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Blue_Roses

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2. well said

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 05:09 AM

Jul 2012

and so true. As someone who lives in the south-and have, all my life-I totally agree. Racism "simmers" until confronted. When Barack Obama was elected president, it brought racism back to the surface in ways we could have never imagined. It often feels like the Civil Rights Movement never happened when you see how the vote is trying to be surpressed with these ID laws and other oppressive tactics.

I definitely thought we had moved passed all this.

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Racism and white privilege are dragging us all down. [View all] redgreenandblue Jul 2012 OP

It's going to take awhile BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #1

well said Blue_Roses Jul 2012 #2

I had privileges? Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #3

Perhaps the OP should have said "Racism and perceived white privilege". baldguy Jul 2012 #4

More to the point, it is white supremacy. A system we Solomon Jul 2012 #5

white priviledge is something that "whites" Blue_Roses Jul 2012 #7

Assuming your post means you're white, wickerwoman Jul 2012 #6

I think Dr. King said it best: Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #8

So do you think we're there yet? wickerwoman Jul 2012 #16

Sadly, ChazII Jul 2012 #19

Actually if you're a white man everyone knows, including you lunatica Jul 2012 #10

My, you read a lot into that. Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #11

Likewise lunatica Jul 2012 #15

Not this shit again,...inability to recognize advantage doesn't negate it's existance uponit7771 Jul 2012 #18

Slavery JustAnotherGen Jul 2012 #9

Of the total electorate, I think that less than one third are what you call racists white privileged upaloopa Jul 2012 #12

I'm not saying that everyone is racist. I'm saying the problem affects everyone. redgreenandblue Jul 2012 #14

Yeah, but that third is the problem. redgreenandblue Jul 2012 #24

Hopefully one day we will overcome this and elect a black President (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #13

One could indeed Hope for such a Change. 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #21

It is a sickness. Truly it is NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #17

I disagree XemaSab Jul 2012 #20

race has not prevented us from having a decent safety net. that is just the technique the HiPointDem Jul 2012 #22

Agreed Mr Dixon Jul 2012 #23