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lunatica

(53,410 posts)

10. Everyone has potential social value

Reply to NoOneMan (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 02:58 PM

Jul 2013

Are you just trying to be dishonest about what he said? Or maybe you simply can't get past your own prejudices.

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President Obama: 'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago;' urges reforms [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Is this a statement of empathy or value? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #1

Oh FFS... monmouth3 Jul 2013 #2

Neither. It's a discussion by a black man about being MineralMan Jul 2013 #3

Exactly loyalsister Jul 2013 #4

Exactly. MineralMan Jul 2013 #6

Thats empathy (from him). NoOneMan Jul 2013 #9

Are you for real? Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #7

Yeah, I already get that NoOneMan Jul 2013 #8

Everyone has potential social value lunatica Jul 2013 #10

I don't think you should kill people regardless of potential social value NoOneMan Jul 2013 #12

You've missed the point if you think he says only black children have it lunatica Jul 2013 #13

Oh, you think I said that? I said it doesn't matter who has value. You don't fucking kill people NoOneMan Jul 2013 #15

Fact!!!!!!!!!! You misread the President. mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #20

Maybe? Maybe I didn't. In any case, I asked to start a conversation and see what people thought NoOneMan Jul 2013 #24

The only person who said it was mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #25

Yeah? So? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #26

I agree it was a beautiful mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #30

Every time I see your posts you are just derailing OP's with nonsense. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #36

Thanks. Ill keep it up! NoOneMan Jul 2013 #37

That's creepy. I didn't realize photoshop was that advanced. BlueCheese Jul 2013 #29

When you compare it to an original Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #34

I have not seen the video but I read the statement a little differently. pennylane100 Jul 2013 #16

"If Zimmerman racially profiled Trayvon before killing him..." NoOneMan Jul 2013 #17

I used the term "if" because I knew there would be some troll here to point out pennylane100 Jul 2013 #35

I see your point. ananda Jul 2013 #32

Yep, and from all of those white crackers in FL, "Come on down, Mr. President" Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #5

FFS, he wasn't commenting on age. Get a grip. Your "due respect" is a laugh. nt DevonRex Jul 2013 #11

That's a creepy statement lunatica Jul 2013 #14

Yes, it's creepy, but if you don't think it's racially motivated you're sadly mistaken. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #33

You missed the point. It didn't have anything to do with age. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #19

The law makes targets of us all Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #31

They are losing their minds. mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #18

Good to hear. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #21

They are out the gate and running!!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #22

The President was brilliant today. Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #23

Coulda been him last week (were he not prez). allin99 Jul 2013 #27

Powerful! Sissyk Jul 2013 #28