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All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. dalton99a May 2018 #1
+1 gollygee May 2018 #63
Edmund Blake mgardener May 2018 #65
Edmund Burke Duppers May 2018 #88
+another! jimlup May 2018 #123
. underpants May 2018 #2
+++ The Polack MSgt May 2018 #5
+1 JustAnotherGen May 2018 #14
and another one NatBurner May 2018 #19
I'd like to add, if nothing else, whip out your phone and video the incident... brush May 2018 #18
:-) EffieBlack May 2018 #26
"Thoughts and prayors" makes an excellent analogy Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #3
The song Be Political, Not Polite is germane here dickthegrouch May 2018 #100
Common sense effieblack.. thank you - masterful prose.. asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #4
K&R ehrnst May 2018 #6
K&R ismnotwasm May 2018 #7
I have nothing substantive to add...except to K&R....figuratively standing by your sentiments Moostache May 2018 #8
K&R mcar May 2018 #9
Kick and Rec. The Polack MSgt May 2018 #10
Thank you for this...because I've struggled with it. CincyDem May 2018 #11
Agreed and Affirmed luc mont May 2018 #12
Kick and JustAnotherGen May 2018 #13
They have decided to post as a standalone. The Polack MSgt May 2018 #15
Whitesplaining on steroids EffieBlack May 2018 #17
And when that one didn't work so well.... started yet another one. salin May 2018 #27
I particularly enjoyed the "don't do anything unless they ask you." EffieBlack May 2018 #32
Wow - that excerpt - Captures the grotesque absurdity so well. salin May 2018 #52
Those alternative universe OPs don't seem to working out to well EffieBlack May 2018 #73
Almost like folks are a bit fed up with the "Uh - ya, maybe, BUT..." threads. salin May 2018 #74
And that was so transparent and ridiculous EffieBlack May 2018 #75
Kickage MrScorpio May 2018 #16
There's a switch many white people need to flick wonkwest May 2018 #20
This is absolutely brilliant. THANK you! EffieBlack May 2018 #22
Thanks! One really salient point I completely forgot to mention wonkwest May 2018 #38
This is such a great point EffieBlack May 2018 #41
That is an outstanding point... The Polack MSgt May 2018 #44
Hmm. I wonder if Melania's joke of an "anti-bullying" campaign actually has a purpose then: flibbitygiblets May 2018 #69
We wish they were that clever wonkwest May 2018 #85
I know exactly what you mean about that visceral loathing. That's what feels so different pnwmom May 2018 #97
Right? wonkwest May 2018 #99
I think another way of viewing the difference pnwmom May 2018 #109
You and I are 100% in accord wonkwest May 2018 #111
I should have said this before . . . pnwmom May 2018 #112
Thank you for the welcome! wonkwest May 2018 #115
Of course it's okay. Lurking is fine but speaking up is even better. pnwmom May 2018 #117
I don't think it's half the country. Not now. PatrickforO May 2018 #126
I had to read it three times JustAnotherGen May 2018 #28
Thank you so much wonkwest May 2018 #86
Stand up Betsy Ross May 2018 #21
Thank you again Effie for an excellent post. geardaddy May 2018 #23
Ah, but Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #92
Diolch! geardaddy May 2018 #128
Fy mhleser Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #135
Mae'n gwych dy fod ti'n defnyddio'r treigladau yn cywir! geardaddy May 2018 #137
Helo i chi, Geardaddy Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #138
I would say something Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #24
K&R brer cat May 2018 #25
K & R pazzyanne May 2018 #29
Great post salin May 2018 #30
Thank you for your continued excellence and guidance. My first thought after looking at Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #31
I finally had enough SCVDem May 2018 #33
Since Trump, I had to move my membership The Polack MSgt May 2018 #51
I was in the American Legion SCVDem May 2018 #83
So it's like Rosetta Stone... tonedevil May 2018 #71
The most important word? SCVDem May 2018 #80
Bad hearing means... tonedevil May 2018 #82
K&R ck4829 May 2018 #34
K&R... spanone May 2018 #35
If you see something racist, document it Gothmog May 2018 #36
I now carry an old cell phone that has a (VERY) limitee video record capability. niyad May 2018 #46
Do what you can Gothmog May 2018 #144
I never saw that statue before, that's great. Pee Wee Reese's support was a HUGE factor.... George II May 2018 #37
You're right - that made a huge difference EffieBlack May 2018 #40
He did it during batting practice when the crowd was heckling Robinson incessantly.... George II May 2018 #47
