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Sensible words from Denzel.
1 posted on 11/24/2017 2:37:59 PM PST by Cecily
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To: Cecily

>>Denzel Washington says upbringing and a lack of father figures are to blame for many young men ending up in jail.<<

He is toast.

He is going to get the Cosby “Uncle Tom” “blaming the victim” treatment.

Truths can NOT be stated in today’s USA.


2 posted on 11/24/2017 2:39:51 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Ted Kennedy is the only person with an actual confirmed kill in the war on women.)
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'It starts at home.'

This conflicts with the whole 'it takes a village to raise a child' narrative of liberals.
3 posted on 11/24/2017 2:41:50 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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There goes his career. He’ll be the next one on the He Touched Me dock.


4 posted on 11/24/2017 2:48:29 PM PST by A_perfect_lady
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Haven’t we been saying that for years? Even BO made a couple of speeches about the importance of fatherhood, something I wish he would devote some energy to now that he’s an ex-President. It would be a constructive use of his post-presidency.


5 posted on 11/24/2017 2:48:37 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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The left deliberately destroyed the Black family unit (and specifically the paramount importance of Black fathers) to get them dependent on the Democrat party. Until that aspect is repaired, the Black community will continue to suffer.


6 posted on 11/24/2017 2:49:45 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Cecily

I totally agree with Denzel Washington.


8 posted on 11/24/2017 2:51:36 PM PST by maxwellsmart_agent (.)
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"I'll have those n*ggers voting Democrat for the next 200 years..!

9 posted on 11/24/2017 2:52:20 PM PST by gaijin (Basically Obama lawyers would blatantly make up some totally groundless allegation against a fat cas)
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To: Cecily

I guess he was done with his career.


11 posted on 11/24/2017 2:53:23 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Denzel,”A Man On Fire”, I love the guy and always will, his movies, his love of God, and his no-nonsense thinking. He is a huge box office draw and there is no way Hollywood will off him.


13 posted on 11/24/2017 2:54:41 PM PST by Toespi
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100% accurate. Good on him for saying it. There’s a recent thread on FR about such. I don’t recall the title.


14 posted on 11/24/2017 2:59:20 PM PST by JockoManning (to cpy/paste if want: http://preview.tinyurl.com/Haiku-For-The-End-Times)
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Common sense...and a dose of basic decency...from showbiz? And on a subject of enormous importance to the nation as well!

Color me stunned!

19 posted on 11/24/2017 3:07:39 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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He is quite right. Gangs have replaced fathers. Boys need leadership.

When I was little, my Dad, sister and I belonged to Dads and Daughters. It was awesome; camping trips, etc. Fathers can join clubs like that with their sons, taking away the impulse to join gangs.

My boss saw, when his son was around fifteen or sixteen, that his son was starting to get into trouble. So he took up kayaking with him. His son got cleaned up and now is a productive member of society. Fathers have a role that mothers can never replace.


20 posted on 11/24/2017 3:12:00 PM PST by proud American in Canada
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Not father figures. Not Grandma’s not mom’s it’s lack of Dad’s lack of Dad’s lack of Dad’s lack of Dad’s lack of dads... End of story
Our racist leftist government creating handouts and dependency upon dependency and giving rewards and raises to people who work in government programs who give out more and more free stuff is the problem.


22 posted on 11/24/2017 3:15:21 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (Extraordinary acts of God often start with ordinary acts of obedience. P. Yefros)
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This is the thread that has some good info supporting Denzel's comments:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3607317/posts

27 posted on 11/24/2017 3:27:07 PM PST by JockoManning (to cpy/paste if want: http://preview.tinyurl.com/Haiku-For-The-End-Times)
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That's one movie I would pay to go see.
28 posted on 11/24/2017 3:27:34 PM PST by Know et al ( Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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Uh-ho. He’s gone off script. The Left will reign him back to where he belongs.


29 posted on 11/24/2017 3:29:58 PM PST by ealgeone
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Denzel better be squeaky clean or he will get the Cosby Treatment.


31 posted on 11/24/2017 3:33:57 PM PST by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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I hope other good and Godly black men of stature will publicly back him. It is time for those truths to be accepted, and for real hope and change to occur in that community. Prayers up for Denzel.


37 posted on 11/24/2017 3:58:07 PM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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That and 60% have psych problems or mental disabilities. Our prisons today are the mental hospitals of yesterday. Reason? State, County, and Local federal aid. $$$ for each prisoner.


39 posted on 11/24/2017 4:04:04 PM PST by huldah1776 ( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
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Be careful Mr. Washington or you’ll soon be ‘Cosby’ied...


40 posted on 11/24/2017 4:10:53 PM PST by The SISU kid (I think they taste like Barbie dolls smell.)
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