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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:21 PM Original message |
Honestly, as an African-American. . . . |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Somebody unrecommended this |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. well |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:39 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Thanks! I will post some pics of my kitties as well! /eom |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. so did i. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Sometimes unrecs and recs happen on accident. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. And the unrec is proof that racism is alive and well right here on DU. n/t |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
149. It is. nt |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
121. believe it or not... |
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rury (629 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
134. I recced it to cancel out the senseless unrec |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #134 |
153. There were 20 unrecs actually. I don't understand what was said in this OP that warranted ONE unrec |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. NOt only do I fully agree with you |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. In the words of my great-great aunt (now 96) |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
94. I dedicate this thread to all of the 'firsts'. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #94 |
108. Thank you. We call it , "the bleeding edge." |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #94 |
131. President Obama was handed the Titanic wheel after it hit the iceberg. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #131 |
144. Think it was Van Jones that talked about that ~ |
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Frank Booth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. I understand what you're saying, but the current economic plight and the other massive |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
95. "if there can ever be true equality or compatibility in a country built on the blood of so many"... |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. the media is a problem also - one everyone is ignoring |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I hear ya. . . |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
83. Classism never went away, either. The difference is, we don't have many advocates. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #4 |
124. And, believe me, ageism is also alive and well and being used |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #124 |
147. I agree. Our differences are |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. My impression is that younger generations are much less racist |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. BINGO |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. I hear plenty of racism expressed by those under 40... |
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Lilyeye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Same here and I am 23. Kids just learn it from their disgusting parents |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
49. I am 62...and I hear you. |
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oldhippydude (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
155. agreed |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. But some of my best friends are negroes.... |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. LOL. . . |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. The first day I showed up to work as a page in the Ohio House... |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. i'm thankful that i was not raised by |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. K&R. When W was finishing his first term, Milwaukee had about |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. I agree |
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Cresent City Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. The economic aspect is piled on top of racism |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
85. Thank you! Nobody here (I sincerely hope!) is going to deny racism is alive and well, |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-23-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. As a white person, I'm glad it's coming to a boil also. Some |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'm glad to get a positive response to my post. . . . |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:04 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. It was a good post. I forgot to say welcome to DU. |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Thank you! /eom |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #23 |
54. Another welcome! You've jumped in with both feet and more power to you! |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
117. I agree it's a good post and we need real dialog so we can start the healing. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
15. My grandmother is 87 years old and grew up in North Carolina... |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
110. I have often wondered |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
21. I find people's naive shock at the imagined 'de-evolution' perversely amusing. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
22. I gotta admit being amused seeing Fox News lady's clutch their pearls |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
26. Beautifully said |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
27. Wonderful observation, thank you. The KKK in full force since |
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akbacchus_BC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
28. I rec to counter that unrec |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. Do you believe racism is only from whites, toward blacks? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:28 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You seem to be agreeing with Breitbart that "they both do it". |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:34 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Yes, yes. Label me and ignore my comment. |
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Mr. Mustard (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
45. I will address your comment |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #45 |
55. Wow. Sorta right, but sorta distorted view, IMO. |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #55 |
62. What if the tea party was black? |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:35 AM Response to Reply #55 |
76. I wonder what would have happened if.. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 08:36 AM Response to Reply #76 |
163. A black man showed up at a Tea Party rally, and was not arrested. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #55 |
127. Well, black protesters with guns ALREADY HAVE been arrested. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #127 |
164. The Tea Partiers don't show up on the capitol steps with guns protesting. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #164 |
165. Well, no, I'm not getting my events confused but thanks. nt |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:26 AM Response to Reply #45 |
72. Lol! |
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jhow (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #45 |
160. . |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
126. You "ask" the same question every time this topic comes up. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:14 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Breitbart wears clothes when he goes outside. Do act just like Breitbart? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
125. Well, Breitbart's whole point was the NAACP "does it, too" |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. The fallacy is not about what Breitbart did or did not do, the fallacy is about |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Except guilt by association isn't the point. The illustration is the point. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #129 |
132. No, he did not. "They do it, too" arguments are as numerous as our imagination allows. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. Nope. In order to make that argument you have to discount the obvious, |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 07:15 PM Response to Reply #136 |
150. Breitarts's argument was bad because he falsified evidence and |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
112. both? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 05:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. No, you've just called yourself out. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Yeah, I wish that is what the OP was saying, that racism is only from whites. |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
42. No, you haven't done anything wrong - but ignore |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
44. Stopped reading after post title. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Where is the moral equivalency? If you can prove it, please do... |
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hay rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
66. Two way street is the autobahn in one direction |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #66 |
74. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #66 |
