 Jun 2014 #61

Because it was taking up time when I should have been evaluating and diagnosing his condition. Aristus Jun 2014 #63

Homeless and mentally ill is not a good combination Tom Ripley Jun 2014 #67

It is people like you, willing to give him your time and care without on the spot judgement,... NCTraveler Jun 2014 #70