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Matrosov

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62. Gasp, you mean..

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 01:18 PM

Apr 2015

Gasp, you mean the people on DU who argue that it can be considered racism only if the perpetrator confessed to it in writing and legally changed his name to Adolf Hitler, and that we otherwise shouldn't assume it might have been racism, are wrong? You mean to tell me when African Americans feel threatened and discriminated against because of their race, they aren't just imagining things?

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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 It has no historical reference in the South?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

. KMOD Apr 2015 #41

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