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gg4usa

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9. The racists are already making fun of BLM

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 09:55 PM

Aug 2016

Seems like a fairly reasonable list, although this: "retroactive decriminalization and immediate release of all people convicted of drug offenses, sex work-related offenses and youth offenses" seems to be too extreme - not sure I can agree with decriminalizing sexual harassment and some drug offenses, and not sure what they mean by youth offenses.

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Black Lives Matter Releases Policy Agenda [View all] Yukari Yakumo Aug 2016 OP

it certainly won't help Skittles Aug 2016 #1

+1 n/t SickOfTheOnePct Aug 2016 #2

sounds good to me JustinL Aug 2016 #3

How does the US end the war on black people when it cannot guillaumeb Aug 2016 #4

Out of curiosity Uponthegears Aug 2016 #5

"retroactive decriminalization and immediate release of all people convicted of drug offenses" oberliner Aug 2016 #13

At first blush Uponthegears Aug 2016 #19

With respect to marijuana, yes, it's a mainstream idea oberliner Aug 2016 #20

It is or was in the Libertarian Party Platform Uponthegears Aug 2016 #21

OK oberliner Aug 2016 #23

Actually, this is reasonable. The WOD was all about putting blacks in jail in the first place. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #40

Some of them are poorly stated. Two are pure fantasy. Warpy Aug 2016 #6

+1, I wonder if NBC is being punked uponit7771 Aug 2016 #8

Yes, it was written by a child or a troll. Warpy Aug 2016 #10

It may seem like pure fantasy, but it doesn't mean you don't fight for it. kcr Aug 2016 #16

Fantasy doesn't just mean "snowball in hell chance," Warpy Aug 2016 #17

Well, I'm sure they would disagree with you kcr Aug 2016 #18

This looks nothing like the BLM request I read about a week or two ago. uponit7771 Aug 2016 #7

The racists are already making fun of BLM gg4usa Aug 2016 #9

I think that Uponthegears Aug 2016 #11

Thanks for explaining that - seems things should be equal under the law gg4usa Aug 2016 #42

Yes. They are. Iggo Aug 2016 #22

Seems like what a radical protest group would demand. geek tragedy Aug 2016 #12

Most of what they want can be achieved by simply VOTING and holding their representatives glennward Aug 2016 #14

With gerrymandering and bullshit voter ID laws. It makes it kind of hard for all of us to vote. Glassunion Aug 2016 #31

What's the problem? kcr Aug 2016 #15

Black lives matter. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2016 #24

3, 4 & 5 are the only ones that make true sense and acheivable. romanic Aug 2016 #25

Folks make a lot of assumptions on what "reparations" exactly are. Glassunion Aug 2016 #32

Here is a link to their policy agenda, with more detsils. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #26

This reminds me of the old "Lil Abner" comic strip in one way... Archae Aug 2016 #27

I would support some form of reparations for slavery. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #29

Oh? Archae Aug 2016 #35

The US government would handle 1 and 2. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #36

Except there is no such thing as "perpetual poverty based on race." Archae Aug 2016 #38

Systemic racism does not happen because of a few bad actors. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2016 #41

Meanwhile melman Aug 2016 #28

Reparations? Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #30

Click on "Reparations" Glassunion Aug 2016 #34

Conveniently vague enough that no matter what happens... TipTok Aug 2016 #33

Nice hit and run. Starry Messenger Aug 2016 #37

yup JI7 Aug 2016 #39