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magicarpet

(15,937 posts)
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 10:20 PM Apr 2021

Why Black folk are beyond angry,....

Been there done that,... try something new this time to get results.....

This explains a lot,..


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Why Black folk are beyond angry,.... (Original Post) magicarpet Apr 2021 OP
K&R Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #1
Yep, I thought of that analogy years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #2
This lady should be in Washington DC as a US Rep. or Senator.. magicarpet Apr 2021 #3
Hear, hear! BigmanPigman Apr 2021 #8
She's fierce, and justified in many ways. The continued killing of unarmed Black men all the... brush Apr 2021 #4
Powerful and gifted speaker. sop Apr 2021 #5
best video I have seen since I joined DU, and one of the best short vids I have ever seen in my life Celerity Apr 2021 #6
kick Dawson Leery Apr 2021 #7
Kick burrowowl Apr 2021 #9
Yeah. Gaugamela Apr 2021 #10
She's right Warpy Apr 2021 #11
Wow virgdem Apr 2021 #12
Thanks for this malaise Apr 2021 #13

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,997 posts)
2. Yep, I thought of that analogy years ago.
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 10:33 PM
Apr 2021

I also believe that inheritance taxes should be significantly raised, with that money used to improve the conditions of our economically disadvantaged. To me, that's one of the best ways to help level the playing field now and into the future.

brush

(56,596 posts)
4. She's fierce, and justified in many ways. The continued killing of unarmed Black men all the...
Mon Apr 12, 2021, 10:36 PM
Apr 2021

the country by by cops is the reason. Nothing changes to stop it so look for a similar reaction to what happened in Oakland in the '60s with the Black Panthers arising in reaction to the brutalizing of the Black community by cops.

virgdem

(2,190 posts)
12. Wow
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 01:28 AM
Apr 2021

That was some powerful, righteous anger. I've believed for years that the underlying cause of black anger and rioting has always been ignored.

malaise

(276,067 posts)
13. Thanks for this
Tue Apr 13, 2021, 05:46 AM
Apr 2021

I understand where she's coming from but I'm not supporting the looting part of it.
There's a difference between need and want.

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