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TexasTowelie

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Fri Sep 23, 2016, 03:15 AM Sep 2016

North Carolina congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people because white people are ...

North Carolina congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people because white people are successful'

A North Carolina congressman said that protesters against police brutality “hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not" — but later apologized, claiming his outrageous comment doesn't reflect his true intensions.

Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger made the remarks about unrest in his hometown of Charlotte during an interview with the BBC on Thursday when asked to describe the “grievance” of people in the street.

"The grievance in their minds, the animus, the anger. They hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not,” he said.

Pittenger then spewed further blame on government programs, adding, “We have spent trillions of dollars on welfare, and we’ve put people in bondage, so they can’t be all they’re capable of being.”

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-pol-protesters-hate-white-people-success-article-1.2802479

[font color=330099]Jeez, isn't he a POS?[/font]
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North Carolina congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people because white people are ... (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP
So, if I understand, the only requirement for success is whiteness? Xipe Totec Sep 2016 #1
Surprised he didn't say GWC58 Sep 2016 #2
so ashamed of my state right now nt retrowire Sep 2016 #3
The white people in our state Coolest Ranger Oct 2016 #4

Xipe Totec

(44,061 posts)
1. So, if I understand, the only requirement for success is whiteness?
Fri Sep 23, 2016, 04:26 AM
Sep 2016

Isn't that like the very definition of white privilege?

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