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classof56

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117. I hear ya, friend.

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 01:09 PM

Jul 2016

I've been dealing with issues, as well, compounded by the awful, sinking feeling regarding the election. Keep reminding myself to Keep the Faith, as we used to say back in the 60s. Your hugs help, lemme tell ya!

Blessings!

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"My ancestors owned your motherfucking ass. My ancestors owned your ass, bitch." [View all] DetlefK Jul 2016 OP

I just wrote, after seeing that Bernie endorsed HRC in a powerful way .... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #1

We will rise above this crap... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #3

WE ... are already above this crap ... We're just waiting for others to catch up. 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #4

I agree... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #6

I know what you mean. Hard to believe that vile crap is going on-but obviously it is. riversedge Jul 2016 #54

Frankly, I sometimes wish I didn't live in Minnesota, RiverNoord Jul 2016 #110

That's right!!!!!!!! rbrnmw Jul 2016 #7

been 300 years heaven05 Jul 2016 #80

you are right rbrnmw Jul 2016 #83

I want to believe it will before I die. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #98

+11111100000000000000000000000000!!! 2naSalit Jul 2016 #11

Die off is more accurate. katsy Jul 2016 #24

Sorry, but we've been waiting for them to 'die off' for 150 years now. Stonepounder Jul 2016 #65

What a profound poem katsy Jul 2016 #73

it is a song from the... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #86

It's a song, from South Pacific. snot Jul 2016 #91

Ty i never saw that 🙈 Nt katsy Jul 2016 #94

I have been laughing at your GIF for the last several minutes!! Thank you!! Maraya1969 Jul 2016 #99

It still makes me laugh, too. snot Jul 2016 #123

You DO have to be taught. BobTheSubgenius Jul 2016 #87

Teach Your Children Well OxQQme Jul 2016 #116

Amen! n/t paleotn Jul 2016 #40

So true, but many refuse to catch up zz-la Jul 2016 #55

That's a good way to look at it. calimary Jul 2016 #82

Hard to believe all those assholes haven't died off yet Warpy Jul 2016 #2

+11 2naSalit Jul 2016 #9

+1 n/t FSogol Jul 2016 #29

They reproduce. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2016 #43

Excellent comeback! maddiemom Jul 2016 #49

My big mouth gets me into trouble a lot Warpy Jul 2016 #52

Been goin' on for over 200 years. What makes anyone think it's gonna stop? n/t jtuck004 Jul 2016 #58

Not a damned thing Warpy Jul 2016 #62

Yeah. I grew up in the middle of deep blue FDR country, middle of the Dust Bowl. Those jtuck004 Jul 2016 #68

Maybe Required Public Service Would Help Pagan_Engineer Jul 2016 #106

Because while our progress has been too slow, it has also been measurable mythology Jul 2016 #104

"You can�t fight these people because that�s how you end up in jail" NCTraveler Jul 2016 #5

+1! 2naSalit Jul 2016 #8

+1 In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #14

Yep, and that person will feel foolish once it spreads around Facebook Exilednight Jul 2016 #18

seems to me racists never feel foolish when their sin is publicized. irisblue Jul 2016 #41

I would argue that to be inaccurate. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #51

No,no they are proud of they're behavior kacekwl Jul 2016 #48

Yes. geardaddy Jul 2016 #67

I'm sure the sentiment is real, and widely spread, whatthehey Jul 2016 #10

I agree. Kinda staged. After the introduction, both parties are shouting insults. Hoppy Jul 2016 #32

massive ignorance with a huge dose of racial hatred. spanone Jul 2016 #12

Can't fix stupid. Gotta wait for it to crawl away and die on its own--and it will, it MADem Jul 2016 #13

They don't look very wealthy JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #15

They lost the plantation in that little altercation back in the 1860's.... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #61

I recently discovered my family owned slaves. MadCrow Jul 2016 #111

Now there's an interesting response to this woman saying her family owned slaves.... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #121

2016 America, Ladies and Gentlemen. HughBeaumont Jul 2016 #16

Yah, the white couple (especially the girl) have major issues packman Jul 2016 #17

I agree, she seems awful cheerful she got the couple upset. Hmmm...... frankieallen Jul 2016 #21

Its hard to say how one should react to being treated as less than human bhikkhu Jul 2016 #92

I got the opposite feeling from the black girl - she was trying to smile but her voice was cracking womanofthehills Jul 2016 #103

I agree wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #118

I think the wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #122

Calling someone racial names is never acceptable. I watched the video a couple times and frankieallen Jul 2016 #19

