Black Lives Matter Protesters Block SF Bay Bridge.

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    muskydan said:

    brianlux said:

    muskydan said:

    brianlux said:

    rr165892 said:

    brianlux said:

    jeffbr said:

    We had a peaceful, well attended MLK march in Seattle on Monday. I commented to my wife that this was a great march, done respectfully, people listened to their message honoring Dr. King. I thought it was a nice contrast to the idiot #blacklivesmatter demonstrations we've had here, including one where they completely took over the podium at a Bernie Sanders rally, causing Bernie to stand there shrugging his shoulders and it seemed to alienate everyone (including Sanders supporters sympathetic to the #blacklivesmatter cause). Then I saw this march across the bridge there, and it solidified for me that the #blacklivesmatter people are less interested in being accepted, and more interested in causing grief for everyone. To each their own, and perhaps there is an audience for their message, but I don't know many people who respond positively to that type of message.

    It's great to hear about your peaceful MLK rally in Seattle, Jeff. That's the kind of thing that will help move us forward.

    I almost get the impression that BLM is really a subversive group of white racists made up to look blacks who are trying to give African Americans a bad name. I know that's not the case, of course, but the results are similar.
    Come on now Brian,that's a real stretch.The White Rascists are behind BLM.Im sure some on the do no wrong ultra left believe that nonsense.Thats funny shit right there.
    It's just a metaphor of sorts. The results of many BLM actions are negative. That's what I'm trying to point out. But you can bet there are plenty of white racists who are eating this shit up big time.

    Let me ask you this, if you didn't know me from anything would you consider me a racist if I thought anyone who actively participates in BLM events are ignorant beings??
    I would not jump to that conclusion but I would question why you believe everyone involved in BLM is an "ignorant being". I'm guessing there are many young intelligent members of BLM who are frustrated with seeing racism still running strong in America and seeing a disproportionate number of their fellow African Americans in jail and just don't know what else to do about it. And so based on that thought, I would question why you would assume every member of BLM is an ignorant being.

    How does your question relate to what I said?
    Thank you for answering my question...from my experience I have not met one I would consider a intelligent. I am around them atleast a few times a week. I will still keep a open mind to perhaps discover one that does not have their ass completely up their arse:). If only they would concentrate more efforts on educating the urban terrorists that are killing each other at shocking levels... Levels like the mid 90's. This summer is going to be a complete bloodbath...
    My guess is that until the unemployment, poverty and racial profiling ease up the killing will continue.

    I lived in the bay area and San Francisco during the 60's and 70's when a number of black organizations were doing lots of good things for their communities- groups like the original Guardian Angels (I believe the current group is not the same) and black run retail store that carried Black and Brown Stamps and even some of the work of the early Black Panthers before that got bloody. And the spokespersons for African Americans were very instrumental in making positive change- people like Dick Gregory for example. I went to see him speak (I was like one of three white guys in this big crowd but I wanted to hear what the man had to say and no one bothered me). His words were powerful and empowering and made a lot of sense.

    Where are people like these today? Maybe I just don't know about them.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • ^^^
    Well you have the will and jada smith family.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778

    ^^^
    Well you have the will and jada smith family.

    Yeah, they're cool I guess but not exactly what I would call social activists or reformists.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • ^^^
    Not so sure about that.
    Here out of nowhere we have his wife "a celebrity", going after the jugular of a perceived injustice.
    Her own race is wincing.
  • ldent42
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  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    edited January 2016
    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    edited January 2016

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,924
    callen said:

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
    So white people can't have problems. Gotcha. Thanks for the reminder on why I try to avoid AMT.
  • brianlux
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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,909
    brianlux said:

    ^^^
    Well you have the will and jada smith family.

    Yeah, they're cool I guess but not exactly what I would call social activists or reformists.
    They're Scientologists. :tired_face:
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  • TL170678
    TL170678 Near Louisville, in Indiana, closer to Kentucky Posts: 422
    callen said:

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
    More whites are killed by cops each year than blacks... C`mon Man
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    TL170678 said:

    callen said:

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
    More whites are killed by cops each year than blacks... C`mon Man
    By number or by percentage? Same question for those incarcerated?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    When I lived in Seattle there once was a suicidal person on a bridge that shut traffic down for 3 hours. Motorists were honking horns and urging her to jump (she did).

    They might as well go into a dog park and start kicking puppies if they are looking for a worse way to gain sympathy.
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  • rr165892
    rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    brianlux said:

    TL170678 said:

    callen said:

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
    More whites are killed by cops each year than blacks... C`mon Man
    By number or by percentage? Same question for those incarcerated?
    By the numbers they commit the most crime
  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    edited January 2016
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    rr165892 said:

    brianlux said:

    TL170678 said:

    callen said:

    callen said:

    Saw thread topic and tried not to enter knowing I'd read about all the inconveniences experienced by the poor white males by those darn coloreds expression their grievances. They should just sit in the corner and suck it up. But I did. Jeese.

    And I tried not to enter this thread because I know I'd see stuff like this. Because when you're white, everything is perfect and you can't complain about anything.
    Let's see whites complaining bout being inconvenienced and blacks complain of being shot and discriminated against. Yeah same thing.

    Poor white people have it sooooo hard.
    More whites are killed by cops each year than blacks... C`mon Man
    By number or by percentage? Same question for those incarcerated?
    By the numbers they commit the most crime
    actually by the numbers they are prosecuted the most. that's not the same thing.
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  • rr165892
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    Where I live they also are responsible for the majority of crime.The two go hand in hand.I know that is a symptom of bigger social and economic issues,but I'm just stating fact.
  • callen
    callen Posts: 6,388
    edited January 2016
    rr165892 said:

    Where I live they also are responsible for the majority of crime.The two go hand in hand.I know that is a symptom of bigger social and economic issues,but I'm just stating fact.

    Economics and crime go hand in hand. It's the poor that commit crimes. Of those that have means it's the whites that like to shoot em up.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,092
    it's funny but i knew when opening this thread i'd find comments from the representative of the Chicago police force ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....