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26. NO, not just 'certain parts of the country'. There are hateful bigots everywhere.

Mon Jul 2, 2018, 05:58 PM

Jul 2018

I currently live in the south, and have also lived in the north. Sadly I've witnessed bigotry everywhere I've been, it's not just concentrated in one part of the country.

It's clear that bigots are showing their asses much more freely now that one of their own occupies the White House.

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Alabama Boy Scouts hurled racial slurs and threw rocks at Ethiopian troop member [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2018 OP

I can't BELIEVE how this "behavior" is becoming the "new normal"-- just because of you-know-who ailsagirl Jul 2018 #1

NormalIZED because of him FiveGoodMen Jul 2018 #2

I know and I just hate it ailsagirl Jul 2018 #4

NO, not just 'certain parts of the country'. There are hateful bigots everywhere. groundloop Jul 2018 #26

You certainly can't compare college students to adolescent boys. virgogal Jul 2018 #27

That is so sad ailsagirl Jul 2018 #40

totally agree MBS Jul 2018 #37

..... ailsagirl Jul 2018 #39

Disgusting The Genealogist Jul 2018 #3

Please...they likely learned it SoCalNative Jul 2018 #12

Of course. Kids learn racism from their parents. nt SunSeeker Jul 2018 #13

Probably so The Genealogist Jul 2018 #14

You've got to be carefully taught zipplewrath Jul 2018 #52

What the hell was his Scout Master and troop doing? Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #5

Turning a blind eye Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #7

Had that shit happened to any of my troop-mates there would've been hell to pay! Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #8

No fucking kidding. malthaussen Jul 2018 #44

Awarding points, probably. These kids learn from adults what is acceptable in their social group. nt tblue37 Jul 2018 #51

I went to scout camp in the mid 80s The Genealogist Jul 2018 #16

Charge them all with assault and a hate crime. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #6

WTH are the Boy Scouts becoming Trump/Hitler youth? workinclasszero Jul 2018 #9

Uh, seems like this troop should be removed by the Boy Scouts, TNNurse Jul 2018 #10

Well, their goes that citizenry merit badge. Oh wait, it's Alabama, never mind. dameatball Jul 2018 #11

Could this be the summer camp Laura Ingraham is thinking of? Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #15

Troop 76 Recruiting Poster Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #17

"A Scout is..." regnaD kciN Jul 2018 #18

Troop 76's new anthem? workinclasszero Jul 2018 #19

Is this from a movie? The Swing Kids? (not sure of title) bobbieinok Jul 2018 #29

No. Cabaret. Aristus Jul 2018 #33

Gets a point across though workinclasszero Jul 2018 #34

The whole of Troop 76 need to be tossed out of the Scouts and the Scout Master needs to be fired! Stonepounder Jul 2018 #20

Contact the Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America djacq Jul 2018 #24

The ones who participated in the assault definitely need to be bounced out of Scouts. Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #45

Troop 76 from Alabama. Somehow I'm not surprised. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #21

It's the new normal--being able to say and do whatever you want....n/t mtngirl47 Jul 2018 #22

This started with his speech to the boy scouts last year LiberalLovinLug Jul 2018 #23

So girls in the Boy Scouts is bad but racists are good. dem4decades Jul 2018 #25

Fuck the boy scouts. JI7 Jul 2018 #28

Is there a new... 3catwoman3 Jul 2018 #30

One wonders what kinds of knots Troop 76 learned to tie... N/T Jedi Guy Jul 2018 #46

Scouts were wearing "Make America Great Again" caps dalton99a Jul 2018 #31

I hope those little mother fuckers get booted out of the Scouts for the rest of their fucking, BigDemVoter Jul 2018 #32

How Horrible! Mickju Jul 2018 #35

They should all Rebl2 Jul 2018 #36

Not too proud to be an american.... NOMOGOP Jul 2018 #38

Acorn fall close to the 🌲 dembotoz Jul 2018 #41

wtf? - maybe thery're working toward the new trump/Nazi merrit badge? - n/t Locrian Jul 2018 #42

So much for the Boy Scout Oath. n/t malthaussen Jul 2018 #43

Welcome to Trump's America. Initech Jul 2018 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author SharonClark Jul 2018 #48

To the young Ethiopian-American Boy Scout CRK7376 Jul 2018 #49

Crazy ck4829 Jul 2018 #50