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In reply to the discussion: They Dared Me to Post This... [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)291. No, it didn't. That is not what happened. nt
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Some times things are not what they seem. Once was setting on a small bench at the mall and a
jwirr
Jun 2015
#59
Yes, that happens here on the reservation also. To some in the community we are all bad period. I
jwirr
Jun 2015
#67
This is very true. I truly believe the only way to change this is with education.
raouldukelives
Jun 2015
#98
There are rich POC who don't get treated any different than Trayvon or Brown or Garnet
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#252
If they are indivisible, why have we spent the last couple of years hearing about
BainsBane
Jun 2015
#356
Hey, I am a white guy and I know better about Black people and issues than you Black people
randys1
Jun 2015
#183
I get lectured by both the white and the well off, neither cares what I have to say.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#338
Particularly when people at the bottom are hurting, racism is a useful wedge issue for Fox News
GoneFishin
Jun 2015
#277
It won't be acknowledged by some, but I appreciate your presence in this thread.
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2015
#376
The tea party recruited racists, but it's founders and financial backers have remained the same
mountain grammy
Jun 2015
#44
And poverty gives the Rs "evidence" that they should cut programs that help to alleviate poverty.
jwirr
Jun 2015
#64
I really think that racial injustice is the main cause of economic injustice.
mountain grammy
Jun 2015
#60
I am going to rec. based on your insightful responses. You got it damned straight!
lonestarnot
Jun 2015
#43
No one said poverty wasn't an issue just it doesn't matter how much money is make PDs like Fergusons
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#256
No, just don't conflate getting rid of those 100% will end male POC being 21 time more likely to be
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#257
"So there it is. Addressing economic injustice does not help black people who are part of the 1%"
carolinayellowdog
Jun 2015
#9
Liberal Democrats cannot be counted on to champion the cause of racial injustice.
Ichingcarpenter
Jun 2015
#11
I haven't seen that. If anything it's an argument that both are equally important
riderinthestorm
Jun 2015
#89
I would point to Elizabeth Warren whose locked in a battle with Wall St
riderinthestorm
Jun 2015
#96
Yes it does. What it doesn't do is reduce the difference to zero with a white person of the same
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#355
That's just bullshit. I was referring to her thoughts, not that she's fabricating things
riderinthestorm
Jun 2015
#144
Exactly, 1Strong.. sad the way they play the victim card and insist they're being called "racists"
Cha
Jun 2015
#240
Becoming the kind of nation that consistently creates a net increase in economic justice...
Orsino
Jun 2015
#273
"And sorry, but saying that poverty isn't a big deal in the U.S. is a a horrifying claim. And false"
NCTraveler
Jun 2015
#28
"I wonder if they only like poor black people?" How much shit have the black posters on this site
Number23
Jun 2015
#232
I've lived in a few countries and no matter where I go, I am STILL BLACK. I always will be.
Number23
Jun 2015
#237
I hope everyone gives that OP and that particular poster the attention they so rightfully deserve
Number23
Jun 2015
#228
Who would treat their workers right, if they don't have to treat them like human beings first?
Rex
Jun 2015
#33
^ women are also part of that equation. Economic injustice is gendered as well as racial.
BlancheSplanchnik
Jun 2015
#50
In a society where money is political speech, it seems obvious that the impoverished will be
Ed Suspicious
Jun 2015
#91
One should not conflate championing economic injustice, as downplaying racial injustice.
Glassunion
Jun 2015
#56
The Koch Brothers Gave $25 Million to the United Negro College Fund Last Year
JustAnotherGen
Jun 2015
#85
Tell me ... How does economic injustice affect MY expressing racial injustices? ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2015
#121
Please don't exhibit your mis-understanding of Dr. MLK to me. Thank you. ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2015
#153
I still do not see what they see - how do you get economic justice without basic civil rights first?
