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bravenak

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28. Nice tangent!

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 10:48 PM

Jul 2014

Last edited Thu Jul 3, 2014, 01:04 AM - Edit history (1)

I have one.

Thomas Jefferson held humans in bondage even using one to serve his sexual needs and creating children with a woman he held power of life and death over. He even held children as slaves in bondage for a time.

I think Tupac owned up to his faults and served his time in prison for his crime or rape , while Thomas Jefferson gets a free pass and is called a founding father. I find it shameful that we spit on Tupacs grave for his crime, while sanctifying the lecherous slave owner and placing him on a pedestal. He and his group of founders were supporters of the Native American genocide and the Violent human trafficking trade and we call what they did good and expect black children to respect these dirty old rapists since those who they oppressed and abused looked like them. Black and brown.

I love tangental threads sometimes.

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If DU doesn't believe in our justice system [View all] Harmony Blue Jul 2014 OP

"War is a racket" - Deeply fucking ironic. Gravitycollapse Jul 2014 #1

I don't see the irony Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #2

If you're a straight, white, upwardly mobile male, I'm sure our justice system looks wonderful. Gravitycollapse Jul 2014 #6

If you don't believe in any branches of the government Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #25

What does it mean to you to "not believe in" a government institution? Gravitycollapse Jul 2014 #29

The OP is accusing the wrong party of being anti federal government. Liberalynn Jul 2014 #75

If you "believe in" the branches of government, why would you even TRY to change anything? MNBrewer Jul 2014 #136

+1 YoungDemCA Jul 2014 #143

Have you heard of Citizens United? Bush v. Gore? valerief Jul 2014 #58

Bush v. Gore? BainsBane Jul 2014 #3

I think we all know what this OP is about. cyberswede Jul 2014 #10

Indeed BainsBane Jul 2014 #21

That explains a lot theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #40

OMGS.. another one questioning "anger" at the HobLob decision.. unreal. #Scalia Law Trending.. Cha Jul 2014 #83

Ugh. BootinUp Jul 2014 #84

Some of the damn responses to the second thread were worse than the damn OP Number23 Jul 2014 #111

+1000 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #12

Disagreement is one thing Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #26

What is counter productive BainsBane Jul 2014 #56

OJ Simpson? It isn't a fair system but sometimes it's unfair in more than one direction. randome Jul 2014 #123

I believe in our justice system Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #4

We are all in deep trouble moving forward.... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #5

Yeah, and the last one left gets stuck with the check. bluesbassman Jul 2014 #11

It would donco Jul 2014 #7

wtf? Marrah_G Jul 2014 #8

With the RWers on the SCOTUS we have now, a lot more than our party is in trouble going forward. cyberswede Jul 2014 #9

Is this the same justice system that you think is just waiting to screw over men? LeftyMom Jul 2014 #13

BOOM goes the dynamite!! bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #32

Damn you're good theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #42

~snort~ Marrah_G Jul 2014 #67

I can't top this. Jamastiene Jul 2014 #117

. myrna minx Jul 2014 #119

Hey myrna minx... theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #132

Hiya, Handpuppet! myrna minx Jul 2014 #137

A-fucking-men. JTFrog Jul 2014 #122

Oh, please! bravenak Jul 2014 #14

Actually I was trying to seek understanding why such a deranged invididual did what he did Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #19

Nice tangent! bravenak Jul 2014 #28

Thank you. Jamastiene Jul 2014 #118

Thanks. bravenak Jul 2014 #130

bullshit. You started off with a declaration that it was an outgrowth of "male suffering" cali Jul 2014 #145

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #23

This is a crazy day! bravenak Jul 2014 #33

I saw that the last one got a hide. eom sheshe2 Jul 2014 #44

Which is no doubt the reason for this one. cyberswede Jul 2014 #49

True dat....cyberswede sheshe2 Jul 2014 #59

He needs be called on it BainsBane Jul 2014 #110

Good. I fell for it before and got pissed off.nt bravenak Jul 2014 #66

I have been pissed off all evening, bravenak. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #70

He a self rec artist. bravenak Jul 2014 #72

Please do. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #74

I should post it here and derail his thread. bravenak Jul 2014 #76

I'll read it tomorrow, bravenak. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #80

All right! bravenak Jul 2014 #81

I am pretty sure he took a wrong turn on the road to "our party." Squinch Jul 2014 #37

Thanks Squinch, sheshe2 Jul 2014 #39

The difference: FSogol Jul 2014 #15

hmmmm - not sure I fully agree with this . . . there were some VERY DrDan Jul 2014 #125

You mistake letting off steam as action. n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #127

more than letting off steam - more like lynch-mob mentality comments DrDan Jul 2014 #131

