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In reply to the discussion: Posted for educational purposes ... [View all]Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)25. The rancor was not
"incited by two black women saying what we should be listening to". It was incited by two black women storming the stage, assaulting a good man who has been on the forefront of the blm movement for fifty years, and calling his supporters and all liberals "white supremacists". Imagine the uproar that would have ensued if something analogous had happened at an Obama appearance eight years ago. The only people defending the assailants would have been stormfront.
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The DU computer program says No. She'll come back if she wants. She's doing great elsewhere. n/t
freshwest
Aug 2015
#4
So if i have a cause, i should not give a shit about the big picture and should.....
Logical
Aug 2015
#29
Hopefully this thread will be allowed to stay on topic -- racism and #BLM -- without other people
Number23
Aug 2015
#13
I agree with many things that the articles states, but the title, starting with a politician ...
slipslidingaway
Aug 2015
#21