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King_Klonopin

(1,307 posts)
8. They won't say it; they may be consciously unaware of it,
Thu Aug 27, 2020, 01:43 AM
Aug 2020
but the people who believe all those lies resent having their privilege,
advantages and power diminished
-- which is what equality and justice
will do, indirectly. All a politician (i.e a demagogue) has to do is appeal
to their anger and fear (which Trump is masterful at doing) in order to
gain their vote. Fear will persuade people to believe the most insanely
twisted bullshit -- such as, "They want to destroy the suburbs, disband
the police, and release all prisoners." Really? You believe that shit?

That is why they respond indignantly with "White lives matter, too!"
whenever BLM is brought up. The underlying message is this:
"How dare you exclude us!?" "What about me and my status?" "How can
you disrupt the natural order of things, our caste system?" which is really
just a poorly disguised form of apartheid.

Black America stands up to defend their rights to live and exist in equality;
White America distorts it as a hostile act, an attack on them, and a threat
because they feel negated.

America is an apartheid nation -- period. That is the issue since Jim Crow.
Anyone who can't understand that, in our current social structure, black lives
matter LESS -- or not at all -- is in denial of reality. You cannot fix a problem
until you can admit there is a problem. It is easier to live in a delusion, though.
Well written flying rabbit Aug 2020 #1
They'd have to be able to read it BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #6
That's a darn good letter to the editor waiting to be sent. nt crickets Aug 2020 #2
May I share on my Facebook page Heartstrings Aug 2020 #3
Excellent. lambchopp59 Aug 2020 #4
Good composition. I wish we could take each of those eleven items and.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #5
Thanks. I've bookmarked. n/t PatrickforO Aug 2020 #7
They won't say it; they may be consciously unaware of it, King_Klonopin Aug 2020 #8
Quite coherent. byronius Aug 2020 #9
Well said. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #10
I'm plumb out of patience these days Warpy Aug 2020 #11
Nicely done. Bookmarked. Totally Tunsie Aug 2020 #12
K&R smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #13
Trump was made possible by decades of lies Martin Eden Aug 2020 #14
She also needs to mention the weird as shit conspiracies that are at the core of their self-panic BComplex Aug 2020 #15
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