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Fast Walker 52

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4. I agree.

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Fri Jun 19, 2015, 07:28 AM

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I am so damn mad this morning [View all] Coolest Ranger Jun 2015 OP

The most important issue here is the nine dead at the hands of an avowed racist.... marble falls Jun 2015 #1

why is your first comment about guns? Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #5

I am still upset about the events and managed to send the reply before I was finished or edited..... marble falls Jun 2015 #9

OK, thanks Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #25

That idiot Chuck Todd TNNurse Jun 2015 #32

I learned racism at my grandfather's knee. Thank G*d that my step-father taught me empathy. marble falls Jun 2015 #36

Todd's reasoning: SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #41

Excellent rant, and I feel much the same way. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #77

We need to insure all guns classykaren Jun 2015 #2

I agree. Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #4

That is an excellent idea. nt SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #37

The problem with the insuance angle, Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #40

Apparently his father did not buy/give him the weapon. He bought the weapon himself with his kelly1mm Jun 2015 #50

So someone steals your car and kills someone and you are responsible? Nt Logical Jun 2015 #55

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2015 #56

good lord. NM_Birder Jun 2015 #57

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #74

K and R etherealtruth Jun 2015 #3

I'm freaking pissed too Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #6

The murder of 9 sheshe2 Jun 2015 #70

I wasn't equating, they are just two things that depressed me Fast Walker 52 Jun 2015 #78

The main purpose of a gun is to kill Sienna86 Jun 2015 #7

Well said. No need to apologize. n/t ms liberty Jun 2015 #8

I emphathize with your anger and pain vlyons Jun 2015 #10

The root cause of most of our problems is the bribe money we legally allow in our politics! Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #31

You obviously get the picture about money too vlyons Jun 2015 #52

the bible also says, NM_Birder Jun 2015 #62

Think of the Bible's genesis stories as metaphorical stories, not vlyons Jun 2015 #73

I totally agree, I live in Southeast Texas and feel your pain. Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #66

great conscience pricker heaven05 Jun 2015 #11

" do something about these extremist racist white people?" <Well, we had WWII. That wasn't enough jtuck004 Jun 2015 #12

Coolest Ranger, I'm sorry for your pain. jomin41 Jun 2015 #13

You have my heartfelt empathy, although I cannot imagine what Surya Gayatri Jun 2015 #14

"but guess what the racist see, they only see the black part of me" Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #15

actually, most of 'DU' has been extremely supportive of sentiments like your own bigtree Jun 2015 #16

Agreed. rosesaylavee Jun 2015 #17

Well said! n/t Stellar Jun 2015 #18

No forgiveness needed for your rant. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #19

The answer is simple - get out the vote! vlyons Jun 2015 #53

You have every right to rant. nruthie Jun 2015 #20

Free speech can be and has been weaponized in America. It needs to be disarmed. Hate radio and TV Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #21

Sources: Roof told police he almost didn't shoot church-goers 'because everyone was so nice to him' Hissyspit Jun 2015 #22

I don't even know how to react to that. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #42

It tells you how 'carefully taught' he was to hate. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #58

I agree with all your points add one more. gordianot Jun 2015 #23

I am late and have to run. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #24

I can't imgine what it is like to be a POC in this country. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #26

+1 LiberalLoner Jun 2015 #33

Maybe we've been too harsh on Rachel Dolezal. Today I identify with being black more than being.... marble falls Jun 2015 #34

I haven't commented on that. I can't fault her. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #38

Honestly, I can't either. It is such a strange thing these two "events" happened in such a small ... marble falls Jun 2015 #44

Me too. onecaliberal Jun 2015 #47

Just goes to show that "race" is not a real thing vlyons Jun 2015 #54

K & R!!!!! Thespian2 Jun 2015 #27

Racism. That is the problem. What to do with it is another. We were close to some of the answers jwirr Jun 2015 #28

There is only 1 way to overcome racism vlyons Jun 2015 #60

There is some truth to that statement. My own family is multi-racial. We have whites, Native jwirr Jun 2015 #61

Recently I had the misfortune of visiting the midwest. nightscanner59 Jun 2015 #68

Mad, disgusted, disheartened Gloria Jun 2015 #29

I am sick to my stomach Evergreen Emerald Jun 2015 #30

You're a human. You got rights to rant! Also,to me, you're absolute 110% right. TRoN33 Jun 2015 #35

Murderers nil desperandum Jun 2015 #39

I am so sorry for your pain Ranger. efilon Jun 2015 #43

Forgiveness? Would you settle for thanks? SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #45

This is wearing at my soul too, Coolest Ranger. Please go nurture your soul for a while. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #46

To address one of your points 1939 Jun 2015 #48

Righteous rant. Nothing else to add riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #49

Yesterday one of my kids asked what percentage of white he is. lunasun Jun 2015 #51

Dear Coolest, I was thinking of you for some time last night, trying to sleep and read this now. freshwest Jun 2015 #59

There is no need to forgive you for your rant. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #63

Here's a fresh perspective Rafale Jun 2015 #64

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I am deeply saddened that I can't see a path forward. GitRDun Jun 2015 #67

I share your anger and your grief... enough is ENOUGH! secondwind Jun 2015 #69

PM me when you can. sheshe2 Jun 2015 #71

You have 151 Recs from people who share your pain. Honest. Hekate Jun 2015 #72

Make that 159 Iwillnevergiveup Jun 2015 #75

That vile creature looked like one of Hitler Youth Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2015 #76