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brer cat

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20. I read that years ago,

Reply to malaise (Reply #19)

Thu Oct 9, 2014, 08:59 AM

Oct 2014

and haven't thought about it in a long time. A great speech. Thanks for bringing it here, malaise.

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Why this old fat white guy in his fifties has skin in the game of cops murdering black kids [View all] MohRokTah Oct 2014 OP

No dark-skinned relatives, but eridani Oct 2014 #1

This is really what's it's all about Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #2

No kidding it just isn't right! calimary Oct 2014 #3

I suffered from the... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #55

I think Obama's election made things worse Stargazer09 Oct 2014 #60

Yeah, I do too. It brought out the shitty side that too many of our fellow Americans calimary Oct 2014 #65

Exactly! Stargazer09 Oct 2014 #73

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #52

"old" and "fat" take on a pejorative tone here and should be avoided pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #4

what if the OP is referring to himself when he says "old and fat" JI7 Oct 2014 #13

You probably are right pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #14

Me too! If I was referring to myself. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #27

I think (hope like hell) ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #45

I took the adjetives as "humility" fadedrose Oct 2014 #25

The best tweet of the night Warpy Oct 2014 #5

Hold it! I was (still am, really) a hippie - raven mad Oct 2014 #18

Thank you ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #46

Oh, absolutely, 1Strong. raven mad Oct 2014 #70

I personay know several cops who are not racist. Jenoch Oct 2014 #6

No, not all cops behave like racists. There are actually few who do. napi21 Oct 2014 #7

Our community has two police forces. One for the city with mostly white officers and one for the jwirr Oct 2014 #32

Racist or not, any LEO who doesn't speak up about racism and misconduct in his/her ranks Heidi Oct 2014 #9

Good cops lsewpershad Oct 2014 #33

yeah, yeah, yeah heaven05 Oct 2014 #48

I have a great nephew who is five now. oldandhappy Oct 2014 #8

I think there are a lot more white people with black or mixed race relatives hedgehog Oct 2014 #10

I'm one of them DFW Oct 2014 #12

my hairdresser who is african american DesertFlower Oct 2014 #11

Girls my not get shot by the police but I suspect that there are discriminations against them also. jwirr Oct 2014 #31

Black Lives Matter MrScorpio Oct 2014 #15

yep... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2014 #72

It's about all of us Sherman A1 Oct 2014 #16

Bob Marley said it, No More Trouble mahina Oct 2014 #17

Bob sang that but the words are actually from malaise Oct 2014 #19

I read that years ago, brer cat Oct 2014 #20

You're welcome brer cat malaise Oct 2014 #21

Yes, malaise, thank you! n/t truedelphi Oct 2014 #50

Bob called it War malaise Oct 2014 #54

Thank you! I never knew that. mahina Oct 2014 #62

You're welcome sis malaise Oct 2014 #63

K & R plus a brazillian MindPilot Oct 2014 #22

I'm an old mostly white guy of 66 madokie Oct 2014 #23

I appreciate this post, and the others you have made on this topic. IdaBriggs Oct 2014 #24

The Justice Department fadedrose Oct 2014 #26

my children's mother in of Filipino descent. greiner3 Oct 2014 #28

Well said. My dark skinned nephew is also developmentally disabled and that for him makes it all jwirr Oct 2014 #29

I have a grand nephew that is half African-American and half-Hispanic. Rozlee Oct 2014 #30

Powerfull post gwheezie Oct 2014 #35

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^n/t truedelphi Oct 2014 #51

+1, omg... I did the same thing in an SUV and thought the same thoughts and when he said he got uponit7771 Oct 2014 #53

My grandson is black I'm afraid for him gwheezie Oct 2014 #34

That's a really moving post vlakitti Oct 2014 #36

This is a good OP. I'm sorry you cant respond for a while. aikoaiko Oct 2014 #37

Try having a half-Arabic child. Fawke Em Oct 2014 #38

Agreed, but you don't have to have dark-skinned relatives to feel this way. Darren Wilson surrender. joanbarnes Oct 2014 #39

I wish you peace for your nephew and your family. logosoco Oct 2014 #40

I keep waiting for all those "good cops" to start turning in the bad ones.. 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #41

I'm with you! DrewFlorida Oct 2014 #42

I have three grandsons VA_Jill Oct 2014 #43

well said demigoddess Oct 2014 #44

BRAVO heaven05 Oct 2014 #47

I think I'm turning grey over this BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #49

Kicked Quayblue Oct 2014 #56

I have always wondered as an Asian American if I traveled to yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #57

When I was younger and more idealistic, I wasn't racist. Now I am. Amimnoch Oct 2014 #58

No black relatives, but GoddessOfGuinness Oct 2014 #59

Sending you hugs Stargazer09 Oct 2014 #61

I too have a black nephew, age 16 CanonRay Oct 2014 #64

50's isn't old! joeybee12 Oct 2014 #66

You had me at 'cops murdering'. Rex Oct 2014 #67

I've got young cousins who..... socialist_n_TN Oct 2014 #68

Life is short enough damnedifIknow Oct 2014 #69

First of all, being in one's fifties is NOT old. Second, your nephew loves you too.. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #71