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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:55 PM Jul 2016

I'm sorry, I can't be 'silent'.

The time for 'silent threads' and prayers and 'moments of silence' and 'expressions of sorrow' are past. They might make us feel good, but they don't do a damn thing for the victims or the survivors! When are we going to have a serious, national, state, and local discussion about what the fuck is wrong with this country? We have FOX and Rush and the rest spewing hate and lies day in and day out. We have a Congress that so hates the duly and popularly elected President that they refuse to do their jobs and half the country cheers. We have a bigoted, narcissistic con-man who will secure his party's nomination for President - a man who doesn't have a freaking clue about how government works and is only interested in grabbing a bunch of money for himself. We have police across the country who are so terrified of anyone who is not white that they basically hate and fear to the point they don't seem to be able to stop themselves from killing. I know that there are many many good, dedicated, police officers out there, but they are so totally overshadowed by the ones who kill blacks with impunity.

When are we going to tell the NRA to just shut the fuck up? When are we going to send a message to Congress to either do your damn jobs or get the hell out of Washington? When are we going to actually DO something to change the attitude in this country that somehow black lives seem only to matter to other blacks, but certainly not to the cops? I don't know the answer on how to how to stop the madness, but I know for sure that what we are doing, or failing to do, sure ain't working! If we want to keep the idea of 'Land of the Free' we sure have to do something.

Suggestions welcome.

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I'm sorry, I can't be 'silent'. (Original Post) Stonepounder Jul 2016 OP
Fuck silence. Iggo Jul 2016 #1
A picture is worth a thousand words. WheelWalker Jul 2016 #2
Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Jul 2016 #3
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