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JustAnotherGen

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22. I agree

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 08:53 PM

Nov 2013

And point blank: they didn't need an MLK. Think of the soldiers that stayed - treated like grown men for the first time in their lives. My older Uncle was sent to England in the 1960's and my younger Uncle to France.

My dad was playing war games. My grandfather sent his hot heads away to Europe to get them the hell out of America in the MLK days.

Ooohhh the irony Number23 - wasn't it just this past August that we learned from our fellow DUers that MLK really "wasn't all about black rights in America" and instead all about white working class people. That he wasn't race based?

Which is it? They can't have it both ways. They can either white wash him or leave him as is - but they can't have it both ways as fas as I'm concerned. What says you?

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"The United States is the LEAST racist nation on Earth." [View all] kwassa Nov 2013 OP

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