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Orsino

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34. Used to be, the white male assholes would hang around to make sure the conveyed their threat.

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 09:27 AM

Apr 2015

I guess it's a huge step forward that they don't usually organize anymore, and that these lonely haters slink away even before they can be confronted.

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Noose found hanging at Duke University [View all] malaise Apr 2015 OP

It's Duke...Why should I be shocked? Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #1

Care to explain what you mean by your statement? WilmywoodNCparalegal Apr 2015 #16

EDIT Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #28

books have been written snooper2 Apr 2015 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author snooper2 Apr 2015 #39

I just saw that on the evening news. Skidmore Apr 2015 #2

Racist politicians and RW media have emboldened them malaise Apr 2015 #5

maybe some people already feel we are in a Civil War and are responding KittyWampus Apr 2015 #13

It's a meaningless piece of rope probably put there by some drunk. virgogal Apr 2015 #3

And how do you know this? Skidmore Apr 2015 #4

How do you know it wasn't? TampaAnimusVortex Apr 2015 #57

Meaningless to you malaise Apr 2015 #8

Just get over it, so what if your uncle could have been lynched, as in that is how recent NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #27

Looks that way malaise Apr 2015 #31

Exactly so. Lex Apr 2015 #42

. Agschmid Apr 2015 #9

methinks whoever hung knew it was more than meaningless. rurallib Apr 2015 #12

Wha? nt City Lights Apr 2015 #14

I beg your pardon, but a noose hanging from a tree MineralMan Apr 2015 #26

A noose is meaningless? It has no historical reference in the South? Lex Apr 2015 #35

It is not meaningless, and GoddessOfGuinness Apr 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Apr 2015 #45

Please, more of your brilliant insight. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #46

geez heaven05 Apr 2015 #49

Young Republican Clubs in action? AlinPA Apr 2015 #6

Do we know who or why it was hanged for all to see? seveneyes Apr 2015 #7

Oh, right -- I mean, maybe it was an art exhibit or something. markpkessinger Apr 2015 #19

Or maybe like a backward B carved into the face of soliloquy seveneyes Apr 2015 #23

oh wow.... heaven05 Apr 2015 #52

Please share the link showing the reason the culprit hanged the noose seveneyes Apr 2015 #53

you can find it on your own heaven05 Apr 2015 #55

People suck shenmue Apr 2015 #10

Adding a link... Agschmid Apr 2015 #11

Thank you n/t malaise Apr 2015 #22

Um, one of the Cameron Crazies wants to hang Wisconsin? KamaAina Apr 2015 #15

Except they play Michigan State Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2015 #20

Dammit, that's right! KamaAina Apr 2015 #30

Here's a link from a local news site NRaleighLiberal Apr 2015 #17

Thanks n/t malaise Apr 2015 #18

Photo of noose. Quackers Apr 2015 #21

Sick malaise Apr 2015 #24

Yep Quackers Apr 2015 #25

Racism at Duke Oilwellian Apr 2015 #29

And this is happening as minority numbers dwindle in most colleges malaise Apr 2015 #32

Our fault, we put up with it. What is really needed in this country will never happen NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #43

These are the people were hoping carry us to victory in 2016. n/t Calista241 Apr 2015 #33

Used to be, the white male assholes would hang around to make sure the conveyed their threat. Orsino Apr 2015 #34

One day after Duke officially issued its rejection of the Indiana Lex Apr 2015 #36

Go figure eh? workinclasszero Apr 2015 #59

The RWingers are starting to unravel. Obama is going to finish his term in office. Rex Apr 2015 #37

Well said malaise Apr 2015 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #38

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I could go into it nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #47

Post racial seems to mean ignore Generic Other Apr 2015 #54

Hi there, my posts here will be not common nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #58

As long as you know many people have missed you here Generic Other Apr 2015 #63

We just want to see your posts here malaise Apr 2015 #64

Thanks for letting us know. In_The_Wind Apr 2015 #65

same thing that has been going on heaven05 Apr 2015 #48

Judi Lynn posted an update in LBN KMOD Apr 2015 #50

Thanks malaise Apr 2015 #51

It certainly was't racism Matrosov Apr 2015 #60

LOL malaise Apr 2015 #61

Gasp, you mean.. Matrosov Apr 2015 #62

Gasp is right malaise Apr 2015 #66