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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:14 AM Original message |
Racism is growing in this country by leaps and bounds. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Just like the conservatives want to do with gays. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. The conservatives care a bit about gays |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:59 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Oy. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Oh come on, i have no problem with gays |
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Smarmie Doofus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:57 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Yeah. OK. " a distraction". |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Equal rights is a real issue. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. This was funnier when Beck said it. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
31. Are you actually defending racists, or just making silly jokes? |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
32. Ve should admonish them to actually live like Christ |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
57. great straw man. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. Things always get nastier during hard economic times. n/t |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Somehow I think racism would still be flourishing.. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-11-10 08:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
85. Somehow I think not. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 01:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. +1 |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's not growing.... it was always there |
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shawcomm (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Yep... it was always there. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. You need to get a new joke. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #34 |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Can you post anything but stupid sh*t? |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:48 AM Response to Reply #34 |
39. I agree. It's starting to really piss me off and it's not |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
55. Yes, and they just discovered the internet |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not sure if it's growing |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. there's actually less racism than ever in this country |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Are you actually being serious or was your post sarcasm? |
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Syrinx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I guess I misread the emphasis of the OP |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Illogical assumption.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:58 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. Yes, because decent treatment of minorities is incompatible with economic leftism |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. I am going to get to the bottom of this thread |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I have no idea if you are racist or not. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #43 |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Yeah, then we can move on to disruptors. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Is this your only schtick? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #52 |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. I only had four people on my ignore list |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
58. Consistency is a good thing. Is it going to be "we" or "ve", "the" or "ze", "zat" |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. They're all related.....Denialists don't help the cause. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
51. I'd agree |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
67. How do you come to that conclusion.. |
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Behind the Aegis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. Not just racism... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #9 |
65. yes. they always come hand in hand. nt |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
13. I doubt it |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:03 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I see more racism on the streets and on the bus too |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:05 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Racism is not the same as prejudice n/t |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:07 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Ah! Great point |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #38 |
48. No, it cannot. Malaise was referring to the Internet. |
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hileeopnyn8d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:09 AM Response to Reply #48 |
63. If this poster is still around |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. I think it's just more visible. I never read comment sections anymore for news articles |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
45. The Columbus Dispatch is having trouble with racist website comments. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
25. Yes, I agree. I believe it has gotten worse because some in the majority race feel threatened... |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The conservatives are so goofy |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
29. racism does not grow, it merely becomes more exposed |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
56. which in turn also engenders the belief that there are 'many' out there who think the same |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. agreed |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. agreed, as well. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
44. Sorry but I think you're wrong. People don't like Obama, that doesn't mean they are racist. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. A lot of this has gone way beyond not liking Obama..... |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I don't frequent those kind of message boards and I don't watch the b.s. cable news shows. |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #54 |
66. Frankly, tell that to people that have experienced racism in their lives..there's no paranoia around |
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Kltpzyxm (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #50 |
60. agreed |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #50 |
68. His campaign put homophobia in the spotlight as a good thing |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. What are you talking about? Who said some bigotry is dandy-o? |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. My wording sucked, and my point |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-11-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #68 |
86. ? |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
62. I've been around since BBS's..pre-Internet days.. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
71. It was always there under the surface. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. Racism is learned behavior. |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Racists are quite obvious |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. Is there any proof of that? Do you really beleive that? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
73. It's not growing. It never stopped. n/t |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. +100.. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
76. Growing? Interesting choice of word there. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
79. Some clown actually brought out the "Why is there a Miss Black America |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
80. There will always be hate. |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
81. I just think that existing racists feel more comfortable in.. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
83. Yes, and I believe they are getting those ideas not only from |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-10-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
84. The ugly truth |
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