86. Excellent analogy! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #66 |
133. . |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #66 |
142. The most perfect post I've seen all week. |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #66 |
146. This is a nation of "white privilege" - plain and simple! |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #29 |
67. Do you have any studies or statistics that show how whites |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Why is being accused of racism SUCH a hot button? |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
92. It's not all about criticism of others, racism is about power |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
97. You're denying that "racism" as practiced by "whites" has the power to oppress . . . |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:17 PM Response to Reply #29 |
157. There is a difference that is frequently ignored by many. . . |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
32. I see it the same way, with emphasis on the "eventually...." |
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costahawk1987 (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Good Point! |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
40. I was in a DU discussion the other day |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
99. In fact, evidence over time shows that "whites" have conspired to create |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
41. As a white person, I am so grateful for this post... |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
43. Welcome to DU, daligirl519. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
46. I have to agree with this very much: |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
47. We all have some built in bias but out & out racism is just hard to comprehend sometimes. |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
48. I think Rachel Maddow is right. Racism is based on fear |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I have to agree with Rachel's latest comments on this subject totally. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
57. I don't think racism is based on fear at all. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #57 |
73. The hatred is palpable... |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
116. I agree with you. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Very good post. lunatica. Sarah Palin's dog whistle words |
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nicky187 (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #48 |
71. Partly based on fear, but there are other reasons. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #48 |
77. They love palin.. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #48 |
90. Rachel did a great job the other night explaining "the Southern Strategy" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #90 |
101. Agree . . . but also think they got a lot of help from |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:04 PM Response to Reply #48 |
100. Agree that it is simply more rw propaganda pushing FEAR-based reasoning . . . |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #48 |
109. It's a blend of fear & ignorance. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
53. I agree. |
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DesertDiamond (838 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
56. You are so wise! There's a Buddhist saying, "Great good follows great evil." *Because* it has become |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
59. Good post |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #59 |
87. If we can move to the redemption part, it will probably be worth this agony. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
60. Well said. nt |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
61. Interesting perspective. The truth is coming out, but I can't fully agree. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Totally agree and anyone who thinks differently is naive. n/t |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
89. That's a nice division of the camps. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
63. the big bang was pretty violent |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
65. Agreed |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
68. You cannot control how people think |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
69. "Nothing comes out of the mouth of a drunk which wasn't there already." |
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nicky187 (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
70. Pervasive racism ... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
75. Sweeping the dirt out from *under* the rug is always a good thing. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
78. The Reps used the post racial meme to justify the dismantling |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
79. Somehow what is happening today doesn't seem to be quite as |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
80. I hope you're right |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #80 |
102. About this "reverse racism" thang |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
81. Oh, hey |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
84. I think you are right |
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azureblue (412 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #84 |
91. no more "discussion" |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #91 |
114. The front line is scary and dangerous. |
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donal dubh (38 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
88. this poison will ooze for decades... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
93. k*r Great post, great point |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
96. Your first sentence put the picture of a zit in my mind. lol |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #96 |
106. Did it look like this? |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
137. Yes!!! |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Mine too. :) or maybe I should say :( nt |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
98. I participated in a session on "diversity training" - from the staff side of course. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. Interesting comments -- thank you -- |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
104. As an anglo-american I agree with you. What's important now is to clean the wound and not cover it |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
105. agree completely.... |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
107. I don't know how to stop it. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
111. The major and significant advancements have come from demanding and forcibly taking them, |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
113. Indeed. |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
115. jeez, women can't get a break in this country |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
118. Hope so |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
119. Couldn't agree with you more! |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
120. Senator Webb proved this is not a post-racist society |
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ColesCountyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
122. I agree 100% |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
123. I live in California. Our neighborhood, my world and my family are very diverse |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
130. When I think of prejudice it isn't just in race but social justice and certainly the AA community |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
135. Me too - because |
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activa8tr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
139. Yes, this week taught us a lot about the racism still present in the USA |
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LatteLibertine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
140. Essentially, I agree |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
141. Big K & R !!! |
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nevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
143. I really like this post. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
145. Recced |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
148. K&R. Nice post, daligirl519 |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
151. I agree however, what is disturbing is the MSM covering up the most recent episode of such blatantly |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
152. Agreed. nt |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
154. When I heard the story of Sherrod, I thought Rosa Parks. The circumstances are |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
156. The "post-racist society" thing was shortsighted. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
158. Good analogy ... it's a rather deep wound, too. |
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daligirl519 (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-24-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. You are human. . . |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
161. gotta give a shout-out to Aztecas in AZ too |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-25-10 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
162. yep. Robert Reich said social programs weren't evil to whites until blacks had equal access to them |
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