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In reply to the discussion: My next door neighbor is voting for Romney, here's why!! [View all]southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)17. Leave him alone. How sad that the government stops to realize that they really DO
HAVE A RACIAL PROBLEM in the military. There are hate groups in the military. I think these right wing racist are encourage young men to go into the military to learn how to fight. Until the military realizes you are going to keep fighting racist people. Don't tell me about the supreme court doesn't matter. Look at the rightwingers we have now.
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Exactly --- I Would Apologize To Him For The Racist Comment You Made And Then Ask Him If He Realizes
global1
Oct 2012
#12
Obama was supposed to solve racism but he didn't because he didn't side with racist Republica
Alekei_Firebird
Oct 2012
#8
You're correct. Limbaugh's lies were broadcast to the Armed Forces Network since G.W. Bush's time
Cal33
Oct 2012
#15
Yes, the vast majority of the military top brass are Republican. A few, like Gen. Clark, are
Cal33
Oct 2012
#63
I know one has a "bad back" but can hunt or whatever else he needs to do. The other I took to
brewens
Oct 2012
#21
Leave him alone. How sad that the government stops to realize that they really DO
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#17
Not all lower ranks are that way. In fact Obama enjoys a big support from enlisted personnel.
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#27
Yes, I haven't been able to pinpoint it but I will tell you this much if you read anything
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#47
Racism and rape is thriving in the military. It is a fact. The military has closed their eyes to
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#48
so I am mostly convinced that behind the bullshit is "he's black" 90% of the time.
Warren Stupidity
Oct 2012
#52
You've made the basic case. Even if rejected on the surface, you planted some seeds in his mind.
Voice for Peace
Oct 2012
#57