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In reply to the discussion: Silence Makes White People Racist [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)214. Thanks, rbrnmw!
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Yes, unfairly accusing me of disgusting behavior that I should be ashamed of is nice and friendly.
Vattel
Jan 2015
#42
You said, "It is racism that you are defending. And it is disgusting and you should be ashamed."
Vattel
Jan 2015
#45
You're carrying water for an open racist who stalked and murdered a young man
Scootaloo
Jan 2015
#140
You should be ashamed---murder one was clearly called for, and should have been charged.
msanthrope
Jan 2015
#223
The only thing I am sure of is that I don't know whether Martin attacked Zimmerman.
Vattel
Jan 2015
#210
So what evidence do you have to prove Trayvon guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#26
And the fact that a person can take away another's right to a fair trial is a grave injustice
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#74
With all due respect, you have no understanding of the concept of self-defense,
branford
Jan 2015
#156
How about stalked? What Zimmerman was doing was very close to stalking. Follows him in a car
jwirr
Jan 2015
#96
A nation of laws that favor one race. We do not advocate for equal justice. I think it was JFK who
jwirr
Jan 2015
#230
I recognize the truth in you last paragraph but states like Fla make laws that can be interpreted
jwirr
Jan 2015
#226
Absolutely. All we need to do is take a look at the trivial actions that are seen as having a death
jwirr
Jan 2015
#234
Care to comment on Eric Garner or Michael Brown.....................................................
sheshe2
Jan 2015
#27
The killers of Garner should have been indicted. The level of violence was absurd.
Vattel
Jan 2015
#40
The racist system of laws that we all lived under have determined their deaths to be justifiable...
MrScorpio
Jan 2015
#257
If Trayvon Martin had been white, GZ would be on death row in FL right now.
notadmblnd
Jan 2015
#227
I will say it straight out, Zimmerman defenders are a bunch of racist shitstains
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#8
That's the problem with making it legal for people like Zimmerman to carry guns,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#60
The problem is people think a gunner's right to kill outweighs every last one of the victim's rights
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#63
"only a racist would believe it is acceptable to shoot down unarmed black people"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#64
And you have offered no evidence that Trayvon's death or the trial outcome involved race. nt
MadDAsHell
Jan 2015
#81
When a seemingly credible witness stated that Trayvon Martin was on top of Zimmerman,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#36
I think we all, including the jurors, realize that Zimmerman's behavior was despicable.
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#41
Nope, some jurors thought GZ had his heart in the right place when he profiled TM for being a
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#44
You refuse to acknowledge the racism in both the trial and the jury room....
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#70
OK, if after all that you still believe I am "making excuses for systematic racism",
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#79
I would run away as fast as I could, zig-zagging to make me a harder target to hit (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#82
If for some reason I couldn't run, I would probably put my hands up and beg for mercy. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#88
+1! I agree with you that Zimmerman defenders are a bunch of racist shitstains.
Enthusiast
Jan 2015
#275
I am not saying he did testify, but his defense was still based on "he had it coming"
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#114
Oh, she. Don't you know that racism will go away the SECOND that people just stop talking about it?
Number23
Jan 2015
#12
As President of the Sheshe2 Fan Club, I have to say that your question is out of line.
Major Hogwash
Jan 2015
#149
I agree, it's not the best way to make friends. So, I don't see the reasoning behind it.
Major Hogwash
Jan 2015
#181
Why is it "taking over"? How often do whites outnumber blacks at a klan march? Always.
7962
Jan 2015
#59
Why do you confuse domination with participation? Seems like a very easy thing to understand.
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#48
The issue is that by their very nature, protests of this sort are hard to micro-manage,
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#50
Do you honestly think people are trying to micro-manage how many of each race attend a protest?
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#54
Nope. No one said anything about the numbers supporting- just the urge to speak for POC as
bettyellen
Jan 2015
#68
If you "listen and do not talk", you are silent. And "silence makes white people racist",
Nye Bevan
Jan 2015
#122
Trayvon Martin was targeted and pursued by predator Zimmerman. He was an innocent child & the loss
appalachiablue
Jan 2015
#65
Which is why it is essential that we criticize the racists who lack reasoning and logic.
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#102
I did not expect you would be able to understand, I think others can see it however.
Bjorn Against
Jan 2015
#116
Unfortunately, a lot of the work of the 60s/70s racial and social justice movements has been undone
YoungDemCA
Jan 2015
#133
to be silent in the face of injustice is to be an accomplice (think Nazi Germany)
napkinz
Jan 2015
#185
Mahalo for these vital truths from xojane, she.. exactly what Martin Luther King was saying all
Cha
Jan 2015
#194
Thanks, BtA.. I had just changed it when I reread it before.. clicking on your post.
Cha
Jan 2015
#197
Arriving late to the conversation.. a thought to those posters feeling darned if they do or don't...
salin
Jan 2015
#219
I agree that silence in the face of any social injustice could be regarded as tacit complicity
whatchamacallit
Jan 2015
#252
The OP makes the claim that white silence to injustice suffered by people of color is de facto racism
whatchamacallit
Jan 2015
#256
A good start would have been to stick to the issue addressed by the OP instead...
Spazito
Jan 2015
#267