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cherokeeprogressive

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29. What law would you write that forces your neighbor to invite you to their backyard barbeque?
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:14 AM
Mar 2016

What law would you write that guarantees your realtor takes you to the rich neighborhood?

Fucking stupid or daft I can't figure out which.

BOTH. Fuck one or the other. I want both. bravenak Mar 2016 #1
We all want both, the question is which injustice is government most realistically equipped Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #3
Racism bravenak Mar 2016 #4
I disagree, racism was used to justify economic exploitation. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #27
Actually, Bravenak is right on that point Scootaloo Mar 2016 #33
I never said it wasn't, even against Native Americans, Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #62
Poverty was invented by people who are skilled at rhetoric and violence. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #49
Poverty existed in the caves. bravenak Mar 2016 #66
So did tribalism and greed for the "others'" women, hunting grounds or resources promoted warfare. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #80
Not color based. bravenak Mar 2016 #81
CroMagnon's and Neanderthals looked different from one another, it's the same concept. Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #83
Fough over resources and because they were different types of humans. bravenak Mar 2016 #84
It's the same mentality of the "other" and they did interbreed Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #89
Yes we did create our own american type of racism. bravenak Mar 2016 #90
Whether different or not it all springs from the same source in the human psyche and it was done Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #96
And we need to correct ourselves rather than just saying it cannot be fixed, dont we? bravenak Mar 2016 #97
Absolutely! That's why I support Bernie. I certainly don't believe he can eliminate racism but if Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #99
Peace to you. bravenak Mar 2016 #100
There's nothing uniquely American about that. Kentonio Mar 2016 #122
Not the fucking way we discriminated bravenak Mar 2016 #124
I think the people of some areas of the Middle East beat them to it by a number of centuries. Kentonio Mar 2016 #125
We agree on very little my friend Uponthegears Mar 2016 #134
Thank YOU!! bravenak Mar 2016 #135
Poverty requires certain social constructs to be in place. ZombieHorde Mar 2016 #148
Sadly you all but called me a racist Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #126
When and why? bravenak Mar 2016 #127
A few months ago Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #128
If I did not say yes, it meant I was not sure yet bravenak Mar 2016 #129
Ok, i still take that as a yes Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #133
Try not to since I never actually decided u were one bravenak Mar 2016 #136
Sure, you are a very coy one Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #137
If I thought you were I would say so bravenak Mar 2016 #138
Know I know you think everyone is Duckhunter935 Mar 2016 #140
I even think I am. bravenak Mar 2016 #141
Okay ban racism in hearts and minds with legislation and see how far that gets you. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #5
Stop tolerating racism just because they exist. bravenak Mar 2016 #10
What law would you write that forces your neighbor to invite you to their backyard barbeque? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #29
One that lets me sue his ass into poverty if he screws me. bravenak Mar 2016 #30
You mean one 'nem laws that knows people's minds and punishes them accordingly? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #34
One that allows me access to his data. bravenak Mar 2016 #37
Where is the cutoff? One in twenty? One in ten? One in FIVE? Keep shooting in the dark and cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #43
I have no clue what your post means bravenak Mar 2016 #44
Yeah that's what I'd say too. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #57
I'd hope so if I wrote that bravenak Mar 2016 #60
Excellent cherokeeprogressive monicaangela Mar 2016 #131
The civil rights act was signed 52 years ago how's that legislate and sue thing working? azurnoir Mar 2016 #67
We need more laws. My mama is fifty two. bravenak Mar 2016 #72
and you think that'll work? and exactly what laws ? azurnoir Mar 2016 #75
I dont think thats the way bravenak Mar 2016 #77
What if I can't afford an attorney and can't find a pro bono one? forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #111
I'm glad you saw a flaw. bravenak Mar 2016 #112
Yes. Turin_C3PO Mar 2016 #6
Thank you bravenak Mar 2016 #7
Okay. Let me explain it to you. DURHAM D Mar 2016 #11
Love you too. bravenak Mar 2016 #14
Really? Scootaloo Mar 2016 #21
Because of this shit. And I never insisted you were, you know what? bravenak Mar 2016 #24
No shit. You're fibbing. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #28
No. I dont want them telling me HOW to go about it. bravenak Mar 2016 #32
You opposed the entire notion that racial and economic justice can exist in tandem. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #36
Nope. I opposed their solutions. They have no clue bout no racism. bravenak Mar 2016 #39
No, you opposed the entire concept. Scootaloo Mar 2016 #56
Yeah but we old we can't remember chit that happened 5 mos ago. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #38
He's my age. bravenak Mar 2016 #40
Oh just forgetful then Kalidurga Mar 2016 #41
Nope. Did not like the solution provided. They ignored the racial component so fuck that. bravenak Mar 2016 #42
Show me the bill you would write to end racism. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #48
So if I dont have a bill ready, then fuck it, racism stays? bravenak Mar 2016 #55
Nah just give me some ideas of what you would put in it. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #58
Search my posts bravenak Mar 2016 #59
no can do Kalidurga Mar 2016 #65
I want it to end and will not accept any more nonsense about how we cant bravenak Mar 2016 #69
People are going to have to talk to each other then Kalidurga Mar 2016 #85
And white folks gotta admit their part rather than acting like it ended in 1865. bravenak Mar 2016 #87
