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radius777

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14. Of course. A black woman in Texas mistakenly voted

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 11:33 PM

Dec 2021

and got sentenced to 5 years in prison. The white insurrectionists tried to overthrow the gov't and most are getting slaps on the wrist. It's how the system of white privilege works. Whites are viewed as inherently innocent thus sending them to prison is viewed to be painful and tragic, ie 'why mess up their lives, they simply made a mistake.' Where for non-whites being treated roughly and harshly is viewed as necessary and justified, and no benefit of the doubt is given.

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So if a black man threw a fire extinguisher at a cop [View all] Cyrano Dec 2021 OP

All stops have to be pulled out, there are no longer any other choices. The voting rights act RKP5637 Dec 2021 #1

Rousing, But Still, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2021 #2

Everyone has something they don't want made public Cyrano Dec 2021 #4

I Expect Professionals Are Looking For Such, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2021 #5

Well said about President Lynden Johnson. He didn't take any bullshit and knew how to RKP5637 Dec 2021 #9

Lyndon. niyad Dec 2021 #13

Thank you!!! RKP5637 Dec 2021 #19

Johnson had 68 Democrats in the Senate & almost 300 in the House. NYC Liberal Dec 2021 #21

Certainly those were better times for the vote!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2021 #23

I agree! We need to work our asses off to get those NYC Liberal Dec 2021 #24

Lyndon. niyad Dec 2021 #12

Wouldn't Republicans have exposed that stuff during their last elections? AncientAndy Dec 2021 #16

+1. Play old-school hardball politics. radius777 Dec 2021 #18

And no one here is likely to. I am a medical professional. I know how to do some medical Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #6

He wouldn't be alive choie Dec 2021 #3

This. Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #8

For the record... Locutusofborg Dec 2021 #7

Google the word "analogy" Cyrano Dec 2021 #10

Google the word Locutusofborg Dec 2021 #11

Of course. A black woman in Texas mistakenly voted radius777 Dec 2021 #14

Well said. Solomon Dec 2021 #22

If i truly thought fascist's could take over, I wouldn't be positing on the internet. Kaleva Dec 2021 #15

A black man would have been shot as he was leaving the Porta-Pottie. SWB. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2021 #17

Manchin / Cinema are literally blocking democracy, its part of the cycle of acceptance to deny... uponit7771 Dec 2021 #20