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Jitter65

(3,089 posts) Fri Apr 29, 2016, 03:52 PM Apr 2016

Just asking. If the protestors at the Trump event were black, how many would already be shot by

police and how many more would be locked up by now?

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Just asking. If the protestors at the Trump event were black, how many would already be shot by (Original Post) Jitter65 Apr 2016 OP

bullets and mace would be flying all over by now mwrguy Apr 2016 #1

They'd have callied out the National Guard Warpy Apr 2016 #2

Actually 2naSalit Apr 2016 #3

You should direct your question to the people of all different races that were there snooper2 Apr 2016 #4

Many of them were black and they weren't shot. Next question! Brickbat Apr 2016 #5

No kidding gopiscrap Apr 2016 #6

At least one of them is KamaAina Apr 2016 #7

Most of the protesters were minority people of the exact sort that are targeted by Trump's Bluenorthwest May 2016 #8

Well I personally think that white people preventing this very outcome........ socialist_n_TN May 2016 #9

mwrguy

(3,245 posts)

1. bullets and mace would be flying all over by now

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 03:58 PM

Apr 2016

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

2. They'd have callied out the National Guard

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:06 PM

Apr 2016

there would be rigid curfews and military guys in APCs patrolling the streets.

We know this. We all do.

2naSalit

(86,597 posts)

3. Actually

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:16 PM

Apr 2016

there are quite a few persons of color and ethnicities at this protest, you just have to look at some of the pictures.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

4. You should direct your question to the people of all different races that were there

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:19 PM

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Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

5. Many of them were black and they weren't shot. Next question!

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:21 PM

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gopiscrap

(23,760 posts)

6. No kidding

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:27 PM

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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. At least one of them is

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Fri Apr 29, 2016, 04:28 PM

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A friend of mine. And she uses a wheelchair!

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

8. Most of the protesters were minority people of the exact sort that are targeted by Trump's

Reply to Jitter65 (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 08:14 AM

May 2016

verbiage. Not acknowledging that is a form of bias all your own and that is very typical of your work here on DU.

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts)

9. Well I personally think that white people preventing this very outcome........

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Sun May 1, 2016, 10:33 AM

May 2016

is a FINE use of white privilege. But the pix above show that the anti-Trump contingent was a fine example of folks of ALL colors protesting his proto-fascism, so I'm not sure that applies.

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