I don't think people here are doing that. You are swinging at what I don't know. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #88
I see it all the time bravenak Mar 2016 #91
Yes you do Kalidurga Mar 2016 #92
No I'm not. bravenak Mar 2016 #93
Not what? Swinging? Kalidurga Mar 2016 #94
No need to bother swinging. bravenak Mar 2016 #95
cool Kalidurga Mar 2016 #98
nah, just wait for Missy-Anne to get around to it Scootaloo Mar 2016 #101
Like I'm waiting for Hillary to fix shit for me. bravenak Mar 2016 #104
Um, there are a billion racist practices you could change with laws tomorrow forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #114
Bernie has already talked about the majority of those things. Kalidurga Mar 2016 #117
This wasn't about candidates forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #130
Neither can be "solved" in any real way Recursion Mar 2016 #2
PASS MohRokTah Mar 2016 #8
Show a little backbone and tell me which "assumption" is false. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #13
The entire premise of your post is a false assumption. eom MohRokTah Mar 2016 #16
And the cow jumped over the moon. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #20
There is no line to put any fingers on when the entire thing is complete and total garbage MohRokTah Mar 2016 #22
LOL. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #25
I am saying your rhetorical nonsense post has no basis in reality. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #26
In other words you got nothin'. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #31
And you go the strawman route MohRokTah Mar 2016 #35
Keep on answering... with fluff. Your replies are like clouds that disappear into thin air... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #46
And you finish with an ad hominem. MohRokTah Mar 2016 #50
And YOU finish with rolling eyes. Expected. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #53
For once I agree with you! Beowulf Mar 2016 #73
It seems to me that you are bothered by the question, delrem Mar 2016 #121
In my opinion, other countries with less wealth inequality also have less racism. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #9
Can you name one? JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #108
I think the answer is all of them forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #132
Actually - My husband is from Italy JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #143
Canada DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #139
I've been in Northern Ontario - JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #142
You make an interesting point. DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #147
I think Hillary said it well: (paraphrasing) You change laws. Hearts and minds may or may not ecstatic Mar 2016 #12
Which "institutional racism" hasn't already been addressed by laws? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #15
Seriously? SMH nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #19
No answer. Join Mo Rok Tah over there... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #23
VOTING RIGHTS. geek tragedy Mar 2016 #47
I got a few minutes... why don't you tell me how voting rights will end the racism that lives in cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #52
do you really not understand the difference between geek tragedy Mar 2016 #63
We HAVE laws against institutional/systemic racism. Or haven't you noticed? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2016 #64
Not enough of them. nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #70
Not enough of them. nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #71
(deleted because I didn't realize where you were actually going with this). Ken Burch Mar 2016 #17
You can attempt to convert a bigot or racist but unless that person wants to change.... nc4bo Mar 2016 #18
That's not the point MaggieD Mar 2016 #45
A pony? Seriously, thats the more mature response you had to this? Kentonio Mar 2016 #123
A pony represents all his promises MaggieD Mar 2016 #144
Ah so just more of the same garbage. Kentonio Mar 2016 #145
What, specifically, is unfair about what I posted? MaggieD Mar 2016 #146
this helps explain why Bernie's supporters failed so miserably geek tragedy Mar 2016 #51
Wow. 53 replies and I can only see 3 of them. My ignore button is working great. liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #54
Your poll engages in a false dichotomy. There are other choices. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #61
There's a lot government can do about structural racism because government harbors a lot of it. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #68
Government can't end the fact that people with certain last names don't get called liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #74
This may be a bit JFKesk but setting a tone and following that tone up with programs Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #76
"Generaton Y-Not!" I like that. It is great to see them fighting injustice when they see it and liberal_at_heart Mar 2016 #78
Yes they can do something about the last name issue Kalidurga Mar 2016 #119
I think government has to deal with both. kcr Mar 2016 #79
definately part of the solution. litlbilly Mar 2016 #82
Neither. One drives the other and that one isn't going away. Ever. So neither is the other. So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #86
President Obama is well off financially and he experiences racism all the time. riversedge Mar 2016 #102
Everyone here, ask this question to yourself AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #103
Except racism keeps many poor and they did not prosper like immigrants because their color bravenak Mar 2016 #105
No but the link between average economic status as a group and racism is there AZ Progressive Mar 2016 #106
Might be hard but it's gone on too long. Time to shit or get off the pot, we need to do it. bravenak Mar 2016 #107
What a scream! Depaysement Mar 2016 #109
Racism is complicated senz Mar 2016 #110
Pass on the question Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #113
Income inequality is a symptom of racism, but it's not the same thing Onlooker Mar 2016 #115
I think "income inequality" is a very broad a term loyalsister Mar 2016 #116
Don't care how much money you have or earn, racism is based on skin color and that won't change. nt Jitter65 Mar 2016 #118
What a great and well explained poll! /nt delrem Mar 2016 #120
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