Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond)
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@FarmerJayhawk would you kneel w/them?
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk would you kneel w/them?
Probably not. I prefer to engage in other ways. To me, protest is a deeply personal thing and I can do so in more effective ways. But that’s a personal judgment and I support citizens’ First Amendment rights.
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Most people I know would come unglued. But then again, they don’t understand. They might quit watching, even those that love the chiefs. I get it, if I was a teammate, I’d stand w/them.
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@kjayhawks I think some are from wichita. I’ve seen videos of cops dumping bricks off, breaking windows of store fronts and vandalizing their own cars. Have u seen the one today of them shoving an old man to the grown and knocking him out? 75 yr old. Was awful. Hard for me to stick up for some of those guys. I’m not saying that about hutch cops. So many I see on tv have their names and numbers covered. Got me scared!
The video with the 75 year old is hard to watch for so many reasons. I think it points out how policing causes good people to lose their humanity. One of the officers after the man falls starts to bend down to check on him but is immediately redirected by what has to be his superior. After that 10-15 more cops just walk by a human body clearly in distress.
I want believe that most of these officers joined because they want to help people and help their community (Even when things I have heard from my brother who is a police officer cause me to doubt that belief). Instead they are now part of a system that forces them to ignore their most human instincts to bend down and check on a bleeding old man just can’t be good for their psyche. Sooooooo much change is needed.
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Cops kneeling at same place w protesters where that 75 year old was knocked down to try to acknowledge it wasn’t right.
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@approxinfinity I thought that was before they knocked that guy down. Lots of info swirling around.
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@BShark Oh? I may be misinformed.
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@approxinfinity said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@BShark Oh? I may be misinformed.
That’s not a hard thing to be at the moment.
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Yeah my bro-in-law shared with me, just told me it was opposite order. You are correct.
I was hoping for a silver lining
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Yeah no worries, it’s tough to suss things out right now.
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There’s a reason ancient tales of warriors dedicate thousands of words to the hero donning his armor. It’s part of every epic battle movie these days. Changing your physical appearance and preparing for battle changes your mental state. I don’t think those officers kneeling were insincere, but you put them in full riot gear, marching in lines and suddenly even a 75 year old man can look like a threat. Go to a gun range and ask every person there how holding a gun makes them feel and a majority of the time they will say “powerful.” It’s a rush. But that adrenaline while heightening your senses and quickening your heart rate is not helping you make rational, empathetic decisions. I know folks talk about individual responsibility but that fails to recognize the systemic issues influencing those individuals actions.
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https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267176238960922624
police open fire on a car in Denver.
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Is it nut picking if the nuts find me?
How many till this becomes an actual problem? Serious question? I know one wacko doesn’t represent the rest. Remember, these are ideas these folks felt comfortable sharing in public! What do they say in private? How many agree that are smart enough not to share on Facebook?
And yes I see republican leadership speaking out against it as they should and yes I know they don’t represent everyone in the Republican Party. But am I wrong there seems to be an issue here? Again, happy to be wrong.
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Again, the right doesn’t have a monopoly on this. https://twitter.com/zellieimani/status/1268923888974659592?s=21
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@FarmerJayhawk And tell me again how that is close to the same as racist conspiracy theories?
And does he work directly for the Democratic Party? Can’t seem to find that he does. I may be wrong.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk And tell me again how that is close to the same as racist conspiracy theories?
And does he work directly for the Democratic Party? Can’t seem to find that he does. I may be wrong.
Ilhan Omar is calling for abolishing the Minneapolis PD and she’s a member of Congress. I think calling for a policy that will get thousands of people murdered is much worse than a few crackpots on the right saying some dumb stuff.
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@benshawks08 Both parties have their lunatics at the grassroots level that neither party supports at higher levels which is why a lot of those people never get beyond very low level local government.
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@Crimsonorblue22 did anything happen in hutch?
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@FarmerJayhawk Your telling me this viewpoint is as hateful and dangerous as racist conspiracy theories? Your example is trying to reimagine the way we look at the world with peace and love while the one I shared is spreading and sowing hate. You are free to believe what you want obviously but I know which I find more dangerous and appalling.
https://time.com/5848705/disband-and-replace-minneapolis-police/
Is it a radical point of view? Sure. Is it hateful and evil?
