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In reply to the discussion: Two more black men cut down in 48 hours. Curse red America's lethal fascination with firearms, [View all]Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)46. As you can see upthread, the "gun enthusiasts" tried to argue
that America's predominantly white, gun-loving culture has nothing to do with the present climate of murderous violence against the AA and other ethnic minorities.
Ignorant, armed racists can and will do serious damage, whether they're wearing a badge or not. How hard is that to understand?
This is the kind of cognitive dissonance we're up against.
I too am in despair today.
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Two more black men cut down in 48 hours. Curse red America's lethal fascination with firearms, [View all]
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
OP
Are you AA? How do you find the courage to go out in public in the present
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#4
No, but the cop's brain is. That was just my point--millions of red-minded
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#9
A lot of the problem with Police is agressive training by private firms like 'Blasckwater.'
PeoViejo
Jul 2016
#12
I don't either. Or, has this been going on since forever, just NOT on YouTube?
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#16
Voltaire, when I read things like your post, and Malaise's in another thread, I despair.
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#21
It's nothing new. The larger society just always took the side of the cops. Cell phone videos . . .
brush
Jul 2016
#34
Sorry, don't do facebook. Can you get some screen caps and post them here? If that's feasible...
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2016
#20