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So, you think you have to BE poor in order to PROTEST poverty??? You think you have to BE black in order to protest how black people are treated.. Really??? DUDE!!!
They're kneeling because OTHERS in the black community are being discriminated against...
Look.. IF you just READ these pages, you'll SEE that black people are HATED... But, you're not gonna SEE it.. I have NO idea why..
Well, the "what way", lately, ...the ones they are discriminated with,.... are cylindrical and about a half inch long by a bit less in diameter. Not much, it would seem, to complain about, but they move so fast! I know one shouldn't "sweat the small stuff" but these really HURT! I'm in the white community but I would object to this treatment also.
Of the 730 people shot and killed by police this year, 164 of them were black. 10 of those were unarmed (which does not necessarily imply and unwarranted shoot). Meanwhile, 697 of the 730 people shot were male. Does that seem sexist to you?
Though the vast majority of black people killed in the US are killed by other black people, the racial disparity for interracial murder is also interesting. Last year, 229 black people were murdered by white people while 500 white people were murdered by black people. Tell me again how racist bullets oppress black people?
When you make claims of racism and oppression, you should have real issues to point to, otherwise we cannot solve the problem. If you cannot point to real issues, perhaps they aren't there.
If you can't see, with great clarity, the "one after the other" ridiculous shootings of children, of people trapped in a car, people under control on the ground, of unarmed people running AWAY from the gun wielded by the cop, there is little I can do to point out "the issues" to YOU! If I pointed them out you would claim they "aren't there."
I am not talking about general crime statistics, I am (and the NFL IS) objecting to the UNPROFESSIONAL MURDER by "rogue" cops that too liberal, or too political, judges don't seem to think should pay for their UNPROFESSIONAL "mistakes" (MANY of which don't even LOOK like mistakes!) You keep covering up the obvious, the black community will keep kneeling, when they decide that's not working (with Trumps obstruction), things may turn uglier .... who's fault will THAT be?? Oh, don't tell me, I know your answer.
If you can't see, with great clarity, the "one after the other" ridiculous shootings of children, of people trapped in a car, people under control on the ground, of unarmed people running AWAY from the gun wielded by the cop, there is little I can do to point out "the issues" to YOU! If I pointed them out you would claim they "aren't there."
I am not talking about general crime statistics, I am (and the NFL IS) objecting to the UNPROFESSIONAL MURDER by "rogue" cops that too liberal, or too political, judges don't seem to think should pay for their UNPROFESSIONAL "mistakes" (MANY of which don't even LOOK like mistakes!) You keep covering up the obvious, the black community will keep kneeling, when they decide that's not working (with Trumps obstruction), things may turn uglier .... who's fault will THAT be?? Oh, don't tell me, I know your answer. This un-American "peaceful demonstration" is , well un-American! Peaceful demonstration is not allowed by the Constitution ... the conservative one.
If I pointed them out you would claim they "aren't there."
I can see this is a risk you aren't willing to take. Neither are you willing to risk viewing officer involved shootings objectively in and in the context of the law.
I am not talking about general crime statistics
Nor are you talking about police shootings statistics; I am. You aren't talking about statistics because they are based on facts. The facts don't support your emotionally based narrative.
If you think there is a problem with a cop shooting an unarmed man running away, then you are in agreement with the courts that found him guilty of murder. That's because the system is not racist. Most cops are not racist. Most officer involved shootings are justified (even if tragic). The truth of my position is backed up by statistics and the facts of each case in question. The lie you choose to believe is built mostly on ignorance and emotional appeal. If it wasn't, you would be as comfortable with the data as I am.
when they decide that's not working (with Trumps obstruction), things may turn uglier .... who's fault will THAT be??
When people destroy and loot the property of their neighbors in a riot, it is always and only the fault of the individuals perpetrating the crime. That doesn't attach to a race or a class. That attaches to the guilty parties only. You would know that if you weren't a racist.
Peaceful demonstration is not allowed by the Constitution ... the conservative one
Nobody is stopping anyone's peaceful protests or any other first amendment expression...oh wait, the anti-free thought Antifa is trying to stop all conservative speakers, so I guess there's that.
You think you have to BE black in order to protest how black people are treated..
How are they treated Con? With NFL and NBA contracts, tv shows, the Presidency of the United States? Sounds brutal.
I hate to break it to you but the poor of all races are targeted by cops, because poverty tends to breed crime. Go to a Southern state and watch the cops chase poor white people around.
They're kneeling because OTHERS in the black community are being discriminated against...
I guess the white race should take a mass knee once a week to protest the book "Dreams from my Father", which was a spew of racism against the white race from beginning to end. You should read your dark lord's hate speech book some time.
They're kneeling because OTHERS in the black community are being discriminated against
Asians with high test scores are literally not chosen by colleges on purpose to balance the ethnic diversity. So being born Asian is a disability per liberal racist policies, and... you couldn't care less because the "Japs" aren't a big voting block and most certainly not black enough to warrent attention...
So are you going to actually show us this mass "discrimination" that the left has been squeeling about for decades pre Trump? Or is this just what liberals do, creating skydaddies for comfort?
Im sorry but I disagree with you! These people have the right to protest, but they are protesting against their countries anthem. and since when is it all Black and white?! A White guy can shoot up a black church how many years ago and still be remembered, but a black guy goes and shoots up and white church and no one cares? So before people start protesting about black rights and how its not equal, I suggest they take a look around and open there eyes. They arent the only victims.
Oh look. It's 3/4 of the league officially. So address that. No? I didn't figure. A giant flong of blacks getting rich and being praised like gods by masses of whites who cheer them and buy their jerseys doesn't fit your myth.
Just because they are wealthy doesn't mean they cant sympathize for the black community, the majority of which is far from rich.....they aint demonstrating for themselves.
Not only ungrateful, but also grossly disrespectful to the National Anthem and Flag of their country.
If, as a lot of us do, we come into contact with the police we may not always approve of how an individual officer conducts him/herself but most of us will have respect for the uniform and what it represents, i.e., the enforcement of law and order.
In the same context, many may disapprove of how President Trump expresses the truth, but respect should be shown by all to the highest office in the land.
Simply because President Trump delivers the facts right between the eyes without any sugar coating doesn't in any way detract from the truthfulness of his statements.
If the BONGOS can't take it or accept the truth like men then they along with their artificial shoulders should be boycotted.
There shouldn't be a white supporter seen at any game which includes the unthankful black players who showed disrespect to their Country.