Rex
Jun 2015
#158
No sadly a living wage is not a basic civil right, otherwise we would have one right?
Rex
Jun 2015
#166
There used to not be any amendments. Amendments enumerate rights not create them.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#359
That's because those who are being hurt are being used, and talk about economic equality would
jtuck004
Jun 2015
#349
Most white folk aren't talking about it at all, whether 1% or the rest. If it was just 1%, only
jtuck004
Jun 2015
#352
Males of Color are 21 times more likely to be shot by police even though whites have more guns per
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#248
Yeah. Rather than tweaking these situations, economic justice would likely have prevented them...
Orsino
Jun 2015
#190
But we will never know, as an "economically just" world is so ill-defined ...
1StrongBlackMan
Jun 2015
#211
Sigh, there are rich POC who are treated no different than Trayvon or Brown or Garner ...
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#250
But what if we define economic justice more broadly than simple income equality?
Act_of_Reparation
Jun 2015
#172
You wish to divide us? Okay, go with that then. See if that furthers your cause.
Enthusiast
Jun 2015
#206
Thank you so much for taking "the dare". Getting them to understand that the two are not the same..
Tarheel_Dem
Jun 2015
#207
If the OP wanted to make her point without the swipe at lower class people of color
BrotherIvan
Jun 2015
#251
"Liberal Democrats cannot be counted on to champion the cause of racial injustice."
Number23
Jun 2015
#223
You posted that 4 times but you don't seem to even bother to read the OP you respond to. What does
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#283
Bernie Sanders was a SNCC organizer back when SNCC organizers were being
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#274
OP didn't mention any candidate first of all. Second, Joe Lieberman marched with MLK
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#280
Ah, at least I know what you are talking about now. Except that's not what happened at all
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#285
We all know how you work. You try to bait people into doing or saying something
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#286
If that's true, complain to admins. But they have already said no one has done that
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#289
And of course it's no coincidence that these people had issues with me before this
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#323
No unbiased person would. They have an agenda and are mischaracterizing my post to serve it. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#343
Only folks who fight with me all the time about issues and candidates, like you, see it your way.
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#335
He did a ROFL when she stated immediately above that she lost her child. As Bonobo put it, he's
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#305
He was responding to a post where she claimed she had lost her own child. With
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#312
Bonobo? I have that poster on ignore for years now. They are still following me around attacking me?
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#362
I am so surprised a poster who has had issues with me for years decides to believe this incorrect
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#292
I really don't give a fuck. He should have been banned for that shit, since what he did
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#293
No he wasn't addressing her personal issues. Sorry but you are reaching here.
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#295
See, in the Hillary-verse, it's perfectly OK to laugh at the death of a child or to
KingCharlemagne
Jun 2015
#306
oh lord! I can see what you are doing and i am not going to bother trying to convince you.
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#310
Yep, it's obvious. These folks have been at me for years and now are inventing something
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#325
Spell out what you think he did. You are making this accusation then back it up.
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#299
So now we see the real issue. Bernie supporters are upset that SKP was banned and want blood from
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#337
I think we can have an honest disagreement about that. But the attempt at retribution at me for it
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#340
It looks to me you are purposely misreading his post. Very dishonest on your part.
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#297
Yes it is dishonest. It speaks to how weak they believe their positions are that they resort to this
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#334
I can't believe you came into this thread of ALL THREADS with this petty bullshit
Number23
Jun 2015
#360
Some folks don't realize when they try to attack other people they are in fact saying
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#361
Not ahistorical shit. It's one thing to march up and down the street, it's another to let
jtuck004
Jun 2015
#350
Overt and unconscious racism and sexism are the reasions why peole of color
Agnosticsherbet
Jun 2015
#307
K&R. There's a "joke" by a black comedian (whose name is escaping me...)...
YoungDemCA
Jun 2015
#313
I don't believe anyone is saying that economic justice will fix social injustices.
cui bono
Jun 2015
#364