A Black former police officer explains the nature of systemic racism in the US

WuWei · 2021-04-24T02:09:43.654Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

What are elections, if not the counting of politics?

Kabuki.

Do you understand intersectionality or would you like to read a paper?

TheDoctorIsIn · 2021-04-24T02:10:19.675Z

WuWei:

Do you understand intersectionality or would you like to read a paper?

Neither. But I absolve you from having to explain it anymore.

WuWei · 2021-04-24T02:11:57.251Z

TheDoctorIsIn:

WuWei:

Do you understand intersectionality or would you like to read a paper?

Neither. But I absolve you from having to explain it anymore.

I think you understand it quite well, but fair enough.

I really enjoyed our conversation, but we’ve drifted far from the topic. I appreciate you sharing your personal experience.

TheDoctorIsIn · 2021-04-24T02:14:58.462Z

Likewise.

Steel-W0LF · 2021-04-24T02:49:07.802Z

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

There actually were some legitimate arguments against his being eligible,

Narrator: There were not.

Sure there was, and the place of birth had nothing to do with it. It just never received any attention because it was a legitimate complaint and so it wouldn’t make good propaganda.

Jezcoe · 2021-04-24T02:52:40.382Z

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

There actually were some legitimate arguments against his being eligible,

Narrator: There were not.

Sure there was, and the place of birth had nothing to do with it. It just never received any attention because it was a legitimate complaint and so it wouldn’t make good propaganda.

Narrator: There never really was.

conan · 2021-04-24T03:14:56.102Z

Traitors to your race?

Steel-W0LF · 2021-04-24T03:20:43.333Z

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

There actually were some legitimate arguments against his being eligible,

Narrator: There were not.

Sure there was, and the place of birth had nothing to do with it. It just never received any attention because it was a legitimate complaint and so it wouldn’t make good propaganda.

Narrator: There never really was.

History.

The Post & Email – 6 Apr 10

Obama Not the First to Have Presidential Eligibility Questioned - The Post...

CHARLES EVANS HUGHES'S FATHER WAS A BRITISH SUBJECT, JUST AS OBAMA'S WAS; THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS, HE LOST by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 5, 2010) — The year

Est. reading time: 7 minutes

Jezcoe · 2021-04-24T03:28:27.129Z

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

There actually were some legitimate arguments against his being eligible,

Narrator: There were not.

Sure there was, and the place of birth had nothing to do with it. It just never received any attention because it was a legitimate complaint and so it wouldn’t make good propaganda.

Narrator: There never really was.

History.

https://www.thepostemail.com/2010/04/05/obama-not-the-first-to-have-presidential-eligibility-questioned/

Narrator: There is no distinction between natural born and native born.

WuWei · 2021-04-24T03:43:30.889Z

Jezcoe:

There is no distinction between natural born and native born.

Mmmm.

W_and_C · 2021-04-24T03:59:32.367Z

Jezcoe:

W_and_C:

Jezcoe:

conan:

Brandon Tatum talked about Tony Timpa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0

How did we missed this?

We didn’t.

Tony Timpa was a tragedy, but it is not analogous to George Floyd.

You can watch the video and see that.

Not analogous in the sense that virtually nobody noticed when that happened.

i.e. Media barely reported on it and nobody cared enough to organize a protest.

Here is the NYT article from when it happened.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/tony-timpa-dallas-police-body-cam.html

Ok, now compare amount of coverage/outrage/protesting from that to Floyd case.

FreeAndClear · 2021-04-24T04:11:26.859Z

W_and_C:

Jezcoe:

W_and_C:

Jezcoe:

conan:

Brandon Tatum talked about Tony Timpa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-E_i8Q5G0

How did we missed this?

We didn’t.

Tony Timpa was a tragedy, but it is not analogous to George Floyd.

You can watch the video and see that.

Not analogous in the sense that virtually nobody noticed when that happened.

i.e. Media barely reported on it and nobody cared enough to organize a protest.

Here is the NYT article from when it happened.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/tony-timpa-dallas-police-body-cam.html

Ok, now compare amount of coverage/outrage/protesting from that to Floyd case.

There is a couple of reasons. Color is one but there is another that’s even sadder.

Nobody cares about the mentally ill regardless of race.

The FedEx shooting was preventable for the same reason

Steel-W0LF · 2021-04-24T06:44:34.899Z

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

Jezcoe:

Steel-W0LF:

There actually were some legitimate arguments against his being eligible,

Narrator: There were not.

Sure there was, and the place of birth had nothing to do with it. It just never received any attention because it was a legitimate complaint and so it wouldn’t make good propaganda.

Narrator: There never really was.

History.

https://www.thepostemail.com/2010/04/05/obama-not-the-first-to-have-presidential-eligibility-questioned/

Narrator: There is no distinction between natural born and native born.

Samm · 2021-04-24T06:51:41.350Z

Bill.in.PA:

I doubt that that Brandon Tatum will ever be invited to return to the BBC.

No doubt. And someone at BBC is probably getting fired for not vetting him properly before they invited him to come on.

Sorry if someone else said this … I just now saw the thread and haven’t read though it yet.

fallenturtle · 2021-04-24T06:59:59.489Z

peek-a-boo:

Kind of what I was getting at in an earlier thread. I put the blame for our current racist divide squarely at the feet of Obama.

Our current racial divide is the fault of POC for pointing out there is still racism and the white people feeling resentful that the POC had the nerve to point out there is still racism.

zantax · 2021-04-24T11:33:07.914Z

peek-a-boo:

FreeAndClear:

Why does it matter what color the cop is?

Why does it matter to LIBs what color a man’s skin is if he is shot by a policeman? Why is white on black crime sensationalized by LIBs, but all other forms of crime are largely ignored?

You have to admit, our society trying to act like it is black men who have something to complain about when it comes to interracial violence is hilarious.

WuWei · 2021-04-24T13:00:03.391Z

fallenturtle:

Our current racial divide is the fault of POC for pointing out there is still racism and the white people feeling resentful that the POC had the nerve to point out there is still racism.

Do you feel it is possible to eliminate “racism”? What is your expectation here?

peek-a-boo · 2021-04-24T13:04:42.516Z

I have no idea who you refer to as POC. I any case, why now? What has changed?

WuWei · 2021-04-24T13:05:15.800Z

peek-a-boo:

I have no idea who you refer to as POC. I any case, why now? What has changed?

People of color

peek-a-boo · 2021-04-24T13:09:06.299Z

Thanks. To my point, why now? Why not 10 years ago?

I still strongly believe the catalyst was Obama’s election. I further think Obama and his minions believed they were entitled to push their LW agenda without any pushback. When Conservatives did push back, they were labeled racist.