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UMTerp01

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24. Ok good points there. I appreciate that.

Reply to still_one (Reply #18)

Wed Aug 17, 2016, 12:51 AM

Aug 2016

And see thats all I wanted. An open discussion on the subject. Of course the Democratic Party is the better option for us but like Jesse Williams said....we want freedom now. We're not trying to wait for eternal paradise (if you even believe in that and I don't) on the other side. We want it now. I speak on this from a place of privilege as well. For every one of those SES indicators, I am way above where the average Black person is. Education, income, housing, health. I've been fortunate to be born to educated parents and have a graduate school degree and have a career that affords me an income well above the median salary, but I want to hear more than pandering for these issues during campaigns and I want to see action. And yes, people who don't vote during midterms contribute to this issue.

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Not at all wrong, Terp. elleng Aug 2016 #1

THANK YOU!! UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #2

Foolish indeed, elleng Aug 2016 #4

There are some truths in his rants, but so much nasty crap outweighs them. uppityperson Aug 2016 #3

Right. I'm not going to switch my allegiance because he made 1 statement I kind of agree with UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #8

Didn't you get another post hidden on this? brush Aug 2016 #5

It probably was hidden because you were advocating for a third party still_one Aug 2016 #6

Yeah I am surprised because I thought people were smarter than that UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #9

It's your job as a writer to write clearly. stopbush Aug 2016 #10

Where was I unclear? UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #12

See Still One's post #6. stopbush Aug 2016 #16

Ok I will take that. My original post did break specific rules UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #21

Let's go right to your point, because I think your reasoning is somewhat myopic. In still_one Aug 2016 #18

Ok good points there. I appreciate that. UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #24

You're right, the pandering that goes on just to get elected, and then too often those still_one Aug 2016 #29

Having been around in the MLK days, a student supporter, Jarqui Aug 2016 #7

+++1000! orwell Aug 2016 #11

Thats true. Definitely not JUST the Democratic Party UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #14

In my lifetime, the Dems have always been more sympathetic to Jarqui Aug 2016 #23

This site's purpose is to help get Democrats elected, not to advocate for a third party brush Aug 2016 #17

As you seem to be responding to my post, I did not see Jarqui Aug 2016 #26

Sorry, I thought I was responding to the OP. brush Aug 2016 #30

Absolutely. Elections have consequences. The supreme court has done significant damage still_one Aug 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Aug 2016 #13

NOTHING!!!!! UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #15

Please, it's the DEMOCRATIC party, not Democrat party. That is an insult that Republican cretins catbyte Aug 2016 #19

Sorry. Fixed nt UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #22

As an Arican American.. Reece2076 Aug 2016 #25

How can you take personal responsibility living in poverty UMTerp01 Aug 2016 #27

Thanks to democrat polices Reece2076 Aug 2016 #31

I have said this several times gwheezie Aug 2016 #28

The thing is OP.... LenaBaby61 Aug 2016 #32

What we have here from Trump, is pure desperation MrScorpio Aug 2016 #33

isn't Baltimore one of the areas AA do better in ? JI7 Aug 2016 #34

yes. trump is wrong and a bigot . JI7 Aug 2016 #35

Really Coolest Ranger Aug 2016 #36

This post now breaks the rule about meta. nt auntpurl Aug 2016 #37