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MaggieD

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39. Racism is alive and thriving - no doubt

Fri May 8, 2015, 01:28 PM

May 2015

To me, it seems more prevalent that ever, and I think that is because having a black president just caused the everyday, fairly quiet racists to blow their top. They were so "insulted" at the idea that this country would actually elect a black president they simply could not keep their hate tamped down any longer.

What also irks me is the BS that the poor are lazy. Anyone who has ever been poor knows what crap that is. Surviving as a poor person is literally exhausting. Ezra Klein once wrote an excellent article about the kind of hyper-vigilance it takes to survive as a poor person. I can't find the article now, but having been poor in the past, I can say he nailed it.

Edited to add: found the article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/09/20/what-romney-doesnt-understand-about-personal-responsibility/

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(Many) Whites think blacks are lazy, poor and violent. But that's not what the statistics say. [View all] qwlauren35 May 2015 OP

I have lived in poor white neighborhoods and poor black neighborhoods Kelvin Mace May 2015 #1

And many of us who are white and use public assistance are all but invisible. No one knows I jwirr May 2015 #45

Wow. qwlauren35 May 2015 #2

But but but divide and rule works so well malaise May 2015 #5

Divide and rule is very effective. Enthusiast May 2015 #16

RACIST Whites think blacks are lazy, poor and violent... sendero May 2015 #3

I'm not sure qwlauren35 May 2015 #10

Just because they don't think they... sendero May 2015 #14

Based on what?? phil89 May 2015 #15

Apparently ... sendero May 2015 #19

In time you will learn which people on DU are incapable of understanding what you NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #28

Definition qwlauren35 May 2015 #21

If "many" includes the subset "racist", it was accurate to begin with. LanternWaste May 2015 #53

I repeatedly bring this up daredtowork May 2015 #4

The idea is to divide the poor malaise May 2015 #6

But the system uses the black person as the instigator as LBJ said. NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #29

Well said malaise May 2015 #38

I believe you are correct. Enthusiast May 2015 #18

racism hasn't gone away, it's just gone underground. geek tragedy May 2015 #7

I'm not even sure it has gone underground anymore madokie May 2015 #20

Excellent article. TY you may want to cross post this in Good Reads nt okaawhatever May 2015 #8

I didn't know that I was allowed to do that. qwlauren35 May 2015 #22

Watch FOX news sometime and you will understand AgingAmerican May 2015 #9

Yep - totally failing to THANK JustAnotherGen May 2015 #12

Why let 4Q2u2 May 2015 #34

The actual title of the article - JustAnotherGen May 2015 #11

^^this^^ Cali_Democrat May 2015 #13

If you are here you profit on the bones of a huge genocide, and part of your wealth comes jtuck004 May 2015 #25

True - the UN meme works also very well malaise May 2015 #27

Yep....The white racist needs to see you as someone who is out to get them, and if you would just NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #31

That is an excellent point. We watch the black news persons on the shows and never see them as jwirr May 2015 #49

"It is like the stereotype is set in concrete. Nothing - even evidence shakes it." Number23 May 2015 #64

Thank you. jwirr May 2015 #67

Nailed it. And middle class black folks face almost as much shit as our poorer fam Number23 May 2015 #63

kick Dream Girl May 2015 #17

Lyndon Johnson said it best.... Bigmack May 2015 #23

And Reagan followed with the "picking up Welfare checks in Cadillacs" line underpants May 2015 #30

He was a dumb man, he really believed this shit. I love his son Ron Jr, I wish NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #35

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #41

This is coming from the same race responsible for wiping out millions over the past 250 years 951-Riverside May 2015 #24

Wow shenmue May 2015 #33

Hey, genocide used to be a widely respected method for solving problems tclambert May 2015 #36

That is more indicative of having technological advances LittleBlue May 2015 #37

Oh please, they've been keeping good medical care far from the impoverished as best they could... bettyellen May 2015 #60

You left out sharing up Africa for themselves malaise May 2015 #40

You are describing settler colonialism AgingAmerican May 2015 #72

+1000 heaven05 May 2015 #47

Countries were responsible AgingAmerican May 2015 #71

That was a long and excellent read. Buzz Clik May 2015 #26

Nice shenmue May 2015 #32

Racism is alive and thriving - no doubt MaggieD May 2015 #39

Your headline is dishonest. 99Forever May 2015 #42

I'll change it. qwlauren35 May 2015 #46

I don't give a shit what "statistics say," 99Forever May 2015 #48

I don't agree. qwlauren35 May 2015 #54

Then you must like Fox News a lot. 99Forever May 2015 #57

We don't see eye to eye on this. qwlauren35 May 2015 #58

No problem. 99Forever May 2015 #59

race relations heaven05 May 2015 #43

In any multi-racial or ethnic society sulphurdunn May 2015 #44

There is a Mexican saying that expresses the opposite view: Xipe Totec May 2015 #50

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The GOP Is The Food Stamp Party eridani May 2015 #51

This makes sense. qwlauren35 May 2015 #61

k&r! nt steve2470 May 2015 #52

And Pilgrims wore Black Clothes with Pewter Buckles One_Life_To_Give May 2015 #55

A good message, but it needs to focus on apples to apples whatthehey May 2015 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive May 2015 #62

The media has done a poor job presenting a fair and balanced view of black people in general. bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #65

+1 uponit7771 May 2015 #66

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You are very Brave to make to this post and I commend you! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #70