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- neverscared-2
- https://twitter.com/…neverscared
- Check the Politics, he already shown support for Bidden, along with other Reps.grafician
- Anyone but trump.monospaced
- I think he is sensitive to these issues because of the Mormon church's terrible record with the black communityyuekit
- https://www.youtube.…doggydoggdog
- Yuck! Can't trust a dude like that.jmckinno
- ^Krassy
- ^^Krassy
- Also didn't one of his daughters adopt a black baby? So there's that...ArmandoEstrada
- he's just out there collecting pointsMilan
- ^Krassy
- elahon9
Amazing photograph.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.p…
"Thomas Nybo
22hrs agoFrom my home state of Montana: a portrait of cowardice and courage at a peaceful protest. Look closely at the eyes of the woman. Her name is Samantha Francine. She was raised by a single father, who happened to be white.
“He taught us from a young age that things were going to be different for us just because of the color of our skin,” Samantha wrote on Facebook. “One of the things he used to remind us of constantly was that ‘No matter the threat, always look them in the eye so they have to acknowledge you’re human.’
“My father passed 16 years ago this month,” she wrote. “In this moment, those are the words that went through my head. When I lifted up my glasses, he saw me. I saw him. He was acting out fear, I know that. I hold no malice in my heart for this man. I hope this moment will soften him. I hope he will be changed. But even if he isn’t, I am.”
I reached out to Samantha and we had a brief text conversation. I told her she is amazing and that her father would be proud. I told her about my own five-year-old daughter, and how I was going to tell her about a woman named Samantha Francine in Montana who is the face of courage.
In case you’re wondering what the big white guy is saying, video shot while the photograph was taken captured his words: “Black Lives Matter? Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!”
Thank you, Samantha, for standing firm. Thank you for looking fear and prejudice in the eye and not blinking. You inspire me, and you inspire a country.
Photo by Grace Jensen
#blacklivesmatter #strongerunited #lookmeintheeyes #hero #warrior"
- doggydoggdog1
- doggydoggdog who let the dogs out, LOL perfect videoutopian
- uan2
- mort_3
- I'd sympathize if looting was for food. But she's basically saying black are entitled to loot for phones, flatscreeens and gold chains because they 'need' it.hotroddy
- 'gap b/w blacks and the rest of the world'. What planet does she live on???hotroddy
- most countries don't have a monopoly boardhotroddy
- https://townhall.com…BustySaintClaire
- You've missed the point completely, hotroddy. She's not condoning looting, she's explaining it.ben_
- You don't have to agree with her, but you're misrepresenting what she's saying.ben_
- Yep. Completely missing the point of ‘why’ over ‘what’. She never said anything about looters being entitled.mort_
- And sympathy won’t help anyone. It’s empathy that’s called for here.mort_
- The right only hears what they what to hear, they only see what they want to see. Then Fox & Friends, Breitbart, Alex Jones and Trump confirm it all for them.utopian
- Believe me, I'm all to familiar w her mentality. A mentality thats plagued Venezuela for last 20 years.hotroddy
- Same mentality that succumbed their people to eat from dumbsters: https://www.instagra…hotroddy
- same mentality that beat up on this white chick https://www.instagra…hotroddy
- she proposes no solution only justifies the 'take'hotroddy
- hotroddy, are you a poor black woman living in USA? if not, how are you familiar with her mentality?Milan
- So if we're to assume you have the same level of knowledge of Venezuelans as you do about African Americans, then we can draw the conclusion that you don't knowben_
- what you're talking about.ben_
- many Venezuelans are African American:
Ancestors of African slaves brought to the Americas.hotroddy - Living in the US, We can draw the conclusion that I'm probably know more about the African American experience (across the americas) then living in Canadahotroddy
- No, living in the USA doesn't automatically make you knowledgeable on anything. And what you're saying proves that you aren't.ben_
- I wouldn't expect a canadian to understand the complexities of class struggle.hotroddy
- No, we have many of these issues too. But now you’re conflating “class” with “race” and only because you’ve accepted that an entire race is of a different classben_
- it's the same logic that so many people use to deflect racism - "If they want to have more money they just need to pull up their socks and get to work like theben_
- rest of us". It's tiring and transparent and makes it look like you've never left your city let alone your country or continent.ben_
- And then you say I don't understand the "complexities of class struggle" yet you can't even acknowledge the nuance of what the woman in the video above isben_
- expressing. Ever punch a wall when you're angry? Did it help?ben_
- ben_4
Shellie's points about the nypd remind me a little of growing up in a city where people of colour other than white were somewhat rare. Not abnormal in the early 90's for Canada.
We had a little skate crew, and in that crew was our friend Dev who happens to be black. Every time we'd skate this particular spot in uptown the cops would get called regardless of who was there. But we noticed a trend that whenever he was there with us the cops would show up 5 minutes into the session as opposed to maybe 30-40 minutes if he wasn't there and sometimes we'd get extra lucky and have to leave only because we were tired. If here were there though, 5 minutes tops.
Those same cops would also NEVER give tickets if we were there without Dev, they'd drive up, blip their sirens and more or less just watch us leave on our own accord. If Dev was with us it would be a whole thing, ID's out, boards confiscated, tickets, lectures, etc. If we proactively tried to leave like we would if he wasn't there they would force us all to stop and go through this routine of sitting on the curb and deal with their shit. They always singled him out and once even remarked that his name "could pass for Canadian".
Eventually we just started running from them, and sure enough they'd run after Dev. Every single time they would take off after him, and once, we smashed their cruiser window when they took off after him, three of us got caught for that and charged - funny thing is that we appeared in court and only had to pay for the windshield of the cruiser. Dev had 6 months of community service and a trespassing fine for running from racist cops.
I remember vividly when two guys in that crew started avoiding Devon when he was around, or they'd come out, see him and leave. They always claimed they weren't racist but they just didn't want to be around when the cops came. Rather than sticking up for a friend they just kind of faded into the backdrop and "became" racist... perhaps they always were.
- sound like you were not very law abiding children. However some seemed to grow out of it and you call them racist?deathboy
- can only take your story for what you say but is interesting you choose the racist part as growing out or maturing to avoiding copsdeathboy
- Well we definitely broke laws as they applied to skateboarding. Have we grown out of it? I'm not sure, as a few of us still skate and from time to time copsben_
- tell us to leave. Are we as hot headed as we were back then? Probably not, it would take a lot for me to smash any window.ben_
- The cops (and there were multiples, not the same men/women every time) were adults, and so I'm judging them as racists becuase they were.ben_
- The effect they had on kids were as figures of authority who acted out their racism, so they are indeed racist by any definition... maybe they had epiphaniesben_
- since, I wouldn't know. As for the two guys in our crew who I called racist... perhaps they have too, events through highschool would indicate otherwise.ben_
- Hope that helps you understand the context the story is told within. A memory of actions taken and their effects on people. Even if those cops are visionsben_
- of equality now, that doesn't erase or minimize what they did. Just like I will always have broken that window, even if I became a police officer.ben_
- i more cared about the friends you called racist. than the cops you said were racist.deathboy
- nothing the cops did is exactly racist. you dont know. and than say action of friends also racist. i think you need take out the idea of racism and re picturedeathboy
- the scenarios. Is there any reason besides arbitrary color of skin for such actions?deathboy
- did your black friend run slower. more resistant. take the stupid running paths. did your friend get a bit smarter on actionsdeathboy
- with what you said there is no reason to think race amongst a multitude of things. Perhaps, but highly not probable.deathboy
- occams razor that shitdeathboy
- Yeah those two guys did stuff all through highschool that at least illustrated they were bigoted. Having been there, there's really no simpler explanationben_
- for what happened. Often the most obvious answer is the answer. For example I'm certain I was the slowest in the entire group. Never got chased. Hope it helps.ben_
- so your friends who were bigoted but friends ... falling out with friends is normal. maybe you just werent cool. or just didnt want to do dumb shit?deathboy
- you think of every reason out there it was racism... if im to guess you are easily motivated by the moment and ppl. 8 years ago did you think it was racism?deathboy
- Hi DB! yes, we always thought it was racism, as I said they did other things in highschool to prove that much.ben_
- Your schtick is to offer a contrary POV to everything anyone says as if it hasn't been considered or that it's more true than an actual lived experience.ben_
- Respectfully it's as if you live your life as a moving hypothesis. You have no real point of view, no actual opinion, which is fine, but really offputting.ben_
- And not "offputting" in a way that effects me personally, emotionally or intellectually either... just like "are you a robot—off putting".ben_
- So take it all for what it's worth, nothing or something or in-between. All the best to you!ben_
- i will but as you said 2 times they did other things without explicitly stating. what other things? u seem to want to convince but no details or explanations?deathboy
- its unsual. and you also said we. so not a personal verdict a collective one amongst othersdeathboy
- ill take what you gave and file it so far in a box. not confident, shy, repressed, sympathetic, no sense of self, looking for self, troubled backgrounddeathboy
- desperatley needs to be seen.needs connections, before fighting for blm u think u have your own battles won?deathboy
- I was never trying to convince you of anything, in fact 5 notes up I made it clear that you should take what I'm saying for whatever you find it's worth...ben_
- Again, the contrarian shit... and LOL at your last two notes... who on earth has all their own battles sorted out man. Some of us seem to have more than othersben_
- Have fun tackling yours!ben_
- doggydoggdog-3
Did they really have to wear scarves?
https://thehill.com/homenews/hou…
- sarahfailin4
- last night's John Oliver was incredible. Highly recommend.
- Agreed. Tone was spot on, and loved the way he ended itrobotinc
- @1:50 beverly hills was LOOTED by protestors. There wasn't a store on Rodeo that didn't have broken glass.hotroddy
- now stores are putting up iron gates behind glass. we're looking more 3rd world thanks to the looters.hotroddy
- Looters looted. protesters protested. Simple to understand, no?ben_
- Not so simple when your job is to protect private property.hotroddy
- You're a cop?ben_
- mallcop hotroddytank02
- btw. RODEO Drive: insured like a mf'er. My studio a while ago was damaged by football hooligans: INSURED.tank02
- great.. but now we have to window shop behind bars.hotroddy
- you'll have to purchase gucci through a security panel window.hotroddy
- That woman at the end of the show gave quite a speech. This country is so fucked.CyBrainX
- ^ Just saw the link in the #BLM thread.
https://youtu.be/sb9…CyBrainX
- grafician1
"Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin appeared virtually in a Minneapolis court Monday, where the Judge Jeannice Reding granted prosecutor’s motion to set unconditional bail at $1.25 million, or $1 million with conditions.
Those conditions include being law-abiding, making future appearances, not working in a security or law enforcement capacity, surrendering fire arms or ammunition and any fire arm permit, not to leave the Minnesota, and no contact with George Floyd’s family. He would also need to waive extradition upon his release.
The defense did not object to the prosecutor’s bail proposal.
Chauvin — who pressed his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes — was arrested last month and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Last week, prosecutors added a second-degree murder charge."
- nb-1
- this should be in the trump thread?grafician
- Fucking alt right loons.tank02
- I think it's related to BLM.nb
- He's a masterful troll. That much is certain.ben_
- Pro life?omahadesigns
- Funny, while the country is burning down. Trump decides to hijack the BLM brand with some religious propaganda swag.utopian
- fucking asshatsrhadden
- Isn't this the Baby Lives Matter thread?nb
- Unconstitutionally based religious centered bullshit propaganda.monospaced
- The number of black babies aborted is of concern to many voters. This is an astute move by POTUS. Good move.Doris_McSquirter
- i dont like it either but todays idiots loves it remember https://cdn.shopify.…deathboy
- instrmntl1
'I'm one of you': Black firefighter says he was profiled
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials apologized to a black Rhode Island firefighter who says he was racially profiled by a pair of police officers who approached him with guns drawn as he sat in a car outside his own fire station.
In an emotional interview with WPRI-TV, Terrell Paci said he was on duty, in uniform and chatting Wednesday night with a friend who was dropping off food when the unidentified officers approached, demanding to know if he was armed.
“I was dressed in full uniform and had my radio in hand,” Paci, 23, said in the interview, which was broadcast Friday night from a Providence protest rally that drew more than 10,000 people.
