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MosheFeingold

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19. The issue is the double standard

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 04:19 PM

Mar 2018

She's a horrid person, but apparently there are blacks there who say just as vile things (including on TV) who are not prosecuted.

Selective prosecution based on race is a bad thing.

While I have little sympathy toward many white South Africans, what will happen next is ethnic cleansing of all white South Africans, including the ones who were instrumental in bringing about equality.

Group guilt and punishment is seldom, if ever, just or right.

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This Woman Just Became The First Person To Go To Prison For Racism In South Africa [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2018 OP

Racism may be free speech, but its not protected speech. She'll get a lesson in race relations if... marble falls Mar 2018 #1

Every South African is getting lessons in race relations these days. EL34x4 Mar 2018 #3

We need to send millions of US citizens to get their eyes opened. Every body needs a chance... marble falls Mar 2018 #4

I was there for 2 weeks last summer (their winter) BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #21

I got mine not doing the 'tourist thing' in Jamaica. Not two weeks worth but being the "minority"... marble falls Mar 2018 #22

Yep, getting out of comfort zones is great for anybody BannonsLiver Mar 2018 #23

The whirlwind is Spouting1horn Mar 2018 #5

Kinda contrdicts this doesn't it??? marble falls Mar 2018 #7

There's more than a sniff of the philosslayer troll about this one. Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #8

He's drawing attention as well as flies! marble falls Mar 2018 #9

Yeah, throwing white farmers off their farms worked out well for Zimbabwe GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #10

Whites should always control other peoples' countries? I don't think so. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2018 #11

If they can make something of it, sure. christx30 Mar 2018 #12

If they can use it, they should take it? Of course not. Judi Lynn Mar 2018 #14

Nice strawman you built there GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #13

Other people's countries? Nonhlanhla Mar 2018 #16

In fact they've been there longer than the majority of the black population there now. Ron Obvious Mar 2018 #18

True words. So many people are ignorant of SA history and are proving to be ignorant racists.. Queen of the Iceni Apr 2018 #26

Speech Spouting1horn Mar 2018 #6

You are not nearly as cute as you think you are. Codeine Mar 2018 #15

"threatened to run black people over with her car and shoot them." JI7 Mar 2018 #2

Yes, she threatened them. Nonhlanhla Mar 2018 #17

The issue is the double standard MosheFeingold Mar 2018 #19

One can only hope Nonhlanhla Mar 2018 #20

You'll provide valid examples of this in South Africa after the passage of the law, yes? LanternWaste Mar 2018 #24

Nope MosheFeingold Apr 2018 #25

No sympathy for racists. N/T jcmaine72 Apr 2018 #27