'if they were black'

Discussion in 'Latest US & World News' started by The Rhetoric of Life, Jan 7, 2021.

  1. Reasonablerob

    Reasonablerob Well-Known Member

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    Wouldn't have been any different at all, if anything the police would probably have been more restrained because they'd be terrified of being accused of racism. The difference would be mobs would be burning and looting and demanding the officer who killed the protester was charged with murder.
     
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    Aha... drop the 'ol. A person looting something, is just like a terrorist attacking democracy itself. As if it's in the same ballpark.

    And what you now post: It doesn't change ANYTHING that the predominantly white police force only shot ones at the predominantly white terrorist group that attacked the Capitol and ransacked it. While the same predominantly white police force and far white right wing supporters have absolutely no problem with shooting a black guy in the back who is running away... multiple times. "don't resist, don't get shot".... only goes for black people. They show that their lives don't matter.

    You can not deny this.
    You're just deflecting away that racism is well institutionalized in the US.
    And that's the topic we're discussing.
     
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    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Racist, Identity politics.
     
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    Sure, it happens. Black cops shoot white guys too.
    America needs more black cops. And then the whites will complain.
    Don't hear much from Japanese and Jewish Americans, do you?
     
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    Adding the word 'terrorists' to the incorrectly used, over used and valueless column.

    Those who invaded The Capital building acted on their own. They are responsible for their actions, no one else. It was wrong to do, and they will likely be charged with multiple crimes.

    There was ONE immediate death from the event. Those who die from health related problems are not casualties of the event. One more, a supposed suicide, is also the responsibility of the person who committed it, no one else.

    When those claiming terrorism finally figure out what terrorism actually is, maybe some non-emotion driven discussions can be had.
     
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    Yeah... institutionalized racism happens in the US.
    I don't see anybody is able to deny how it goes down.
     
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    They didn't barge in to have a friendly conversation with politicians. They were there to terrorize them into voting it all in their way and not in the democratic way.
    They were also out to find Biden and to lynch him.

    This was all organized. Their ring leaders rallied these people to have a "trial by combat" "fight like hell" to "take back your country". And it was all fun when the did the ransacking. They were fully in on it. All them people who claimed that after the courts had their say still claimed the elections got stolen... even they are partially responsible for what went down.

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/terrorize
    to make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them

    The shoe fits. Time to end the downplaying.
    It's pathetic.
     
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    I see it all the time , white guys carry sticks. Bats. Clubs, the police quietly take their beating then when it's over they shoot the nearest black guy. 7 times. This happened twice this afternoon, but no biggie, its just society.

    /s
     
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    You joking around how white people can all get away from attacking cops (except one who got shot with 1 bullet), while a black person get shot for supposedly resisting half a dozen times easy, shows you don't care about black lives.
     
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    I believe its quite simple, I'm mocking the ridiculous and childish and racist position presented by others and since I'm identifying as a black man today I'm deeply offended.
     
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