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WillTwain

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15. Racism is a big part of what defines America

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2015, 05:36 PM

Apr 2015

Hatred of racists is a bigger part of what defines America. Most people of all races (whites included) despise racism. We all need to separate the majority of whites from the angry white men. There are more angry white men - angry at racists - than there are angry white racists.

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'We are being killed because we're black and because we refuse to be subservient to angry white men' [View all] bigtree Apr 2015 OP

Thank you, Friend madokie Apr 2015 #1

K & R malaise Apr 2015 #2

k/r katsy Apr 2015 #3

Thank you. And no one needs to look any further for proof of this than the way that so many are jwirr Apr 2015 #4

Yep... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #24

Kicked&Recommended... butterfly77 Apr 2015 #5

Read that book in college. Right on, but as a white person who is appalled by this situation libdem4life Apr 2015 #6

Damn Skippy! nt MrScorpio Apr 2015 #7

Damn Skippy x2...so true irisblue Apr 2015 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #9

Great post. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #10

Excellent response to the authoritarian mindset. RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #11

K&R for pissing off all the right people! Rex Apr 2015 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #13

Amen. zentrum Apr 2015 #14

Racism is a big part of what defines America WillTwain Apr 2015 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #20

K&R there should be hundreds for this post. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #16

Excellent. brer cat Apr 2015 #17

Black community has know this for years.. HipChick Apr 2015 #18

Both. nt SusanCalvin Apr 2015 #25

Sad and pathetic state of affairs. onecaliberal Apr 2015 #19

And the sad thing is BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #21

K&R stage left Apr 2015 #22

+1...BINGO!!! U4ikLefty Apr 2015 #23

How dare you not follow a cops phil89 Apr 2015 #26

the alternative, for a black person? heaven05 Apr 2015 #33

Racism denies humanity Novara Apr 2015 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #29

Part of why many people choose to become cops Chemisse Apr 2015 #28

Yep AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #36

Meh... Seems like a reach... Oktober Apr 2015 #30

can't disagree with this at all beachbum bob Apr 2015 #31

So that was, what? 50 years ago? And apparently nothing SUBSTANTIAL has changed......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2015 #32

+1000 heaven05 Apr 2015 #34

And then there is this little gem: libodem Apr 2015 #35

It's the same as when we occupy a country and expect them to just lie down and take it like good DesertDiamond Apr 2015 #37