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radius777's JournalRittenhouse was aquitted because he was a hero
to many whites who resent BLM, and who think a 'nice white kid' like Rittenhouse should not go to jail.
The narrative re Rittenhouse was correct,
however a white judge/jury aquitted a terrorist and murderer, that is the America we live in.
This black kid, who was harassed by racists and who acted in self defense, will most certainly not get the same 'benefit of the doubt' that Shittenhouse did.
White myopia is a problem not just on the right but amongst whites in general.
Stern has always been on our side,
and has a knack for conveying points like this in a way that the 'average Joe' (or Jane) can understand.
The pushback from some liberals against people like Stern/Hefner/Flynt type of guys - has always baffled me - as you need people like this to fight for you in that element of 'raunch' culture that alot of people follow and are influenced by, where the RW tends to dominate.
Stern over the years has shredded RW asshats like Imus, Rogan etc - that no other 'respectable' liberal would get in the mud with.
From what I saw it looked like he was trying to avoid
many people that he easily could have hit, there is no proof he intentionally killed anyone. He could've been scared or angry (ie, road rage) and was simply driving fast and wanted to get through the street.
The 'rap sheet' he had, charges like 'loitering', 'disorderly conduct', 'marijuana possession' etc - seem like alot of petty charges that white people would never be charged with, that perhaps sent him on a downward spiral in society.
Whatever the case - hopefully he gets the same due process and 'benefit of the doubt' that Rittenhouse did... likely being black/poor he won't.
Well stated. MLK recognized this in
one of his famous speeches where he identified the 'white moderate who is more devoted to order than justice' as an even bigger threat than the KKK.
The white BLM protesters killed by Rittenhouse, as flawed as they may have been, basically gave their lives fighting for civil rights in a way that your more 'respectable' white does not, who mainly tends to sit back and wag their fingers at the victims and make excuses for the likes of Rittenhouse.
PoC are highly dissatisfied with Biden/Dems failure to throw down the gauntlet on voting rights. Biden only won because of PoC, especially black voters in urban areas like Philly, Milwaukee, Detroit, Atlanta etc. Women are also losing their right to choose. Without women where would Dems be, would never win any swing districts.
Restoring the SALT and canceling student debt are winners
for the Dem party, which is a metrocentric party that draws most of its votes from urban and suburban areas, where property (and the overall cost of living) is expensive and taxes are high. Without such voters, Dems cannot win any election.
Hope Shittenhouse gets sued
so that any money he makes off of book deals etc goes straight to the victims.
Justice and the law are two different things.
There was once a time when slavery was legal, when women could not legally vote, when black people legally were second class citizens who had little protections against lynchings etc.
The legacy of white supremacy lives on in our system, which was what BLM and the protesters who were killed by Rittenhouse were protesting against. The judge knows this and took a side - the side that has historically benefitted old white men like him.
True but VA has trended blue and politics have become nationalized.
Dems have won 13 straight statewide elections, Hillary won in 2016 by 6, Northam in 2017 by 9 (overperforming the polling which predicted a tight race), Biden by 10.
I find it hard to believe that the voters who rejected Trumpism over the past 5 years would suddenly switch back to a Trumper. Yes Youngkin is more polished, but this is Trump's GOP.
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