Yup. EffieBlack May 2018 #53
A little bit off the subject (sorry), but when I was very young my father took me..... George II May 2018 #58
This seems like it ought to be easy. MontanaMama May 2018 #39
This gave me goosebumps. Thank you so much for telling this story EffieBlack May 2018 #45
Damn, that was a powerful story. Thanks for sharing. But mostly thanks for your bravery. flibbitygiblets May 2018 #50
I'm so sorry this happened to you. EffieBlack May 2018 #55
I am so sorry. MontanaMama May 2018 #56
Thank you. And apologies for hijacking this post with my story. flibbitygiblets May 2018 #67
Someone's cutting onions MariaCSR May 2018 #87
I'm not crying. YOU'RE crying! EffieBlack May 2018 #102
On March 13, 1964 Haggis for Breakfast May 2018 #94
It boggles my mind that any decent human being would NOT say something flibbitygiblets May 2018 #42
One suggestion EffieBlack May 2018 #49
Thank you so much Effie! Very helpful comments and suggestions--much appreciated. flibbitygiblets May 2018 #66
I cannot imagine NOT saying, NOT doing, something if I see that kind of hatred . niyad May 2018 #43
Beautifully done. Thanks for sharing. mahannah May 2018 #48
K&R!! Docreed2003 May 2018 #54
You damn skippy I'm gonna support in whatever way that is needed. Whether that is just standing Kirk Lover May 2018 #57
White guy here, and I have such terrible rage attached to this issue. byronius May 2018 #59
And not just racial minorities either. Oneironaut May 2018 #60
K&R PunkinPi May 2018 #61
Just, wow. sheshe2 May 2018 #62
K&R gollygee May 2018 #64
I've actually never seen an instance of outright racism in person coeur_de_lion May 2018 #68
When I was growing up in Texas, we had an AA nanny. MoonRiver May 2018 #70
Kicking this Hekate May 2018 #72
While it seems they're in a distinct minority EffieBlack May 2018 #76
This part... ProudLib72 May 2018 #91
Thanks for this cally May 2018 #125
I rec'd without comment. Iggo May 2018 #77
Yes -- and the other thing to do is get out our cells and start recording. We can do both. pnwmom May 2018 #78
Exactly EffieBlack May 2018 #79
BEAUTIFUL! Thank you, Effie! This should be an article! MariaCSR May 2018 #81
Big K & R BumRushDaShow May 2018 #84
I love this. Thank you, EffieBlack, and babylonsister May 2018 #89
I guarantee you... Rainngirl May 2018 #90
Best thread I've read on DU in a long time. Enthusiastic K&R. nt. druidity33 May 2018 #93
Thank you for that. I've always opened my big mouth when I witness something wrong. BlancheSplanchnik May 2018 #95
Society is what we make it gollygee May 2018 #96
Excellent post, Effie Empowerer May 2018 #98
Another great post MaryMagdaline May 2018 #101
I have two things to say on this: lovemydogs May 2018 #103
That's why I said that no one is expecting them to put themselves in danger EffieBlack May 2018 #105
K&R. emulatorloo May 2018 #104
Thanks for lumping a bunch of us together because of our uncontrolled skin pigmentation. DemoHack May 2018 #106
You've completely missed the point. EffieBlack May 2018 #108
No I get it. DemoHack May 2018 #113
This message was self-deleted by its author Empowerer May 2018 #114
I disagree with you. DemoHack May 2018 #127
You don't get it. The voices of PoC aren't HEARD in the same way that white people's are. pnwmom May 2018 #110
Their voices are certainly heard here.. whathehell May 2018 #131
That doesn't always appear to be the case, and some of the responses to this thread pnwmom May 2018 #133
Nothing is "always the case" whathehell May 2018 #134
This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell May 2018 #130
Very well said. Brava! secondwind May 2018 #107
I am not willing to stop sipping my latte for anything Devil Child May 2018 #116
Lol.. whathehell May 2018 #132
Post removed Post removed May 2018 #118
3-2-1 EffieBlack May 2018 #119
Its also awesome to be in your company on DU.... marble falls May 2018 #122
Dear Black Person: This White Person always Does That. whathehell May 2018 #120
Thanks for a great post, EffieBlack. You and others on DU.... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #121
Yes! Nitram May 2018 #124
Kick EffieBlack May 2018 #129
This is a Wonderful essay, EffieBlack! calimary May 2018 #136
excellent post heaven05 May 2018 #139
Wysplainers gonna wysplain EffieBlack May 2018 #141
heh, heh heaven05 May 2018 #143
bookmarked/k&r heaven05 May 2018 #140
Thanks! EffieBlack May 2018 #142
The ACLU trains lawyers to be observers at events Gothmog May 2018 #145
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