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rrneck

(17,671 posts)
52. Racism is everywhere.
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:17 AM
Jul 2013

So is classism. And consumerism.

Isms Isms everywhere
and nere a stop to think.

Racism is planet wide greytdemocrat Jul 2013 #1
Stop over-intellectualizing it! Seeking Serenity Jul 2013 #2
Someone actually said that to me BainsBane Jul 2013 #3
I know Seeking Serenity Jul 2013 #5
Oh, hey, announcing you are boycotting Florida is cheap and easy! djean111 Jul 2013 #4
That's about it BainsBane Jul 2013 #7
Agreed, and they get a high off it Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #54
Very true. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #6
So true, I did some research and found Ghost of Tom Joad Jul 2013 #8
or blaming one region, for that matter - none of your examples are in the south DrDan Jul 2013 #10
None in the South BainsBane Jul 2013 #12
That's a big, Godzilla sized straw man. Bonobo Jul 2013 #9
Yes BainsBane Jul 2013 #11
Gotta start somewhere Bonobo Jul 2013 #16
It's ridiculous BainsBane Jul 2013 #21
People could work to mount legal challenges to SYG BainsBane Jul 2013 #25
Stop pretending because it exists elsewhere, that makes it okay. Iggo Jul 2013 #13
Did you read the OP? BainsBane Jul 2013 #14
Yes. Iggo Jul 2013 #15
The point is not that it doesn't matter. BainsBane Jul 2013 #19
Obvious strawman is obvious. Iggo Jul 2013 #37
So you prefer not to have a substantive discussion BainsBane Jul 2013 #47
You started it, buddy Iggo Jul 2013 #55
Looking forward to the same discernment and tolerance being exhibited toward Texas. Paladin Jul 2013 #17
It's not even the region bashing that bothers me BainsBane Jul 2013 #18
Your point is valid and I certainly agree with it..... Paladin Jul 2013 #23
I hear you BainsBane Jul 2013 #26
California Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #40
... Scurrilous Jul 2013 #49
stop throwing up straw men HiPointDem Jul 2013 #20
My wife cancelled her trip to Florida this weekend... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #22
I understand the viseral reaction BainsBane Jul 2013 #43
Maybe they should have? RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #50
The Martin case is a protest against a jury verdict BainsBane Jul 2013 #53
I agree with you davidpdx Jul 2013 #24
Not only could BainsBane Jul 2013 #27
Fuck Florida CatWoman Jul 2013 #28
Fuck cats Boom Sound 416 Jul 2013 #62
I don't think that Florida is the HappyMe Jul 2013 #29
What bothers me is pretending a boycott of Florida will accomplish BainsBane Jul 2013 #30
People are very upset about the verdict. HappyMe Jul 2013 #32
I don't think that anyone has ever said that racism is confined to Florida Bettie Jul 2013 #31
So why boycott Florida? BainsBane Jul 2013 #33
I'm not boycotting Florida Bettie Jul 2013 #59
He's not my governor BainsBane Jul 2013 #60
Steve King is not my rep...I'm in Bruce Braley's district Bettie Jul 2013 #61
You don't think there are serious issues in the legal system in the other 49 states? BainsBane Jul 2013 #64
But there have been several cases in Florida which highlighted these issues Bettie Jul 2013 #65
No, I want people to acknowledge the broader problem BainsBane Jul 2013 #66
When people feel helpless, they look for something they can do Bettie Jul 2013 #70
harangue people? BainsBane Jul 2013 #71
No, but it is more widespread and institutionalized in the South Hugabear Jul 2013 #34
It manifests itself differently in the North and South BainsBane Jul 2013 #36
Here is one way racism is institutionalized in the South kwassa Jul 2013 #63
I wasn't aware of that BainsBane Jul 2013 #72
No, the rest of the country is perfect, just Florida is fucked up... snooper2 Jul 2013 #35
stop pretending "anything" about racism alc Jul 2013 #38
All the focus on race is a matter of fact BainsBane Jul 2013 #39
Other states haven't produced such an infamous verdict treestar Jul 2013 #41
Not true BainsBane Jul 2013 #42
What were the facts on those cases treestar Jul 2013 #44
You need to look them up yourself BainsBane Jul 2013 #46
Rodney King had been speeding on the freeway treestar Jul 2013 #48
All were terrible injustices BainsBane Jul 2013 #51
Dog piling at its finest. lpbk2713 Jul 2013 #45
Racism is everywhere. rrneck Jul 2013 #52
People are inferring that I am a racist because if what I think of the so called Florida boycott. William769 Jul 2013 #56
I understand an initial angry reaction BainsBane Jul 2013 #57
I couldn't agree more. William769 Jul 2013 #58
no one is remotely saying that CatWoman Jul 2013 #67
I have seen people say pretty much that BainsBane Jul 2013 #69
Nobody is thinking or pretending that. Racism is everywhere, Floriduh made itself a target Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #68
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