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In reply to the discussion: Statement from a friend who grew up in Baltimore [View all]calimary
(81,181 posts)51. Some people DO endorse slavery.
They're the ones pathetically trying to rewrite history in their insistence that slavery "really wasn't so bad". "Hey, they got fed regularly and had work and a place to live. So what's the problem, then?"
Just turns my stomach.
I've lost count of how many instances in which we have to be vigilant and be ready to rebut and debunk and beat back the lies, and jump out loudly and vigorously to check this bad behavior.
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The jobs aren't being offered to the folks throwing rocks. Oh and that solves police abuse how again
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#6
Never said anything about it solving police abuse. I don't see how throwing rocks solve it either.
NobodyHere
Apr 2015
#8
Not only that.. the tax base runs as fast as possible away from high crime areas.
TampaAnimusVortex
Apr 2015
#10
Years ago a book named "When Work Disappears" talked about the disappearance of jobs today.
jwirr
Apr 2015
#39
Someone else posted an OP based on it. It is a great article and it makes sense.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#70
A caller on Thom Hartmann's program just now mentioned how Balto. cases like that were
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#32
Or, if a kid hadn't been hassled, ticketed, fined, incarcerated for "meeting the eyes" a policeman
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#11
With all due respect to the one-liner here, what are you talking about? n/t
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#16
Oh, I get it. Silly me. Kind of like yelling and man/woman-handling Freddie Gray for not walking
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#35
We are, in fact, animals; mammals, highest order of great apes. Descendants of African plains apes
Half-Century Man
Apr 2015
#81
How is it adding to the problems. These folks wont get jobs either way. There has been little
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#49
+1 So true. A 'record', the ubiquitous 'credit report', practically anything can be officially
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#45
I believe New York State just passed a law that a credit report cannot be used in a hiring decision.
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#47
Glad to hear that about NY state. I also know many who are now one paycheck, accident or
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#52
Well, look at it this way...we're one state closer...just 49 left to go. Perhaps it's one of those
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#67
Yep one down & 49 to go, not impossible esp. if a wave as you say. I'm not worried about losses
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#69
So really what you are saying, is they are burning down the wrong neighborhoods.
TerrapinFlyer
Apr 2015
#50
I honestly think that is why the police stood back and let it happen. If the damage from 1968
jwirr
Apr 2015
#31
Great OP, thanks. We have wonderful memories of times in Balto., great city. So tragic, wrong.
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#46
Apparently they are very effective last resorts to injustice. See my #54 above.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#58
The Rolling Stone article lists nine cases that show you are wrong. I am sure there are more.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#60
You can disagree with heliocentrism too, but the facts are similarly against you.
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#72
He will probably say yes. I will pm you his cell. Let him know I gave it to you. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2015
#62