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BronxBoy

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37. And yet....

Reply to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #28)

Fri Jul 8, 2016, 03:28 PM

Jul 2016

What have they done when a guy who should NEVER have been a police officer guns down a child in a Cleveland park and that cop is still on duty today? Didn't they recognize how far back that set race relations? Why is the onus always on us to do some introspection?

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I'd like to thank the Dallas shooters...(not really) [View all] Blue_Tires Jul 2016 OP

Congressman Joe Walsh tweet: CrispyQ Jul 2016 #1

Walsh is just whoring for attention, nothing more... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #29

Only an idiot would ask a grieving mother such a question. nt jonno99 Jul 2016 #2

Oh Bullshit..... BronxBoy Jul 2016 #3

THIS PDittie Jul 2016 #5

.... rbrnmw Jul 2016 #6

Exactly. If you talk to any black person 28 or older the main thing they'll tell you is that they craigmatic Jul 2016 #7

Holy damn that's a sweeping statement... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #12

What's so sweeping about it?.... BronxBoy Jul 2016 #19

It happens to be true though lunatica Jul 2016 #26

Huge thumbs up to you BronxBoy NoMoreRepugs Jul 2016 #10

I didn't drop this in the lap of "Black America", chief Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author BronxBoy Jul 2016 #16

BronxBoy and Blue_tires - Duplicate message from a host JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #20

Blue_Tires and BronxBoy - Duplicate message from a host JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #18

Ok... BronxBoy Jul 2016 #21

I know - and I JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #23

Very well stated! RickHworth Jul 2016 #14

I know as a collective it is generally white americans turning a blind eye on this MillennialDem Jul 2016 #15

Well said!! moonbeam23 Jul 2016 #22

I hated to "like" this. raven mad Jul 2016 #4

I seriously think you need to change the title of this post markj757 Jul 2016 #8

Agreed. Effectively a bait-and-switch title that is offensive and in extremely poor taste. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #9

If Skinner asks me to do so, I will Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #30

Post Title Is Fine JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #31

Group Host - If it is offensive JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #32

What are you talking about.....making trouble back here? markj757 Jul 2016 #33

Your response to this too JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #35

I'm afrraid for America heaven05 Jul 2016 #13

I am too JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #24

I'm afraid there was already a petition to the WH to label BLM a terrorist organization. liberalnarb Jul 2016 #17

I can't believe they asked that woman that JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #25

I got an email this morning from one of my former students who is working in the chicago area. redstatebluegirl Jul 2016 #27

Exactly. Even many of my white friends and colleagues have admitted that this will set the movement Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #28

And yet.... BronxBoy Jul 2016 #37

You got it! Yep! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #40

I'm not capable of changing the mind of even one bigoted person lostnfound Jul 2016 #41

I know. Talking directly does not help treestar Jul 2016 #44

"What's point of reading fiction if you don't learn anything from i lostnfound Jul 2016 #45

great teen you have! treestar Jul 2016 #46

I'm so damned tired of "race" dividing us. xfundy Jul 2016 #34

Some of us don't have the luxury JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #36

No JI7 Jul 2016 #39

Now it's all about the police and how they feel under attack Ligyron Jul 2016 #38

I've already seen a self pitying treestar Jul 2016 #43

for those who make bigoted generalizations treestar Jul 2016 #42