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bullwinkle428

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2. It's a way for right-wingers to obfuscate, and draw attention away from the
Thu Dec 4, 2014, 11:45 AM
Dec 2014

real issues of inherent racism in law enforcement and how it's implemented in hyper-aggressive manner.

Agreed. These anti-tax memes are directly from Rand Paul. A lot of closet libertarians are outing FSogol Dec 2014 #1
Rand Paul was peddling this dung last night... DonViejo Dec 2014 #10
Yup and his low-wattage-brained minions are promoting it on DU today. n/t FSogol Dec 2014 #11
"I blame politicians for police using banned choke-holds to kill people" arcane1 Dec 2014 #22
It's a way for right-wingers to obfuscate, and draw attention away from the bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #2
It's a twofer ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #13
And since he's republican, the "solution" to racist police violence is... a tax cut! arcane1 Dec 2014 #23
Is there a physical movement he could have done that would have signaled surrender to NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #26
Other than contracting a severe case of vitiligo ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #35
Now THAT is funny...not really given the context but that is funny, Chris Rock could NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #38
I am not sure what specific posts you are talking about, but most of the posts that I have read that still_one Dec 2014 #3
It is part of talking about the case yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #4
BRAVA! marym625 Dec 2014 #5
That's why right-wingers care about this case. Ykcutnek Dec 2014 #6
Do they understand that the taxes part was just an excuse? djean111 Dec 2014 #9
The anti tax memes are serving as a distraction etherealtruth Dec 2014 #7
Agree...knr joeybee12 Dec 2014 #8
The anti-tax trope began yesterday after Rand Paul spoke of it. The tropes on DU began shortly after LanternWaste Dec 2014 #12
Wingnuts are changing their tune nichomachus Dec 2014 #14
Perhaps some of those cops RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #16
kicked Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #15
Exactly. The cigarettes weren't untaxed. When Garner bought them, he paid substantial taxes on them. Kahuna Dec 2014 #17
Did he buy them in New York? subterranean Dec 2014 #21
I read somewhere that he was buying them in Virginia, where the tax is lower. arcane1 Dec 2014 #25
people don't like the discomfort of dehumanization Quayblue Dec 2014 #18
Agreed! He was killed because he was black, and Mr. Garner KMOD Dec 2014 #19
Damn Skippy! MrScorpio Dec 2014 #20
All the idiots spouting that BS should be assumed to be Freeper trolls. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #24
He was killed because roided up cops were looking for a victim Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #27
no, it's because he was black. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2014 #28
No it wasn't Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #31
You'll of course, supply us with objective, peer-reviewed sources to validate your allegation, yes? LanternWaste Dec 2014 #34
Yeah sure Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #37
Compared to the racial make of the population, morningfog Dec 2014 #40
I'm not disputing that Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #42
You must be white. morningfog Dec 2014 #45
What's with the burning desire to prevent a solution here? Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #46
If you can't join the reality that this is a race problem, that is your problem. morningfog Dec 2014 #49
Maybe they can "murder anyone," but it's easier to get away with when the victim is black. nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #43
True Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #47
If people realize they have a common interest RE: working against injustice, then they're nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #48
RW Radio RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #29
Taxes were just the excuse the cops used. stage left Dec 2014 #30
Well.....I honestly can't say for sure whether or not..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2014 #32
I can't guarantee, but I can say with some degree of certainty, that a white Eric Garner would still nomorenomore08 Dec 2014 #44
Agreed. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2014 #33
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2014 #39
Agreed. I can't take seriously anyone who advances that idiotic cigarettes taxation meme. stevenleser Dec 2014 #36
PREACH! JaneyVee Dec 2014 #41
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