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noiretextatique

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34. are you fucking kidding me?

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 11:59 AM

Nov 2014

Did you grasp the meaning of that quote? You are the only one who is out-of-line here. Do you really think democrats will TOUCH this issue with a 10 foot pole? The issue: our justice system does not work to protect black citizens. No fucking way. Silence about racial inequities are a BIG reason why DuBois' quote is still true today. Another example of cowardly dems allowing the rw to control and frame the debate...because of fear of how white people will react. This issue will be front and center in 2016...there has been enough silence.

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"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect" - W.E.B. Du Bois. [View all] Luminous Animal Nov 2014 OP

Thats a very strong quote...damn.And very true SummerSnow Nov 2014 #1

Even though I expected today's outcome. My heart hurts. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #3

the quote explains why so many of us G_j Nov 2014 #8

Precisely. Thank you. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #12

, blkmusclmachine Nov 2014 #2

Yes that 'splains a great deal. n/t truedelphi Nov 2014 #4

I'm sorry, but this is not the time, nor the place for that. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #5

Maybe it is not the quote cited in the OP that should be over at Discussionist. n/t truedelphi Nov 2014 #7

+1 nt hobbit709 Nov 2014 #9

+2 Pastiche423 Nov 2014 #11

+billion BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #14

+ infinity etherealtruth Nov 2014 #16

Double infinity bettyellen Nov 2014 #17

+the expanding universe XemaSab Nov 2014 #19

This. nt LeftyMom Nov 2014 #20

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #27

Indeed. nt cyberswede Nov 2014 #40

What do we need here? Goblinmonger Nov 2014 #10

"That more in line with what you want to hear?" No. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #13

You have a counter argument to the quote, I take it? Bust that shit on out. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #18

I'm really interested in how a white man XemaSab Nov 2014 #22

LOL noiretextatique Nov 2014 #38

That you for opening my eyes. PowerToThePeople Nov 2014 #21

are you fucking kidding me? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #34

Exactly. cyberswede Nov 2014 #41

You know, racism and rape culture just might be part of "the big picture" for a lot of people cyberswede Nov 2014 #44

So it's bad enough that you think that you know more than every black DUer Number23 Nov 2014 #24

this poster walks that fine line noiretextatique Nov 2014 #33

This poster stomps all over that line, TBH. cyberswede Nov 2014 #45

i totally agree noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48

Noire, that poster doesn't walk a fine anything Number23 Nov 2014 #46

wow...thanks noiretextatique Nov 2014 #47

Gotcha! Number23 Nov 2014 #49

Say what? HuckleB Nov 2014 #25

WTF "time" or "place" would be more appropriate? Just answer me that. nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #30

are you fucking for real? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #32

no, he is not for real, fucking or otherwise. n/t yodermon Nov 2014 #35

Sorry you feel that way. nt AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #39

You know what Joe? bravenak Nov 2014 #36

The OP is far from being shit MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #50

I will admit I overreacted a bit, initially. That I can't deny. BUT..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #52

No one is claiming system cannot be righted MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #53

That's kind of what was implied here, though. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #55

If not now, then WHEN? LWolf Nov 2014 #54

powerful words bettyellen Nov 2014 #6

Chilling etherealtruth Nov 2014 #15

. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #23

yep annm4peace Nov 2014 #26

DuBois has an uncomfortable way of being right (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #28

Now that's a truth no one says out loud. tblue Nov 2014 #29

So true workinclasszero Nov 2014 #31

Thanks for posting. JEB Nov 2014 #37

This is perhaps the most hard hitting and devastatingly true bighart Nov 2014 #42

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. Albert Camus Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #43

Now that's the ticket! AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #51