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Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts) Mon Nov 24, 2014, 10:48 PM Nov 2014

"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect" - W.E.B. Du Bois. [View all]

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"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect" - W.E.B. Du Bois. [View all] Luminous Animal Nov 2014 OP

Thats a very strong quote...damn.And very true SummerSnow Nov 2014 #1

Even though I expected today's outcome. My heart hurts. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #3

the quote explains why so many of us G_j Nov 2014 #8

Precisely. Thank you. Luminous Animal Nov 2014 #12

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Yes that 'splains a great deal. n/t truedelphi Nov 2014 #4

I'm sorry, but this is not the time, nor the place for that. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #5

Maybe it is not the quote cited in the OP that should be over at Discussionist. n/t truedelphi Nov 2014 #7

+1 nt hobbit709 Nov 2014 #9

+2 Pastiche423 Nov 2014 #11

+billion BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #14

+ infinity etherealtruth Nov 2014 #16

Double infinity bettyellen Nov 2014 #17

+the expanding universe XemaSab Nov 2014 #19

This. nt LeftyMom Nov 2014 #20

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Nov 2014 #27

Indeed. nt cyberswede Nov 2014 #40

What do we need here? Goblinmonger Nov 2014 #10

"That more in line with what you want to hear?" No. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #13

You have a counter argument to the quote, I take it? Bust that shit on out. TheKentuckian Nov 2014 #18

I'm really interested in how a white man XemaSab Nov 2014 #22

LOL noiretextatique Nov 2014 #38

That you for opening my eyes. PowerToThePeople Nov 2014 #21

are you fucking kidding me? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #34

Exactly. cyberswede Nov 2014 #41

You know, racism and rape culture just might be part of "the big picture" for a lot of people cyberswede Nov 2014 #44

So it's bad enough that you think that you know more than every black DUer Number23 Nov 2014 #24

this poster walks that fine line noiretextatique Nov 2014 #33

This poster stomps all over that line, TBH. cyberswede Nov 2014 #45

i totally agree noiretextatique Nov 2014 #48

Noire, that poster doesn't walk a fine anything Number23 Nov 2014 #46

wow...thanks noiretextatique Nov 2014 #47

Gotcha! Number23 Nov 2014 #49

Say what? HuckleB Nov 2014 #25

WTF "time" or "place" would be more appropriate? Just answer me that. nomorenomore08 Nov 2014 #30

are you fucking for real? noiretextatique Nov 2014 #32

no, he is not for real, fucking or otherwise. n/t yodermon Nov 2014 #35

Sorry you feel that way. nt AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #39

You know what Joe? bravenak Nov 2014 #36

The OP is far from being shit MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #50

I will admit I overreacted a bit, initially. That I can't deny. BUT..... AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #52

No one is claiming system cannot be righted MerryBlooms Nov 2014 #53

That's kind of what was implied here, though. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #55

If not now, then WHEN? LWolf Nov 2014 #54

powerful words bettyellen Nov 2014 #6

Chilling etherealtruth Nov 2014 #15

. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #23

yep annm4peace Nov 2014 #26

DuBois has an uncomfortable way of being right (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #28

Now that's a truth no one says out loud. tblue Nov 2014 #29

So true workinclasszero Nov 2014 #31

Thanks for posting. JEB Nov 2014 #37

This is perhaps the most hard hitting and devastatingly true bighart Nov 2014 #42

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. Albert Camus Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #43

Now that's the ticket! AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #51