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Hortensis

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22. All conservative speakers are blowing false equalization smoke these days.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:34 PM

Jan 2019

No matter how many times white liberals and other decent people fall short of meeting black need, trying to erase the enormous difference between people of good will toward others and those of ill will serves only the latter and their determination to continue their ways.

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Republican claims blacks and whites were lynched at equal rates in MLK Day message [View all] Soph0571 Jan 2019 OP

Saine is insane. dhol82 Jan 2019 #1

Even if that were true, there were 7-8x the amount of Whites than Blacks--do it'd be disproportunate TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #26

Like Jews and Germans were murdered at equal rates. Croney Jan 2019 #2

i know your intent Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #19

Yes, decent religious leaders and others who opposed what was happening Hortensis Jan 2019 #21

Yes you're right, thanks for the correction. I knew something was off but Croney Jan 2019 #29

Sadly, nothing surprises me any more NRaleighLiberal Jan 2019 #3

White Horse Thieves and Murderers got hanged - for crimes. maxsolomon Jan 2019 #4

How do these brain dead cretins Ohiogal Jan 2019 #5

Cheating...nt 2naSalit Jan 2019 #13

Like everywhere we have some awful mountain grammy Jan 2019 #6

Well, they used to Lynch a lot of Sicilians down south Drahthaardogs Jan 2019 #7

There is an alternative reality operating here Gothmog Jan 2019 #8

This Dipshite watches to many Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #9

Here's a useful website with a color-coded map struggle4progress Jan 2019 #10

Well, this is embarrassing. madamesilverspurs Jan 2019 #11

Oh god not again. The Truth Is Here Jan 2019 #15

Wish I didn't! madamesilverspurs Jan 2019 #16

Poor Ft. Collins. The Truth Is Here Jan 2019 #17

Ft. Collins is in Larimer County. madamesilverspurs Jan 2019 #18

Here's the video Ms. Toad Jan 2019 #20

A hanging is not a lynching. AJT Jan 2019 #12

Entitled white victimhood...A certifiable mental illness beachbum bob Jan 2019 #14

All conservative speakers are blowing false equalization smoke these days. Hortensis Jan 2019 #22

Ahhh, somebody tell this fucking asshole that "The Oxbow Incident" was only a movie!!! winstars Jan 2019 #23

The actual stat is 73 percent were black and 27 percent were white oberliner Jan 2019 #24

Here's a list canetoad Jan 2019 #28

uh..Damn. Solly Mack Jan 2019 #25

If by "whites" she means Italians, Irish, Jews, Catholics yeah, they also got lynched. McCamy Taylor Jan 2019 #27

So much talking past each other. Igel Jan 2019 #30