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In reply to the discussion: No, the outrage about wealth is not color blind [View all]SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)3. Stop making this about melanin.
It's like Trump saying that he doesn't rush to judgement. There's a history counter to that. If folks want to claim that they're wealth disparity outrage is color blind, they better gin up some posts about Tom Brady's Salary or Robert Downey Jr's Avengers paycheck.
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subtract that from the number of times they based an entire thread on strawmen
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#128
birtherism white supremacy had a lot to do with backlash against obama and other minorites
JI7
Aug 2017
#21
the reaction to beyonce is very revealing. i had a bad feeling about the election when i read about
JI7
Aug 2017
#19
Twaddle. There's plenty of talk here about all of those things. DU just periodically ...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#25
well, depends on the person. in some cases they will even defend those who threaten to kill a
JI7
Aug 2017
#26
K&R. A person can hate the capitalist system and still take great delight when one of the targets
WhiskeyGrinder
Aug 2017
#41
Its interesting one of those going after beyonce brought up cuba as what we should be like
JI7
Aug 2017
#74
Some people want to remove all displays of sex and sexuality from media.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#98
Tolerance for things like LGBT marriage equality are at an all time high.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#111
In Latin America, which is part of the Western World, it has been on the rise
OBenario4
Aug 2017
#115
Latin America is, sadly, experiencing terrible violence across the board.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#116
It's a pretty nice house. Looks to be done in a sort of Frank Lloyd Wright style.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2017
#122