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In reply to the discussion: Black farmers were deliberately sold 'fake seeds' in scheme to steal their land: repo [View all]jmbar2
(4,861 posts)46. Stine company execs need the "Public Enemy" treatment
Should never be allowed to dine in peace until they make this right. and suffer serious consequences. This is RICO territory.
I am so ashamed of my fellow white amerikans like this...
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Black farmers were deliberately sold 'fake seeds' in scheme to steal their land: repo [View all]
applegrove
Jul 2018
OP
While I agree with your use of those B/W terms we should be careful about imputation
erronis
Jul 2018
#45
You are SO right, and I usually avoid using black as evil. Thank you for the reminder. Edited.
ancianita
Jul 2018
#48
I hope the Chinese tariffs put all the crackers involved in this swindle out of business.
roamer65
Jul 2018
#19
Surely you would have expected a reasonable amount of white farmers to have suffered, if that were
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#22
The OP is suggesting they are out to steal the land of black farmers, you are suggesting, no this is
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#24
No, I queried whether you were suggesting racism wasn't involved, when clearly it was.
OnDoutside
Jul 2018
#26
I never suggested that racism was not involved, though you keep trying to convince yourself I did
Snake Plissken
Jul 2018
#27
I have yet to be able to find a single article claiming that this seed company purchased any land
Snake Plissken
Jul 2018
#55
The story sensationally claims that this seed company is doing this to steal Black farmers land
Snake Plissken
Jul 2018
#57
I doubt this middleman who ripped them off cared about anything but getting the money in his pocket
Snake Plissken
Jul 2018
#60
You are worried for a company that at the very least sold inferior seeds to customers who just
Demsrule86
Jul 2018
#31
Wow...sounds definitely like a massive hate crime here...nail the assholes to the wall! NT
SWBTATTReg
Jul 2018
#52