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@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk Your telling me this viewpoint is as hateful and dangerous as racist conspiracy theories? Your example is trying to reimagine the way we look at the world with peace and love while the one I shared is spreading and sowing hate. You are free to believe what you want obviously but I know which I find more dangerous and appalling.
https://time.com/5848705/disband-and-replace-minneapolis-police/
Dangerous, absolutely. A city without police will be a war zone. I’m all for police reform, but getting rid of it entirely is madness. And who will be harmed most? The poor and those unable to look out for themselves. The rich in gated communities can hire private security and protect themselves. But the small business owner living downtown? Who does she call if someone breaks in and robs her store? A social worker? You’ll have people taking law enforcement into their own hands, which has always worked so well, like in the Ahmed Aubrey shooting. So yes, I’m anti-getting people killed with dumb policy. I’m also anti-crackpot GOP volunteers.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
How familiar are you with the history of southern Republicans prior to about 50 years or so ago?
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@kjayhawks no, post phoned till tmrw, think 11 til 11. A lil hot. Lots of places closed all day or early, some boarded up. I don’t have fb. Seems weird and eerie to me. I was walking my dog late last pm and an old pick up went by, pretty slow and I scared myself! Imagination went crazy. I live in a nice neighborhood and know most everybody. Lol I was thinking BTK. Ha ha!
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 how familiar are you with “the southern strategy”?
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 how familiar are you with “the southern strategy”?
I’m quite familiar with white southern politicians going from Democrat to Dixiecrat to Republican within a generation?
Which enemy is more dangerous, the one who tells you they’re you’re enemy, or the one who claims to be you ally, but doesn’t do much to actually help you out and has done plenty to hurt the people the claim to want to help?
Which party made the “Tough on Crime” bill that’s since led to significant increases in incarcerations of minorities? Interesting factoid, the current presumptive favorite for the Democrat nomination co-authored that bill passed by the Clinton administration and both chambers of Congress which were controlled by Democrats at the time before Republicans took control of both chambers during the midterm elections that year.
Let’s not pretend that the Democrats are innocent when it comes to racism even in modern times.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 how familiar are you with “the southern strategy”?
I’m quite familiar with white southern politicians going from Democrat to Dixiecrat to Republican within a generation?
Which enemy is more dangerous, the one who tells you they’re you’re enemy, or the one who claims to be you ally, but doesn’t do much to actually help you out and has done plenty to hurt the people the claim to want to help?
Which party made the “Tough on Crime” bill that’s since led to significant increases in incarcerations of minorities? Interesting factoid, the current presumptive favorite for the Democrat nomination co-authored that bill passed by the Clinton administration and both chambers of Congress which were controlled by Democrats at the time before Republicans took control of both chambers during the midterm elections that year.
Let’s not pretend that the Democrats are innocent when it comes to racism even in modern times.
This is why for me Biden was the absolute worst choice for democratic nominee. I didn’t vote for him but I have to now because emboldened, unapologetic racists murdering people is currently among my top priorities. I’m continuing to work to reshape the Democratic Party as well. Wrote a letter and participated in city council meetings this week.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 how familiar are you with “the southern strategy”?
I’m quite familiar with white southern politicians going from Democrat to Dixiecrat to Republican within a generation?
Which enemy is more dangerous, the one who tells you they’re you’re enemy, or the one who claims to be you ally, but doesn’t do much to actually help you out and has done plenty to hurt the people the claim to want to help?
Which party made the “Tough on Crime” bill that’s since led to significant increases in incarcerations of minorities? Interesting factoid, the current presumptive favorite for the Democrat nomination co-authored that bill passed by the Clinton administration and both chambers of Congress which were controlled by Democrats at the time before Republicans took control of both chambers during the midterm elections that year.
Let’s not pretend that the Democrats are innocent when it comes to racism even in modern times.
