Posted on 08/17/2014 5:18:21 PM PDT by SkyPilot
Ferguson is not just about systemic racism—it's about class warfare, and how America's poor are held back
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You probably have heard of the Kent State shootings: on May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on student protesters at Kent State University. During those 13 seconds of gunfire, four students were killed and nine were wounded, one of whom was permanently paralyzed. The shock and outcry resulted in a nationwide strike of 4 million students that closed more than 450 campuses. Five days after the shooting, 100,000 protestors gathered in Washington, D.C. And the nation’s youth was energetically mobilized to end the Vietnam War, racism, sexism, and mindless faith in the political establishment.
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Gibsmedat
We'll see how well that works out.
LOL.
KAJ is barking up the wrong tree here.
The “poor” are helping themselves to ever increasing amounts of the working mans cash courtesy of marxist politicians.
They need to be stopped by all means necessary.
Class war is a 2-way street.
The media should be considered combatants.
"what's your vector, Victor?"
This country is on the verge of anarchy. Don’t give up your weapons.
so, blacks hold blacks back and whites are to blame.
got it muslim convert kareem.
We may get to play rioters and rednecks yet.We’ll see how that works out.
B#llsh!t.
If we even acted like they “say” we act, they wouldn’t be out in the streets rioting and looting. If we were as bad as they say, the riot would last 5 minutes and carting the bodies off would last a few days. Money to rebuild neighborhoods would not be forthcoming and they would rebuild with what wasn’t destroyed.
My fear is acting like they act will lead to genocide. And I don’t won’t to see us act like that.
Animals acting like animals.
Yeah, like, I really need a lecture from Lew Alcindor.
And guess whose side they are on. (rhetorical)
Feh ...
Ferguson, and other similar riots, are about the Parasite Class trying to destroy the Productive Class ... and the Protective Class failing to do its job.
Ultimately, this will lead to the Productive Class protecting itself ... and the Parasite Class will not survive the experience.
By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A black multi, multi millionaire explains why America is a white racist country holding the black man down.
What will make this all fizzle out is a store security video which will be shameful condemming evidence making it a likely open and shut case.
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