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In reply to the discussion: "That awkward moment when I realized my white “liberal” friends were racists" [View all]salin
(48,955 posts)35. lol... Now I see it Beyond The Aegis!
The thread, in context of the seeming influx of stories of young people behaving superiorly/hatefully makes me wonder if there is an amplification of not just distrusting "the other" - but outright hatefulness toward "the other" and acting on it as an outgrowth of years of hate radio and hate news (Rush et al, and Fox News et al) which has become increasingly alarmist and shrieking of victimhood in the era of the TeaParty? Just thinking out loud - about what is fueling the acting so righteously in the act of doing grievous things with seeming impunity?
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"That awkward moment when I realized my white “liberal” friends were racists" [View all]
Jamaal510
Mar 2015
OP
Where have I been most of your life? On the sidelines with all the other racially ignorant folks.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#17
Yup, I've noticed the people telling me to learn my place and not be too uppity
IronLionZion
Mar 2015
#16
There is no formal checklist you have to complete before declaring yourself "liberal"
jeff47
Mar 2015
#52
Defenders of the murdering racist officer in Ferguson are everywhere, here at DU and in life
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#57