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brush

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4. Least racist you say?
Fri Nov 22, 2013, 11:21 AM
Nov 2013

That's got to be hard to prove.

How about we ask some of the victims of racism here in this country — see what they think — maybe Trayvon Martin?

Oops, can't ask him.

What about that jury that found his killer innocent. I'm sure they would've have agreed with you shortly after their ruling. Now with George Zimmerman's, psychopathic, and criminal personality being revealed by his post-trial, gun-fueled aggressions, even they may have changed their minds (about their verdict maybe but probably not about their own racism in voting to free that killer).

Ahhh . . . maybe they aren't the ones to ask.

Let's try the birthers or teabaggers — got to be fertile territory there.

So the point is, "least racist" is like "least pregnant." The inevitable is still going to happen, even though we no longer have "whites only" accommodations. What we have now are "stand-your-ground" laws and repug voter suppression laws.

Hard to call those maneuverings "least racist". You can if you want to though but isn't it hard to see with your head buried in the sand?

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I am not alerting on this, even though it's a call-out. Laelth Nov 2013 #1
It's completely false BainsBane Nov 2013 #3
I think you might benefit from learning something about foreign countries. Laelth Nov 2013 #7
But what is your experience in America? JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #8
Here, if you're interested. Laelth Nov 2013 #9
Thank you JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #15
You make a lot of assumptions BainsBane Nov 2013 #10
This - very well done BB JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #33
Yeah, so is mine heaven05 Jan 2014 #38
How very arrogant?? onpatrol98 Nov 2013 #25
That's it onpatrol98 JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #27
Girl, I got CHILLS reading this Number23 Nov 2013 #30
I bookmarked this thread for this reply. LiberalAndProud Dec 2013 #37
That's a first. BainsBane Nov 2013 #2
Least racist you say? brush Nov 2013 #4
Here's what I can say that might be useful. Laelth Nov 2013 #5
What other countries? JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #6
The Voting Rights Act was enacted because the Reconstruction Amendments were ignored BainsBane Nov 2013 #11
Those laws gollygee Nov 2013 #13
Is that person a racial minority? Number23 Nov 2013 #12
He/She is a criminal JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #17
My heart bleeds, literally bleeds, for his/her clients Number23 Nov 2013 #18
I was sick yesterday or I might have seen that in the thread gollygee Nov 2013 #14
We're surprisingly better than much of Europe LittleBlue Nov 2013 #19
Fair point JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #20
Europe really is struggling with this and has been for centuries Number23 Nov 2013 #21
I agree JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #22
Oh girl, it's been way longer than August. A loud, ignorant and embarrasingly clueless group have Number23 Nov 2013 #23
People might be outspoken and say really mean nasty things gollygee Nov 2013 #24
You nailed it! JustAnotherGen Nov 2013 #26
I take a deep breath ..., 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #28
This ^^^^ M0rpheus Nov 2013 #29
Hell yeah Number23 Nov 2013 #31
Probably because I'm "NQW!" MADem Nov 2013 #34
True that ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2013 #32
Not anywhere close TJ-Tretman Dec 2013 #35
I would suggest ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #36
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