We see the end, not the beginning. Igel Jul 2016 #26

I watched it again, the girl who took the video told someone at the counter or frankieallen Jul 2016 #33

That is wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #119

The guy said something about "excuse me." joshcryer Jul 2016 #53

I had the same impression. hamsterjill Jul 2016 #69

"HOLD ME BACK!! I'M 'A KILL HER!!! (No seriously, hold me back....) HOLD ME BACK!!.... " nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2016 #20

uncivilized behavior Skittles Jul 2016 #22

Nothing shocking here... Moostache Jul 2016 #23

That's a hate crime. Of course you can fight back. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2016 #25

It absolutely is a hate crime philosslayer Jul 2016 #42

unfortunately, shouting matches are not against the law. n/t Calista241 Jul 2016 #85

Well actually . . FairWinds Jul 2016 #27

The Feudal System ended with the plague. Slavery in the US is barely 150 years done. WinkyDink Jul 2016 #57

Why . . FairWinds Jul 2016 #114

geez heaven05 Jul 2016 #81

What a twisted and distorted view of history. Completely false. kwassa Jul 2016 #97

Another low-IQ Trump supporter. Doodley Jul 2016 #28

Has anyone ever been told to go back to Europe? IronLionZion Jul 2016 #30

UGH blueseas Jul 2016 #60

All ugly but the hoarder in the car was just bizarre . Boy good thing they filmed it no one would Person 2713 Jul 2016 #88

It wasn't that long ago Irish and Italians auntpurl Jul 2016 #108

What. The. Fuck. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #31

I am certainly glad I don't have to yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #35

I didn't know you were allowed to use the world "honky" unless you were George Jefferson. zonkers Jul 2016 #34

What's even sadder is that they appear to find some pride in the idea of owning another human being Small Accumulates Jul 2016 #36

Words fail me. classof56 Jul 2016 #37

Sigh, yes I know what you mean. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #47

Oh, sheshe, it's great to see you! classof56 Jul 2016 #93

I have missed you. sheshe2 Jul 2016 #95

I hear ya, friend. classof56 Jul 2016 #117

Does that girl kiss her mom with that mouth? alfredo Jul 2016 #38

Black people don't belong in America? Here's a thought... Downtown Hound Jul 2016 #39

Sadly the racists already have a go-to explanation for that. trotsky Jul 2016 #45

it is repuke logic Skittles Jul 2016 #79

Exactly. n/t trotsky Jul 2016 #105

I'm not sure being descended from slavers and slaveholders is an honor I aspire to. Liberal Veteran Jul 2016 #44

Those videos make me incredibly SAD! SkyDaddy7 Jul 2016 #46

See comment Craig234 Jul 2016 #50

grrrr allan01 Jul 2016 #56

This is why Coolest Ranger Jul 2016 #59

Please don't lose faith. Most people don't care what color somebody is. Doodley Jul 2016 #70

Why the hell didnt the manager ask the assholes to leave? I mean do they really want to cater to a cstanleytech Jul 2016 #63

San Antonio is 30 minutes from my small dirt poor town and those RWing assholes Rex Jul 2016 #64

Why are such people even allowed to vote? bluestateguy Jul 2016 #66

Them voting is not the problem wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #120

Disgusting Calculating Jul 2016 #71

I kind wish the black lady had hit back with 'and without us you ain't got shit.' nt anigbrowl Jul 2016 #72

Probably the local deputy. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #74

There is a hilarious irony about that 'would be' barb about their ancestors Joe Chi Minh Jul 2016 #75

I just linked that story to another forum, to a guy whose avatar is the confederate flag Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #76

Awe shucks...that poor couple just wants Lance Bass esquire Jul 2016 #77

Jerry Springer used to have better production values griloco Jul 2016 #78

Pretty sure their ancestors TNNurse Jul 2016 #84

hmm, my bet is that those arrogant, racist assholes' ancestors were sharecroppers niyad Jul 2016 #89

so, many seem to think that the whole thing was a performance piece. the sad thing is, niyad Jul 2016 #90

America will never rely simply on black activism to fix this MrScorpio Jul 2016 #96

"But what happened befooooooooooore they started filming? Huh?" alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #100

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #101

Wow, some people are just horrible IgelJames4 Jul 2016 #102

In Roy Blount's account of the Pittsburgh Steelers... malthaussen Jul 2016 #107

yep - pic next to shitkickers in Webster's was the white couple NoMoreRepugs Jul 2016 #109

Standard violent anger and racist verbal assault, Mc Mike Jul 2016 #112

The white woman is a piece of shit... gregcrawford Jul 2016 #113

I have met the enemy heaven05 Jul 2016 #115