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littlemissmartypants

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32. First one chosen group. Then who ?

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 01:32 AM

Aug 2014

Once you begin to accept a culture of seeing
some lives as a threat to be annihilated then
there comes a tipping point where all lose their value,
subjugated to be annihilated.

Life loses its value.
We stop living in each other's moccasins.
See only each other as rivals and threats.

It is the power and control cycle of abuse.
Spiraling.
Circling the drain.

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I’m tired of White people and the Media pretending that there isn’t a war on Black people [View all] sheshe2 Aug 2014 OP

I read a media expert who proposed that using the word "war" to describe differences in opinion and Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #1

You don't like to "create a polarized debate... oberliner Aug 2014 #2

I would also recommend powdered sugar with the cinnamon. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #62

Aaaaand here's that one in every crowd that feels that a thread referring to kids being killed Squinch Aug 2014 #80

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #107

Aaaaaand here's the one in every crowd that needs to bring up non-sequitur right-wing memes Squinch Aug 2014 #110

A jury agrees. alp227 Aug 2014 #116

I will never understand the ones who leave this kind of racist crap with the "fight it out" comment Squinch Aug 2014 #120

Right wing plants intentionally trying to make DU look bad, I guess. nt alp227 Aug 2014 #124

I actually think it is often sincere (though I think it is also often what you say) but that Squinch Aug 2014 #126

Or debate it? Is this DU or Discussionist? Good job, Jury, this is still DU. freshwest Aug 2014 #188

Exactly. Squinch Aug 2014 #193

Can. Not. Believe. I. Saw. That. Here. freshwest Aug 2014 #187

Talk about white on white murder in Aurora or Sandy Hook . . . brush Aug 2014 #112

But I bet most murders of unarmed black people tblue37 Aug 2014 #115

Maybe you didn't get to see the hidden post that I responded to brush Aug 2014 #160

It doesn't matter if a cop is black they still work for an a racist institution TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #175

I think you responded to the wrong post brush Aug 2014 #176

Yep, it was meant for the post above your's. Touch screen slip. TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #179

Why? bravenak Aug 2014 #113

It's what they do, bravenak. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #153

And they need to arrest that murderer. bravenak Aug 2014 #157

They haven't released his name yet either.... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #159

That comment was conservative boilerplate talk. It's either that or 'Chicago.' It's not from caring. freshwest Aug 2014 #189

Disheartening is it not Squinch. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #152

When the FIRST post in a thread on this issue, the issue of KIDS BEING KILLED, is a derailment Squinch Aug 2014 #164

This is polarizing! This is indeed a war, when tis is allowed.... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #3

And it has been wrong for such a long time! Tumbulu Aug 2014 #41

Yes, it is getting worse each and every day. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #55

It keeps getting worse because they keep getting away with it. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #88

Face it. its getting worse because we have a black president. Solomon Aug 2014 #139

No doubt that is part of it, but the absolute freedom from tblue37 Aug 2014 #141

Having once been half of a bi-racial couple - my fiance was MURDERED - IrishAyes Aug 2014 #145

So sorry for your loss Irish. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #154

And who on earth actually, really thinks a white kid would've been gunned down IrishAyes Aug 2014 #158

I wish we could recommend replies Curtis Aug 2014 #56

Thank you Curtis. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #57

I share your sentiments, this is so sad! But the shooters are never akbacchus_BC Aug 2014 #156

What term should we use "The dissagreement" of "Kerphuffle" with black people? mulsh Aug 2014 #61

I see a lot of anger, I see a lot of manipulation, I do not see a war except in the Middle East. I Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #64

great...you have the privilege to be no blind noiretextatique Aug 2014 #71

You and your media expert don't see it. That's nice dear. The rest of us do. Squinch Aug 2014 #81

right!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #87

Since DU would have Websters be the definitive word ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #103

No kidding. I see militarized police who have largely declared war against young black men Warpy Aug 2014 #129

I'm starting to think ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #136

Well, I think a lot of those sales are to people who see those cops Warpy Aug 2014 #140

I doubt that. eom 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #142

You think the word war is used too much but not genocide? bravenak Aug 2014 #114

. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #118

In this case, however, use of the word "war" doesn't create a new polarization. stranger81 Aug 2014 #70

Exactly. The expression "War on blacks" is appropriate in this situation. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #96

Kinda like the difference between "war" and "genocide," Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #78

I was just thinking that his limitations on the word "war" would have tblue37 Aug 2014 #89

In this case it's appropriate--it is an actual SHOOTING war n/t eridani Aug 2014 #99

How is describing the focus on Black folks, particularly ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #102

It's tragically surreal how ill equipped some of these policemen are to Cha Aug 2014 #4

