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liberalmuse

(18,876 posts)
6. Willfully blind.
Thu Jul 7, 2016, 05:38 PM
Jul 2016

And willfully ignorant. It's better to believe in the scary shit you don't know and will likely never experience instead of the scary shit right in front of you.

The internet is where people who have never experienced racism have become experts because they've read something somewhere from a dubious source.

Some of these self-proclaimed armchair detectives agree that every black man shot in cold blood deserved it somehow. It was a justified execution. They watch the video, and instead of being outraged, they give their white brothers (overweight balding cops who resemble themselves, or if you're a bigoted woman, look like guys they would date) a pat on the back for a job well done because they don't want to see or know what the designated "Other" experiences day in and day out. They are capable of empathy, but choose not to imbibe.

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Wonderful post. longship Jul 2016 #1
So devastatingly true. But, with more "citizen journalism", we can hope that the awful reality Surya Gayatri Jul 2016 #2
what a great, short, insightful statement rurallib Jul 2016 #3
excellent post!! niyad Jul 2016 #4
it's alians.... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #5
Willfully blind. liberalmuse Jul 2016 #6
Peace, TPMS~ Cha Jul 2016 #7
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