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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
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2015 #68
You are very Brave to make to this post and I commend you! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #70
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