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7. "the Federal government protected my from you(r benign neglect)!"

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:09 PM

Jul 2015

Ain't that the damn truth!

I honestly believe that if slavery had ever been put to a vote instead of eradicated by the gub'ment these folks hate so much, we'd all still be on plantations. The U.S. government has been both a bane and a blessing to black folks.

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"Rick Perry, Republicans, and the African-American Vote" [View all] Jamaal510 Jul 2015 OP

I don't trust him but . . . JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #1

"you should not be basing your politics on skin color - it should be based on Number23 Jul 2015 #6

Exactly - I'm not selfish and I care about others JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #8

What the... is that INSIGHT I see dripping from the mouth of Rick Perry????! Number23 Jul 2015 #2

I'd be interested in hearing/reading their excuses JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #3

And, think about the current DU folks ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #4

"the Federal government protected my from you(r benign neglect)!" Number23 Jul 2015 #7

Perry and you guys are opening up a whole new thing for me here. randys1 Jul 2015 #5

This is what I'm saying randy! JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #9