Posted on 08/17/2014 8:42:16 PM PDT by Wicket
Ferguson is not just about systemic racism—it's about class warfare, and how America's poor are held back Will the recent rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, be a tipping point in the struggle against racial injustice . . .
By focusing on just the racial aspect, the discussion becomes about whether Michael Brown’s death—or that of the other three unarmed black men who were killed by police in the U.S. within that month—is about discrimination or about police justification. Then we’ll argue about whether there isn’t just as much black-against-white racism in the U.S. as there is white-against-black. (Yes, there is. But, in general, white-against-black economically impacts the future of the black community. Black-against-white has almost no measurable social impact.) . . .
. . .targets of police overreaction are based less on skin color and more on an even worse Ebola-level affliction: being poor. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
Where are all the riots by the poor whites?
..... it’s about class warfare, and how America’s poor are held back
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And just who has been fomenting class warfare and primarily responsible for holding the poor (blacks) back? Obama. Democrats.
Of course, he has a white wife.
Why is it that the biggest complainers about racism all got white wives? Black women aren’t good enough for them?
Kanye West being another in this group.
Like the rock star said, learn folking English, then you won’t be “held back”
The Revolution will not be televised and Whitey is still on the Moon....
“Black-against-white has almost no measurable social impact.”
Try telling that to all the victims of black criminals.
So Charles Manson is a hero now?
Obama’s war on the middle class is working.
There was a reason why this clown was a successful basketball player. That was the only skill and intellect he had to allow him to escape the "poorness" of physical life, but not the poorness of intellect and knowledge to deal with human nature, social skills and the acceptance that with rights come equally important responsibilities, and no amount of "wealth" can fix stupid.
We have yet to see how this presumption works out for him.
"My race, right or wrong, and all that.
“Ferguson is not just about systemic racism—it’s about class warfare, and how America’s poor are held back.”
And who’s responsible for that Kareem? Yeah, the Democratic Party, but using the race and class card is always a convenient excuse rather than dealing with the real problem. Again, who’s promoting all of the race and class warfare, the Democrats. Wake up Kareem. You need to skyhook yourself to the truth instead of finding scapegoats to blame for all of our race and class warfare.
held back? Held Back?!
they make it seem like they’re just working every hour of the day and night to get ahead
the only thing being held back is the stuff they want
the truth is, they have don’t want to work 60+ hour weeks to pay for what they want. they want the fedgov to steal the money from others to pay for it
Is this the freakishly tall basketball Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
They’re all named ‘Abdul’ or ‘Mohammed’, so who knows?
He was a Plantation House Democrat & lefty tool back when he was Lew Alcindor.
” Black-against-white has almost no measurable social impact.”
I’m speechless...
You beat me to it, but here is what I planned to post...
Try telling that to all the [dead] victims of black criminals.
Well, America's "first black president" had been the "first black president" for six years. You sure as hell can't blame it on Bush.
I’ve never heard of one or seen any.
No, but the coming flame war might be about the fact that SEARCH is NOT broken.
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