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Scootaloo

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31. I fail to see the commonality between the Detroit riots and BLM stepping back from the DNC

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #29)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 10:04 PM

Aug 2015

Can you explain?

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Black Lives Matter rejects show of support from the DNC [View all] think Aug 2015 OP

The more I read about many of these "BLM" activists, the more I dislike them. Archae Aug 2015 #1

Yep DustyJoe Aug 2015 #3

Where did they state 'racial purity'? JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #6

retract DustyJoe Aug 2015 #9

No - that's fine JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #10

Yeah, much as I enjoy seeing the DNC get kicked in the ass tularetom Aug 2015 #4

Agree. 840high Aug 2015 #12

No, not at all. blackspade Aug 2015 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #2

I can respect that n/t JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #5

It's not hard to see where they are coming from shawn703 Aug 2015 #7

Right on. lsewpershad Aug 2015 #20

Good post AuntPatsy Aug 2015 #27

exactly loveandlight Aug 2015 #37

They are doing what they think they need to do to accomplish MuseRider Aug 2015 #8

The headline is a joke.They didn't "reject" anything,they sufrommich Aug 2015 #11

Good for them! The DNC's only objective is winning elections bread_and_roses Aug 2015 #13

*crickets* lib87 Aug 2015 #18

And the bottom line with BLM loyalsister Aug 2015 #25

The DNC *is* a "self-interested ... political machine." nt cyberswede Aug 2015 #14

I was OK with it up to this point: William Seger Aug 2015 #15

I see nothing wrong with that statement. blackspade Aug 2015 #16

I agree loyalsister Aug 2015 #24

These people are nuts.. they are self-defeating secondwind Aug 2015 #19

Recommend. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #21

I agree with this. m-lekktor Aug 2015 #22

Personally, I hate the smell of 1967 in the morning HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #23

A lot of stuff happened in 1967. Could you be a little more detailed? Scootaloo Aug 2015 #26

The Detroit riots HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #29

I fail to see the commonality between the Detroit riots and BLM stepping back from the DNC Scootaloo Aug 2015 #31

Sure it's the words in their statement, as posted above: HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #33

Hardly resembles a call to riot. Scootaloo Aug 2015 #34

I didn't say that, now did I? I said that I hoped they did it differently, -didn't I HereSince1628 Aug 2015 #36

They're right. onecaliberal Aug 2015 #28

Granted ... I haven't read the thread; but, I'm willing to bet ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #30

Looks like you lost a bet. Scootaloo Aug 2015 #32

Well ... it's there ... It's just implied and "dog whistlish" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #38

Still sore, huh? Scootaloo Sep 2015 #39

Not sore; but still laughing ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2015 #41

Cool n/t Scootaloo Sep 2015 #43

Whatever. Crack a history book sometime. Talk to someone cheapdate Aug 2015 #35

It sounds more like BLM activists want to form thier own little party romanic Sep 2015 #40

If that is the case, they likely want some power and authority to go with it... TipTok Sep 2015 #42