Thank you Thom Hartman for your perspective on the Marissa Johnson diatribe

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135. I'm not outraged.

I never was. And the whole purpose of my posts was to educate people in the hopes they'll think before throwing it around wrecklessly. The reasons behind using the term are irrelivent. There's certain thing you just don't call Jews just like there's certain things you just don't call African Americans.


And just like all the white internet posters have dug their heels in, so have all the blm backers.


Once we get past all the divisive stuff and the faux outrages we agree with each other on most issues.

I believe black people shouldn't be shot unarmed by police.

I believe black people shouldn't be targeted by them.

I believe black people shouldn't have to fear for anything more than a ticket when they see police in their rear view mirrors.

I believe black people have the same right to walk down the street un-harrassed at night as everyone else.

I believe black people don't deserve to be incarcerated at a higher rate than any other polpulation.

I believe there shouldn't be drug laws that disproportionately target black people.

I believe fines shouldn't be used as a means to supress a black community.

I believe blacks shouldn't be disenfranchised en mass and lose what little voice they have in controlling their governments.

I believe black people deserve the same funding to their schools that white people get.

I believe black people deserve the same oppertunities to attend higher education that others take for granted.

I believe blacks deserve the same job oppertunities that others get.

I believe blacks deserve respect.


I also believe the vast vast majority of Bernie supporters feel identical to how I do. And, believe it or not, us white people feel helpless too when it comes to enacting change by the government who represents us. That's why, when we finally have a candidate who listens to us and represents our views, we so passionately defend him against unfair and wrong attacks.


There's simply too much emotion and too much divisiveness on all sides when we should be working together to make all our lives better.