Did any lynch mob actually go after Zimmerman? No. See the difference? Squinch Jul 2014 #141

"mentality" - see the difference DrDan Jul 2014 #144

"mentality" / "actions" - see the difference? Squinch Jul 2014 #146

I sure do . . . and that is exactly why I used the word "mentality" DrDan Jul 2014 #147

Now you aren't even making any sense. Have a nice day. Squinch Jul 2014 #148

really . . . go back and look at your posts and see what sense they make DrDan Jul 2014 #151

Here I thought I logged on to Democratic Underground. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #16

What in the hell does this mean? hrmjustin Jul 2014 #17

Ahhh! Hrmjustin! I didn't read through the thread before I posted, and Squinch Jul 2014 #30

Seems like that we are being told to get over the supreme court decision. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #35

I agree justin. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #41

And only he recced his thread. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #48

Now why am I not surprised. sheshe2 Jul 2014 #55

It makes it all the more sadder. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #57

Well, cause, you know, it's just not that big a deal. And we are just hysterical hair on fire types Squinch Jul 2014 #43

Notice his rec is lonely. really sad. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #45

As bravenak pointed out, though, he does this kind of thing often. Nonsense with no other Squinch Jul 2014 #53

Indeed. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #54

Looks like amateur hour to me Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #60

Maybe I should have Squinch Jul 2014 #63

Careful with those "quotes." Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #71

Yeah. But it seems like some among us can fling around right wing talking points. Go figure. Squinch Jul 2014 #124

True that. Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #138

I have the same interpratation, ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #104

Imagine if he'd posted that after the the USSCOTUS decision that installed Bush Jamastiene Jul 2014 #121

It's a continuation of this from yesterday BainsBane Jul 2014 #62

Yes. He wrote those just before he harassed a bunch of Squinch Jul 2014 #65

+1 joshcryer Jul 2014 #79

believing in fairy tales is fine until you hit the voting booth reddread Jul 2014 #18

The voting booth is important Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #22

outrage is not apathy reddread Jul 2014 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author woo me with science Jul 2014 #20

should liberals have respected the dred scott ruling too? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #24

We are human so this is understandable Harmony Blue Jul 2014 #31

no, but you can change things to fight a ruling. La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #77

Plessy v. Ferguson, Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific, Kelo v. New London, Citizens United hatrack Jul 2014 #100

Uhhh, lets see...I respect how wrong shit can go when shitheads BootinUp Jul 2014 #108

Exactly what the hell is this supposed to mean? Squinch Jul 2014 #27

Your one sad self-rec on your painfully stupid threads always makes me laugh. LeftyMom Jul 2014 #34

+1 well said. FSogol Jul 2014 #38

Do you believe in a contaminated Justice Branch of Govt? I do... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #46

Your still here? MohRokTah Jul 2014 #47

you have so much to offer, yourself. reddread Jul 2014 #50

I'm a bit of a hothead and have been letting off some steam lately. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #61

IM in your corner reddread Jul 2014 #78

Thank you reddread MohRokTah Jul 2014 #86

Fun trivia fact. BootinUp Jul 2014 #87

NEver watched the series. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #88

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The docs and nurses are incredible. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #91

Thats good. BootinUp Jul 2014 #96

Im afraid that Bill and Hillary have a different agenda reddread Jul 2014 #89

One thing about politicians, they know a lot of people BootinUp Jul 2014 #92

I cant choose her CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS for her reddread Jul 2014 #98

I'll stop BootinUp Jul 2014 #99

I probably wont reddread Jul 2014 #101

awe geez...when did this happen to your cousin? BootinUp Jul 2014 #102

96. the perfect cure for a news junky reddread Jul 2014 #103

You mean investigated? - edit: scratch that I got it. BootinUp Jul 2014 #105

yes, the one that occurred in Saudi reddread Jul 2014 #106

So I guess now BootinUp Jul 2014 #107

you speak about what DU believes as if you believe something different CreekDog Jul 2014 #51

+1 hrmjustin Jul 2014 #52

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+1 BootinUp Jul 2014 #85

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You've convinced me. bluedigger Jul 2014 #95

Someone gave the mouse a cookie. Solly Mack Jul 2014 #93

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haaaaaaaa!!!!! good one! nt Ilsa Jul 2014 #112

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Let me guess. Jamastiene Jul 2014 #114

I feel exactly the opposite - TBF Jul 2014 #116

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I agree that the justice system isn't the primary problem here - TBF Jul 2014 #135

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I see... ljm2002 Jul 2014 #139

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LOL! Rex Jul 2014 #142

Oh! Iggo Jul 2014 #149

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