“I was like, ‘I’m a firefighter, I’m PFD, I’m one of you — don't shoot,’ and they still kept approaching the vehicle with guns drawn," Paci said, fighting tears.
Paci said one of the officers searched his friend's car before driving off. Hours later, he said, a Providence police sergeant visited the fire station and apologized after having viewed body camera footage.
- Police union responds to firefighter’s accusations: ‘There was no racial profiling’
https://www.wwlp.com…instrmntl - This is exactly why people are upset. I can’t comprehend how some dickwads still don’t get it.monospaced
- Yupinstrmntl
- ive been profiled for gold wheels. im white, but get it who runs gold 18'sdeathboy
- i know fully the culture and idea of it. most people who run wheels are street racers. im not one but i risk it and get it. and judged by it.still on medeathboy
- you sound like a beat up wife with an abusive husband. :(pango
- that seems to undermine abused wives. are you making a joke out of their situation pangodeathboy
- haha see how stupid that is?deathboy
- Only thing stupid is you misinterpreting what he wrote and defending unconscious bias for Criminal racial profilingmonospaced
- umm... ya.. that sad face is real. I feel bad for the abused wifes, who think their husband beat them for their own good. How you think that was a joke?pango
- Police union responds to firefighter’s accusations: ‘There was no racial profiling’
- instrmntl0
Biden is spineless...
Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police
As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters’ calls for a law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters.
- ya seems like he just want everything to remain exactly the same. nothing will change for better or worse. its safe... and boring....pango
- Please, let's not make BLM about Biden. It is so much bigger than one president.nb
- I wasn't as this is an article of non presidential support for BLM and how it needs to turn.instrmntl
- Biden forgot he himself is a racist.PhanLo
- Pretty muchinstrmntl
- not sure if he's a racist but he sure seem like he doesn't know how race work.pango
- I dunno, personally I think ‘defund the police’ is a poor choice of slogan. It sounds like people are saying abolish the police.yuekit
- That slogan needs some reworking.instrmntl
- instrmntl. how do you propose defunding work? Right now that is gonna happen anyways with covid19 and tax revenue as it is.deathboy
- u need a plan and objective, than we can see if its logical. a slogan. defund police, smell the roses. pretty equaldeathboy
- good luck asking crowds for planpango
- Incremental change just enough to get your vote then poof, FUCK YOUmoldero
- Defund police. Abolish prisons. Destroy the Nuclear family. None of these policies appeal to the majority. BLM will wither and die quicker than fentanyl floydDoris_McSquirter
- Right now some cities are talking about exactly what the plan would be an it involves a conversation about what types of calls Police shouldn't be involved in.ben_
- I agree the slogan will be polarizing, but word smithing it won't achieve anything either. Round the edges a bit and people will still scream "you mean defund".ben_
- I think it's a needless distraction. If you want to win, the best strategy is just to sit back and let Trump destroy himself.yuekit
- It's a bad slogan, he's right to stay away from that shit. The ideas are good, don't get me wrong but communication is crucial here and this is bad copy.zarkonite
- Sellies2
Powerful speech.
https://twitter.com/QandA/status…- Meyne Wyatt closes #QandA with a monologue from his play, City of Gold.Sellies
- so strongautoflavour
- BustySaintClaire-3
During BLM Protests, Chicago incurs the highest Black-on-Black murder rate in 60 Years
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cri…
The lives don't matter. They just don't. In 2016, there were 764 murders and 12 fatal police-involved shootings. Last year, 492 murders and only 3 fatal police-involved shootings.
- Obummers' citadelDoris_McSquirter
- Poverty makes people behave in all kinds of extreme ways, and there's a whole system of opression in place that keeps black people poor. That's the root of thezarkonite
- problem, these are symptoms and will be resolved once we open up opportunities for all citizens. We should all be equal, it would help a lot.zarkonite
- erase all the red lining from the maps, bet that will improve black lives tremendously in those neighbourhoods !grafician
- Your rotten conclusion is a result of your gross ignorance of the black experience there and of history. Maybe one day you’ll decide to be less of a moral lepermonospaced
- @busty and that make it ok for police to kill black people?pango
- ^ oh gosh no, only as last resort, self-defense or when the victim is really asking for itBustySaintClaire
