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2016 Postmortem

Uncle Joe

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10. That's my point racism IS systemic and why is it systemic? Because those at the top benefit from it.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 08:33 PM

Jan 2016

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The moment they come to the realization that racism doesn't benefit them, the corporate media conglomerates for one will dramatically alter the way they report the news.

The average Jane or Joe doesn't own the corporate media conglomerates, those are properties of the less than 1%.

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Why Bernie Sanders is going to Alabama two weeks before the Iowa caucuses [View all] Uncle Joe Jan 2016 OP

Both candidates likely would nominate liberal SC justices who dont hate Black people randys1 Jan 2016 #1

Nominating SC Justices that don't hate black people is a major impact that a President can make Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #3

When it comes to racism, both on our side are good. The other side are vicious racists randys1 Jan 2016 #4

The other side are more than vicious racists, they're vicious capitalists, racism is Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #6

You are way off with this. Ask an African American if racism is just a means to an end randys1 Jan 2016 #7

We weren't speaking about African Americans, we were talking about the Republican Party and in Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #8

I fully understand what you are saying and I am telling you it is wrong. randys1 Jan 2016 #9

That's my point racism IS systemic and why is it systemic? Because those at the top benefit from it. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #10

I wish he would make a stop in Huntsville. House of Roberts Jan 2016 #2

I have it from friends that Cornel West is not good representative for this task... highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #5