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LanternWaste

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17. As no holidays are above the other, 'Happy 4th of July' is also exclusionary to Christmas

Reply to Duckhunter935 (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 04:53 PM

Jul 2016

As 319 million people share my date of birth (as we all share that average number), it would be exclusive and intolerant of my family and friends to wish me a happy birthday. None are above any others.

As no holidays are above the other, 'Happy 4th of July' is also exclusionary to Christmas and Memorial Day. None are above any others.

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Police Lives Matter [View all] arely staircase Jul 2016 OP

You shoot a police officer, you go to prison (assuming you live long enough.) gollygee Jul 2016 #1

there are lots of black men in prison for killing other black men arely staircase Jul 2016 #3

You're right - I need to edit gollygee Jul 2016 #4

That did used to be the case. Misdemeanor murders they were mockingly called. arely staircase Jul 2016 #5

I don't think things have changed nearly as much for white people as POC gollygee Jul 2016 #6

That is what I am saying. If someone shoots black man arely staircase Jul 2016 #8

I am sure the Dallas shooter would have been let off scott free if he had said he was "scared" Ash_F Jul 2016 #2

I still don't understand why they didn't just put him on paid administrative leave. Fozzledick Jul 2016 #7

Such utter total bullshit. People can choose to be a police officer. To be black? Not KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #9

And blacks can choose to be police officers, right? Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #19

what's your point? - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #20

More than the citizenry gaspee Jul 2016 #10

"Police" is a mechanism by which society maintains its monoploy on violense. rug Jul 2016 #11

It is interesting the type of person that gets upset when you say Black Lives Matter. Rex Jul 2016 #12

So go ahead and tell them "all lives matter." NaturalHigh Jul 2016 #13

Do it as all lives do matter Duckhunter935 Jul 2016 #14

As no holidays are above the other, 'Happy 4th of July' is also exclusionary to Christmas LanternWaste Jul 2016 #17

Actually there is already almost an EXACT equivalent to that... LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #23

In the case of All Lives Matter gaspee Jul 2016 #15

And they only care when white cops get shot by blacks maryellen99 Jul 2016 #16

Not a good time to be a cop yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #18

Statistics to back that assertion? n/t IL Lib Jul 2016 #22

Is there a centuries long pattern of cop killers not being brought to justice ecstatic Jul 2016 #21