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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one shocked at how many DUers still don't "get it?" [View all]JustAnotherGen
(37,965 posts)And the Klan is an extremely powerless organization. They exist because they DO feel powerless.
Racism is a social construct. It's not a feeling or an emotion. Blacks are not 'running things' in America. Martin was NOT a racist.
And if it were my nephews - i would want them to fear Zimmerman . . . Because they have a reason to. Because in America - they will get a jury of Zimmerman's peers. If they survive the shot - they will still get a jury of Zimmerman's peers.
And he never would have been questioned by the police. If you believe that - I have some non flood zone property to sell you on the Raritan river. Racism in America says the black teenager would have been hauled into the station, charge with every single burglary - anything they could to make him a Felon, his record upon reaching adulthood is kept open (a felon is a felon right?), and he would have been denied the right to vote for the rest of his life.
^Up^ You know that to be true - if you deny it - you are either being a deliberate fool or deliberately ignorant of the world in which you live. NOT the one you WISH existed - but the one black men actually have to survive in. See - black males don't live in America - they survive here. Get with the game kid and stop with the Pollyanna.