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Eliot Rosewater

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9. Modern day GOP has a large faction which wants to enslave humans again,

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 06:14 PM

Apr 2017

preferably black ones.

The progressive movement, especially in the past year, seems to believe racial issues are secondary to economic issues. Spoken by folks who have no experience with being on the receiving end of racism.

Racism is a white problem, period. Whether you are a republican, tparty, democrat or progressive, if you are white racism is your/our problem to fix.

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No, My Critique Of White Liberalism Is Not Dividing The Movement [View all] sheshe2 Mar 2017 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1

"Unity is not the objective; freedom is." brer cat Mar 2017 #2

This quote is perfect. bettyellen Mar 2017 #5

I must also BlueMTexpat Mar 2017 #3

"You dont get kudos for being more open minded than neo-nazis and white nationalists." EffieBlack Mar 2017 #4

great post heaven05 Apr 2017 #6

Thanks heaven. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #7

Racism, sin and white goodness forjusticethunders Apr 2017 #8

Modern day GOP has a large faction which wants to enslave humans again, Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #9

I agree with you Eliot. sheshe2 Apr 2017 #11

contemporary white racism heaven05 Apr 2017 #10

I would hope to see progress in my lifetime, sheshe2 Apr 2017 #12