This is why for me Biden was the absolute worst choice for democratic nominee. I didn’t vote for him but I have to now because emboldened, unapologetic racists murdering people is currently among my top priorities. I’m continuing to work to reshape the Democratic Party as well. Wrote a letter and participated in city council meetings this week.
So you’re voting for the lesser of two evils then? That’s the mentality that has allowed this system to operate unchecked for 230ish years. Find a third party that matches up with your ideals and start supporting them. It won’t matter in November at the national level because no third party has enough support to steal any electoral votes, but can make a difference at the local level which is going to have a much larger impact on day to day lives and be the level that makes real change happen at.
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@Crimsonorblue22 be careful and don’t go out if you don’t have too. They’re plenty of good people marching for a cause but others are set on destruction.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t give a crap about party at the local level because there I can support who ever fits with my ideals. But at the national and state level my goal has been to get rid of trump at just about all costs and vote out Cornyn and Cruz for their unwavering support for him (on top of their policies I couldn’t disagree with more). I Give my support to anyone I find who fits my ideals but won’t waste my vote when i at least agree with more of one party’s stance when compared to the other. Is Biden a perfect candidate, far from it. Is he better than trump? It’s not even close.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
It’s the height of privilege to tell the majority (92%!!) of black people they’re dead wrong to support either maintaining or increasing the their local police forces and decide that The Almighty White Saviors will just abolish the police and everything will he hunky dory, regardless of the black community’s opinion.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
As a history major, I have to correct your statements about Reconstruction because they just aren’t accurate. That’s the textbook version. Bottom line is the northern soldiers (a big % of whom were black) went to the South to support to Freedman’s Bureau help educate black people and get black men registered to vote. Guess what happens? Black people start getting elected to local, state, and national level offices because there more black people men than white men in the South after the Civil War and of course this scares the hell out of southern whites because they were losing power and control. How do they respond? With the KKK and start murdering black people by the thousands. In 1871, Grant passes the KKK Act which is the only time in US history that the right to habeas corpus is suspended during “peace time”. It also allows Grant to use the US military to fight the KKK which he does. While the US military is fighting a war against the KKK, white southerners enact another strategy that ultimately changes the course of US history. They begin overstuffing ballot boxes every election at every level to get fairly elected black people out of office and replace them with their own people. Politicians all across the south who support reconstruction are being murdered by the KKK and several states enact martial law in certain counties/parishes where the violence is at its worst. South Carolina, of course, and Louisiana, specifically the New Orleans area are the two most impacted with North Carolina and Georgia not far behind. There was one election in South Carolina where 101% of eligible voters cast ballots. This strategy culminated in the 1876 presidential election where electoral college representatives flat out refused to acknowledge the actual results and those it was left to Congress to decide the election. The US military and KKK are still actively fighting while all of that is going on to keep in mind. Congress comes up with the Compromise of 1877 in which the Radical Republicans essentially sold their souls to Satan to get Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency by agreeing to withdraw all troops from the South and return to business as usual which introduce southern blacks to Jim Crow.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t give a crap about party at the local level because there I can support who ever fits with my ideals. But at the national and state level my goal has been to get rid of trump at just about all costs and vote out Cornyn and Cruz for their unwavering support for him (on top of their policies I couldn’t disagree with more). I Give my support to anyone I find who fits my ideals but won’t waste my vote when i at least agree with more of one party’s stance when compared to the other. Is Biden a perfect candidate, far from it. Is he better than trump? It’s not even close.
Again, voting for the lesser of two evils is the bullshit mindset that got Trump elected in 2016 since he was viewed by a lot of people as the lesser of two evils between himself and Hilary.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t give a crap about party at the local level because there I can support who ever fits with my ideals. But at the national and state level my goal has been to get rid of trump at just about all costs and vote out Cornyn and Cruz for their unwavering support for him (on top of their policies I couldn’t disagree with more). I Give my support to anyone I find who fits my ideals but won’t waste my vote when i at least agree with more of one party’s stance when compared to the other. Is Biden a perfect candidate, far from it. Is he better than trump? It’s not even close.
Again, voting for the lesser of two evils is the bullshit mindset that got Trump elected in 2016 since he was viewed by a lot of people as the lesser of two evils between himself and Hilary.
