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In reply to the discussion: Who the heck does the San Francisco police think they are to demand an apology [View all]NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)96. Nonsense.
And who do you mean when you say "you guys"? First you spout right-wing talking points and now you refer to a lifelong Dem as "you guys".
If you're so far left you think pointing out the reality of a situation is "right-wing", then the problem is with you. "You guys" doesn't refer to lifelong Democrats; I've voted for nobody but Democrats since the day I became eligible to vote. What I'm talking about are the hypersensitive social justice crowd obsessed with race and gender and insisting that I'm a racist or misogynist just by virtue of the fact that I'm white, male, and don't unquestioningly accept every talking point I'm handed no matter how flawed and inaccurate it is.
As far as the majority of Republicans who voted against Obama being racist, you're right I can't find a single klansman who admits to being racist. They're new motto is "I'm not ant-black, I'm pro-white".
Again, if you can't produce evidence that the majority of people who voted against Obama in 2008 or 2012 did so because of race, then I'm calling bullshit. This is the problem with identity politics; because you've tied things about you that you have no control over with your politics, you take opposition to your politics as a direct affront to those attributes. Disagree with a black man, you're a racist. Disagree with a feminist, you're a misogynist. Those words used to mean something, but they've thrown around so much they've lost any power.
In America we use socioeconomics. We create housing projects such as the Robert Taylor Homes, Queensbridge and Jordan Downs and put POC out of sight and out of mind. We then force their children into overcrowded schools where they get a horrible education. We demand that their parents take low paying jobs that keep them away from their kids, since the majority of them are in the service sector with little to no chance of advancement, instead of giving them skills to improve themselves and moving them out of poverty.
Again, you're arguing that a lack of equality of outcome is due to bigotry rather than differing socioeconomic circumstances. Apartheid is a lack of equality of opportunity enforced by the state; if the state is not working to prevent people from advancing or receiving equal treatment under the law due to arbitrary conditions like race, then it's not apartheid. You can call it urban blight, you can call it rural poverty, but you can't call it apartheid because that word has a specific meaning. Poor white kids have shitty schools, poor Hispanic kids have shitty schools, poor black people have shitty schools. White people live in places blighted by poverty, as do Hispanics and black people. Some black people live in areas with great schools, as do some whites and Hispanics.
If you think abject poverty and struggles to make ends meet are somehow unique to urban African American communities and therefore the product of racism, then you need to see what the rest of the country looks like.
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Who the heck does the San Francisco police think they are to demand an apology [View all]
onecaliberal
Aug 2016
OP
Yes, the culture of police depts in the USA is sad. Very sad since they don't have a culture of
TeamPooka
Aug 2016
#93
Our Police union rep doubled and tripled down when it came to the Tamir Rice shooting.
HughBeaumont
Aug 2016
#85
I doubt that was a typo. More likely it was the effect of a hyperactive autocorrect function. nt
tblue37
Aug 2016
#91
next time a POC decide to protest publically, he should use the list of approved methods
KG
Aug 2016
#9
I made a decision long ago not to alert on anyone.... I consider it a form of censorship...
clarice
Aug 2016
#18
That's RIGHT !!!! It is a basic right to be born with a perfect body, athletic talent.....
clarice
Aug 2016
#11
Come on what? Just take what you posted at face value with no facts added? tia
uponit7771
Aug 2016
#31
If you think a great body and athleticism gets you gig in the NFL, you should tell that
onecaliberal
Aug 2016
#40
Frankly, if it's a choice of the dustbin or Airstrip One, I'll choose the former.
NuclearDem
Aug 2016
#58
I didn't say that he didn't EARN it.....he should just display a modicum of appreciation. nt
clarice
Aug 2016
#63
Agreed.... but not every Country has an economical system that would allow him to make that kind of
clarice
Aug 2016
#73
Not standing for The Anthem is a direct affront to the Country ....that has by it's very system....
clarice
Aug 2016
#78
I believe that it's simply a show of respect. I even put my hand over my heart. peace
clarice
Aug 2016
#89
So you believe that is is a showing of respect. Which is cool, I feel the same way.
Glassunion
Aug 2016
#92