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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
136. I'm starting to think ...
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 11:13 PM
Aug 2014

if it's not happening to straight, white males, it's not happening.

How else to explain the concern about looting and the increase of guy sales?

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
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