BLM and MLK - not so much

[KingsGambit]

It does matter if elections officials are racist because that casts a pall over the legitimacy of elections. In North Carolina, the state Republican Party was caught discussing their gerrymandering specifically aimed at black voters... to say that this doesn't matter because there will always be racism is cynicism that I don't see a reason a Christian should accept.

[Cow Poke]

No, I simply mean MLK understands why riots happen,

He's dead, you know.

while you seem to be threatened by it.

I really wish you guys would stop this dishonest debate crap. I am not "threatened" by riots, but I can't see any justification for burning and looting, PARTICULARLY when the burning and looting is against the very people that should be upset.

I expect pastors

The gratuitous dig

to be a little more informed about what happens when the consequences of evil national acts carry over to the next generation and sick societies crumble.

Left unchecked, it leads to anarchy.

Well (time to brag again ) I don't just talk, I do.

[Cow Poke]

People shouldn't feel threatened by riots?

I'm not - so far - cause our community doesn't do that. yet

[whag]

It does matter if elections officials are racist because that casts a pall over the legitimacy of elections. In North Carolina, the state Republican Party was caught discussing their gerrymandering specifically aimed at black voters... to say that this doesn't matter because there will always be racism is cynicism that I don't see a reason a Christian should accept.

The fact that he had the gall to ask why it mattered says much about why the problem of brazen racism persists.

[seanD]

It does matter if elections officials are racist because that casts a pall over the legitimacy of elections. In North Carolina, the state Republican Party was caught discussing their gerrymandering specifically aimed at black voters... to say that this doesn't matter because there will always be racism is cynicism that I don't see a reason a Christian should accept.

The fact she made it public makes it doubtful she'll do anything underhanded. And if she does, that just makes her culpable. But the fact she's racist doesn't validate BLM and their lie that racism is nationally systemic. That was whag's point posting it in this thread. Racism is a thing. Systemic racism is not a thing. You guys are confusing the two.

[whag]

The fact she made it public makes it doubtful she'll do anything underhanded. And if she does, that just makes her culpable. But the fact she's racist doesn't validate BLM and their lie that racism is nationally systemic. That was whag's point posting it in this thread. Racism is a thing. Systemic racism is not a thing. You guys are confusing the two.

Do you believe systemic racism was ever a thing? How about in the 50s?

[seanD]

Do you believe systemic racism was ever a thing? How about in the 50s?

Definitely, up to the 70s even when Biden was working with southern white supremacists to oppose desegregation. That's when actual racist policy was being instituted.

[seer]

In North Carolina, the state Republican Party was caught discussing their gerrymandering specifically aimed at black voters... to say that this doesn't matter because there will always be racism is cynicism that I don't see a reason a Christian should accept.

Do you think they would try to gerrymander those districts if blacks voted mostly Republican? Of course not, again, it is not about race but politics. And BTW both sides gerrymander when they are in power.

[Ronson]

Some in the Left-leaning media are starting to come to their senses. They're actually looking at (gasp) the statistics!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/3235072001/

... more ...

[seanD]

Some in the Left-leaning media are starting to come to their senses. They're actually looking at (gasp) the statistics!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/3235072001/

... more ...

Facts are racist.

[rogue06]

Some in the Left-leaning media are starting to come to their senses. They're actually looking at (gasp) the statistics!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/3235072001/

... more ...

This has been demonstrated again and again, over and over. Studies that looked into this keep finding that if you are white and get into an altercation with the police you are more likely to get killed than if you're black. That this is the case is why studies are now trying to determine why this is the case.

Posted this while the Ferguson shooting was still hot

And the Washington Times recently ran this:

Source: Police kill more whites than blacks, but minority deaths generate more outrage

Source

© Copyright Original Source

Wrt the last statistic, a recent study that a black person living in Chicago has an 1.13 in 1000 chance of being shot. Period. Funny how groups like Black Lives Matter and liberal politicians aren't up in arms (no pun intended) about this. But then they can't blame whites, or the police or give their typical knee jerk reaction of demanding stricter gun control since Chicago already has some of the toughest gun laws in the country.

Here's an article for the left to studiously ignore: 5 Statistics You Need To Know About Cops Killing Blacks