It has to stop Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #7

Uncle Joe did. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #43

Thank you for the link! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #46

It wasn't me. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #54

Like these... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #44

Too many act like it's a war zone out there..... It's a NEIGHBORHOOD!!!! Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #51

Exactly. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #58

K&R&NT ZombieHorde Aug 2014 #5

A message from Michael Brown's Mother, she.. Cha Aug 2014 #6

That makes me cry, Cha. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #10

So sad for Michael's family, loved ones, and everybody who can't Cha Aug 2014 #36

You are so right. We are being assaulted. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #45

That picture of his grieving mother who sprinkled rose petals on her son's blood... freshwest Aug 2014 #194

Take your time sweets....no hurry. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #195

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #26

I watched that interview mcar Aug 2014 #117

.. Cha Aug 2014 #151

Is it symbolic subliminal assassination? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #8

So much hate and yes racism. has it escalated since Obama took office sheshe2 Aug 2014 #16

Chilling. I feel sick. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #19

I am crying, lmsp sheshe2 Aug 2014 #21

I am physically ill. The babies kneeling. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #25

I was a child in the North when the TV news shows actually showed films of the attacks by tblue37 Aug 2014 #90

"What is WRONG with people?" kentauros Aug 2014 #33

Agreed. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #35

The only "solution" that comes to mind kentauros Aug 2014 #42

things are really bad again tonight in Ferguson steve2470 Aug 2014 #9

It was looking bad for a while but some local media are playing again. Shandris Aug 2014 #11

IMHO the media is for the most part useless. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #13

thanks for that steve2470 Aug 2014 #14

The people that intervened and helped defuse the situation...they are not in the war, they did not Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #63

Yes because looting is so much more the point ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #105

I am not just another blank face. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #106

Not particularly ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #109

.... Ecumenist Aug 2014 #203

Looks like a "long hot summer" for Ferguson. Brigid Aug 2014 #104

Hear hear alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #12

To those who say 'it's not a war' I would say lovemydog Aug 2014 #15

Agreed, lovemydog. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #47

They sure do get tough sometimes. lovemydog Aug 2014 #48

Things have never been good for LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #17

Pathological racism jen63 Aug 2014 #72

Well said. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #97

Thank you! jen63 Aug 2014 #108

Thank You She!!! lib87 Aug 2014 #18

Agreed. .. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #49

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2014 #69

Yep. obxhead Aug 2014 #20

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #22

If that is what you got from this... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #23

I'd be tired of all people doing so. flvegan Aug 2014 #30

Really... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #39

Your obtuseness is so droningly consistent that by now it's just boring. Squinch Aug 2014 #82

I am *equally* tired of it, flvegan, even though I am a white tblue37 Aug 2014 #91

Hey! Another white redhead here that flvegan appears to assume hates white people! Squinch Aug 2014 #111

White and blonde here mcar Aug 2014 #119

I don't know if I am more disgusted by that or by a kid being killed for holding a toy. When Squinch Aug 2014 #121

We could call ourselves "The Red-Headed League." Maybe someone would even write a story about us. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #127

The Red-Headed Flvegan Floggers. Squinch Aug 2014 #128

I was riffing on the Sherlock Holmes story of that name. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #131

I am shocked to say that I have never run across it! Squinch Aug 2014 #134

Ah, well--I teach college English, so I sometimes forget that tblue37 Aug 2014 #135

I'll look for it. Squinch Aug 2014 #137

No need--I already located it for you: tblue37 Aug 2014 #138

Thank you! Squinch Aug 2014 #165

Jesus fucking wept... tkmorris Aug 2014 #24

Look at you. bravenak Aug 2014 #27

He must be readying his #notallwhitepeople tweets even as we speak! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #92

Not safe at all. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #29

Please tell me you're being sarcastic... Just a little... nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #31

If that is all you got out of it your mind is not open Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #34

+1 nt laundry_queen Aug 2014 #50

truth. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #79

I'm tired of 'people' et. al. so there, that must also include all of youse. eom Purveyor Aug 2014 #28

First one chosen group. Then who ? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #32

+1 nt MannyGoldstein Aug 2014 #37

Reads like a poem. Sincere hat tip! VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #162

Life is cheap. Cheaper and cheaper all the time, it seems. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #180

+1000! Beautiful!. nt adirondacker Aug 2014 #207

A slice of the psychology is on the 'Investigation Discovery' channel cprise Aug 2014 #38

I'm sorry some people don't get it. LeftyMom Aug 2014 #40

Indeed. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #52

I, still, remember the "talk" my Dad (R.I.P.) had with me ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #155

There are a lot of white people who see the injustices, me for instance. And who think it's bizarre DesertDiamond Aug 2014 #53

Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight. Maedhros Aug 2014 #83

A rather interesting perspective, IMHO. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #123

I don't want to hijack this thread with this, but this is a very interesting post. I'd love to Squinch Aug 2014 #130

Sheshe.... Hekate Aug 2014 #59

Excellent post, she. Thanks. Scuba Aug 2014 #60

K&R treestar Aug 2014 #65

I agree Robbins Aug 2014 #66

SMH Mr Dixon Aug 2014 #67

Saturday Afternoon I was talking with a friend of mine. Savannahmann Aug 2014 #68

In New Mexico.. abakan Aug 2014 #73

Very sorry about your brother. amandabeech Aug 2014 #125

Thank You... abakan Aug 2014 #174

there has been a perpetual war on blacks since the age of empire. nt La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #74

Looks like a war to me KeepItReal Aug 2014 #75

Yep, that's a war. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #94

That is such a powerful image JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #166

Speak on it! Tarheel_Dem Aug 2014 #76

I agree, and I'd like to slap the people who see this thread as a place to complain about semantics. Squinch Aug 2014 #77

+1000 nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #181

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Aug 2014 #196

under the color of authority - ironic name tomm2thumbs Aug 2014 #84

GOOD!!!! heaven05 Aug 2014 #85

Excellent (longish) article on Alternet by Chauncey DeVega : tblue37 Aug 2014 #86

Thanks for this - I want to read in depth later! JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Aug 2014 #197

Posted to for later comment(s) ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #93

Your message is important, 1SBM, so yes take your time to calm yourself. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #122

I don't know what's more tiring/frustrating ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #132

Oh yes, sheshe2 Aug 2014 #143

Honey, you NAILED it. You FUCKING nailed it Number23 Aug 2014 #144

Notice I said ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #149

I noticed that JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #168

No sense of entitlement there, nosiree! freshwest Aug 2014 #201

You are absolutely right. And they are blind to their own blindness. Squinch Aug 2014 #169

Blinded by their need for victimhood ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2014 #172

My worry is that men in generations much younger than mine are still being raised with that Squinch Aug 2014 #173

Yes. Jones, Bachmann, LaPierre, Bundy, Rush, Angle and Beck are recruiting now: freshwest Aug 2014 #200

Oh damn redqueen Aug 2014 #210

If people are dying I call it a war. rickyhall Aug 2014 #95

Yeah, well, it's not only black folks. IkeRepublican Aug 2014 #98

Oh, buzz off. Honestly, are you that tone deaf? Squinch Aug 2014 #171

More likely just historically challenged. After all the Constitution enshrined the concept that freshwest Aug 2014 #202

Yes, but this thread is about your first item. Try to stay focused here. n/t nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #182

thank you sheshe2 k&r... spanone Aug 2014 #100

OK, but what about white people who don't believe any such thing? Brigid Aug 2014 #101

White Privilege kenichol Aug 2014 #133

I don't see it as a concept, I see it as a fact. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #147

An extremely important thread. Thank you for posting it Number23 Aug 2014 #146

You are welcome, Number23. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #161

Agreed 100% VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #163

The shit has me so enraged, I've waited to calm down before discussing. Shit is touching every lonestarnot Aug 2014 #148

Ditto. nt Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #150

Being a boomer Puglover Aug 2014 #170

i now believe there is a war against black people samsingh Aug 2014 #177

White people, even racist ass white people need to help get this shit in hand TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #178

You should make this an OP. Seriously. nomorenomore08 Aug 2014 #183

Michael Brown, Color of law and Police brutality tazadaqshah Aug 2014 #184

My friend Curtis was gunned down by cops when we were in high school Generic Other Aug 2014 #185

So very sorry about your friend, Generic Other. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #186

I always recall how much more time I have had than he did, Generic Other Aug 2014 #192

K&R n/t myrna minx Aug 2014 #190

sadly it has been going on since the first black man arrived by slave ships. unapatriciated Aug 2014 #191

They just had Kevin Jackson on CNN davidpdx Aug 2014 #198

I'm with you, sheshe2 MrMickeysMom Aug 2014 #199

Praise the goddesses for you!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #204

... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #208

hi everyone Chimeradog Aug 2014 #205

Welcome to DU, Chimeradog. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #209

thank you :) Chimeradog Aug 2014 #211

Hold on to your hat, Chimeradog. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #213

There is a war on black people in this country. The Second Stone Aug 2014 #206

I saw this earlier and it brought tears to my eyes kdmorris Aug 2014 #212

Make this an OP! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #214

Done! kdmorris Aug 2014 #215

Send me the link please... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #216

Here you go! kdmorris Aug 2014 #217