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« on: February 27, 2016, 08:15:32 AM »
Discuss why or why not?
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2016, 08:23:51 AM »
Yes, because they do, and because police violence is a huge problem.
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« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2016, 08:32:59 AM »
I'll just put this out there...
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I don't think that's the angle I'd take, but whatever, different strokes for different folks.  There are perfectly good reasons to criticize them though, and one can do it and not be a racist.  And there are perfectly good reasons to support them, and one can do it and not be a racist.
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« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2016, 09:44:09 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2016, 11:22:25 AM »
Yes; some people don't understand that the phrase "Black Lives Matter" does not mean "Only black lives matter".
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« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2016, 11:54:08 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2016, 11:58:11 AM »
Quote from: Assemblyman Smith (I-MA) on February 27, 2016, 11:22:25 AM
Yes; some people don't understand that the phrase "Black Lives Matter" does not mean "Only black lives matter".
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« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2016, 12:36:44 PM »
yes (not a gross racist)
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« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2016, 12:56:02 PM »
I'll play moderate hero.  The idea?  Absolutely.  Racism (especially institutional racism) is alive and well, and we've flat out ignored (at best) and maybe even encouraged it.  However, I find its extreme elements and several of its antics unfortunate.
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2016, 01:06:37 PM »
No.  I don't side with anti-police racists.
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2016, 01:37:40 PM »
Quote from: Green Line on February 27, 2016, 01:06:37 PM
No.  I don't side with anti-police racists.

what's it like to be constantly wrong about everything?
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2016, 01:40:01 PM »
I mean, black lives do matter, so yeah I guess so.
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2016, 01:42:47 PM »
Yes, though I definitely don't support some of the extreme statements and ways of protesting (blocking traffic) that I've heard and seen over the last year or two.
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2016, 01:45:06 PM »

some nice reasoning there

although I suppose giving none at all is better than just out and out admitting that you don't care at all for blacks
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« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2016, 02:26:42 PM »
Because black lives matter.
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« Reply #15 on: February 27, 2016, 02:37:35 PM »
No, and while there certainly have been cases of police stepping way over the line which should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law (and I do support some of their proposed reforms), I've yet to see any statistical evidence that police actually assault and kill blacks at a rate disproportionate to their rate of crime.
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« Reply #16 on: February 27, 2016, 02:58:49 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 27, 2016, 12:56:02 PM
I'll play moderate hero.  The idea?  Absolutely.  Racism (especially institutional racism) is alive and well, and we've flat out ignored (at best) and maybe even encouraged it.  However, I find its extreme elements and several of its antics unfortunate.

So when BLM has some "extreme elements", it's bad and requires a moderate hero justification, but when Donald Trump is like 99.99% certain to be the nominee of the Republican Party, you still willingly identify with it?
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« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2016, 03:02:59 PM »
Quote from: Clarko95 on February 27, 2016, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 27, 2016, 12:56:02 PM
I'll play moderate hero.  The idea?  Absolutely.  Racism (especially institutional racism) is alive and well, and we've flat out ignored (at best) and maybe even encouraged it.  However, I find its extreme elements and several of its antics unfortunate.

So when BLM has some "extreme elements", it's bad and requires a moderate hero justification, but when Donald Trump is like 99.99% certain to be the nominee of the Republican Party, you still willingly identify with it?

TRUMP is a moderate. Nice try.
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« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2016, 03:40:39 PM »
Nope, they are a black supremacist group who believes police should turn a blind eye toward black criminals.
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« Reply #19 on: February 27, 2016, 03:41:58 PM »
Quote from: Wulfric on February 27, 2016, 03:40:39 PM
Nope, they are a black supremacist group who believes police should turn a blind eye toward black criminals.

I don't even know where to begin with this trash dumpster of a post.

Do you have any evidence to back up this claim?
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« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2016, 03:42:57 PM »
wulfric is the textbook White Moderate
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« Reply #21 on: February 27, 2016, 03:47:17 PM »

Nah, I think he's generally leading the charge from the extreme fringes. He brought up mosques before Donald Trump existed.
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« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2016, 05:45:53 PM »
Quote from: Clarko95 on February 27, 2016, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 27, 2016, 12:56:02 PM
I'll play moderate hero.  The idea?  Absolutely.  Racism (especially institutional racism) is alive and well, and we've flat out ignored (at best) and maybe even encouraged it.  However, I find its extreme elements and several of its antics unfortunate.

So when BLM has some "extreme elements", it's bad and requires a moderate hero justification, but when Donald Trump is like 99.99% certain to be the nominee of the Republican Party, you still willingly identify with it?

Uh?
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« Reply #23 on: February 27, 2016, 05:51:43 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 27, 2016, 05:45:53 PM
Quote from: Clarko95 on February 27, 2016, 02:58:49 PM
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 27, 2016, 12:56:02 PM
I'll play moderate hero.  The idea?  Absolutely.  Racism (especially institutional racism) is alive and well, and we've flat out ignored (at best) and maybe even encouraged it.  However, I find its extreme elements and several of its antics unfortunate.

So when BLM has some "extreme elements", it's bad and requires a moderate hero justification, but when Donald Trump is like 99.99% certain to be the nominee of the Republican Party, you still willingly identify with it?

Uh?

EDIT: Sorry, but I really don't see how they're comparable.  The two-party system isn't going anywhere, so I figure I should pick a party to influence rather than sit on the sidelines and complain (especially in a closed caucus state like Iowa).  BLM is not exactly the same thing, obviously.  I criticize the Republican Party (or at least its more unfortunate elements) regularly, and I refuse to be held responsible for every Republican's actions and words just because of how I registered.
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« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2016, 06:31:31 PM »
For me all life matters the same, all is valuable. But that is not the issue where I live so I guess I will not vote for no or yes.
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