#Gary2016
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t give a crap about party at the local level because there I can support who ever fits with my ideals. But at the national and state level my goal has been to get rid of trump at just about all costs and vote out Cornyn and Cruz for their unwavering support for him (on top of their policies I couldn’t disagree with more). I Give my support to anyone I find who fits my ideals but won’t waste my vote when i at least agree with more of one party’s stance when compared to the other. Is Biden a perfect candidate, far from it. Is he better than trump? It’s not even close.
Again, voting for the lesser of two evils is the bullshit mindset that got Trump elected in 2016 since he was viewed by a lot of people as the lesser of two evils between himself and Hilary.
#Gary2016
Gary Johnson was my vote as well in 2016. Need to go do my homework on their potential candidates this year in next few weeks.
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@kjayhawks I’m far from town. Thx!
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@kjayhawks did you know Mac was have a peaceful protest tmrw? On hutch post.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 I don’t give a crap about party at the local level because there I can support who ever fits with my ideals. But at the national and state level my goal has been to get rid of trump at just about all costs and vote out Cornyn and Cruz for their unwavering support for him (on top of their policies I couldn’t disagree with more). I Give my support to anyone I find who fits my ideals but won’t waste my vote when i at least agree with more of one party’s stance when compared to the other. Is Biden a perfect candidate, far from it. Is he better than trump? It’s not even close.
Again, voting for the lesser of two evils is the bullshit mindset that got Trump elected in 2016 since he was viewed by a lot of people as the lesser of two evils between himself and Hilary.
#Gary2016
Gary Johnson was my vote as well in 2016. Need to go do my homework on their potential candidates this year in next few weeks.
Jo Jorgensen is the LP nominee this year. Pretty uninspiring, honestly. I was pretty excited for Amash until his about face.
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@Crimsonorblue22 I heard the same, will be interesting
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@kjayhawks https://www.ksn.com/news/hutch-pd-concerned-about-safety-ask-organizers-to-cancel-demonstration-planned-for-saturday/
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@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
As a history major, I have to correct your statements about Reconstruction because they just aren’t accurate. That’s the textbook version. Bottom line is the northern soldiers (a big % of whom were black) went to the South to support to Freedman’s Bureau help educate black people and get black men registered to vote. Guess what happens? Black people start getting elected to local, state, and national level offices because there more black people men than white men in the South after the Civil War and of course this scares the hell out of southern whites because they were losing power and control. How do they respond? With the KKK and start murdering black people by the thousands. In 1871, Grant passes the KKK Act which is the only time in US history that the right to habeas corpus is suspended during “peace time”. It also allows Grant to use the US military to fight the KKK which he does. While the US military is fighting a war against the KKK, white southerners enact another strategy that ultimately changes the course of US history. They begin overstuffing ballot boxes every election at every level to get fairly elected black people out of office and replace them with their own people. Politicians all across the south who support reconstruction are being murdered by the KKK and several states enact martial law in certain counties/parishes where the violence is at its worst. South Carolina, of course, and Louisiana, specifically the New Orleans area are the two most impacted with North Carolina and Georgia not far behind. There was one election in South Carolina where 101% of eligible voters cast ballots. This strategy culminated in the 1876 presidential election where electoral college representatives flat out refused to acknowledge the actual results and those it was left to Congress to decide the election. The US military and KKK are still actively fighting while all of that is going on to keep in mind. Congress comes up with the Compromise of 1877 in which the Radical Republicans essentially sold their souls to Satan to get Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency by agreeing to withdraw all troops from the South and return to business as usual which introduce southern blacks to Jim Crow.
Yes that is a more detailed and accurate version of what I said. Agreeing with you that the north basically gave in to the south to allow blacks to become second class citizens. Withdrew all Troops vs retreat is pretty much the same thing. Thanks for the full picture.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
It’s the height of privilege to tell the majority (92%!!) of black people they’re dead wrong to support either maintaining or increasing the their local police forces and decide that The Almighty White Saviors will just abolish the police and everything will he hunky dory, regardless of the black community’s opinion.
Never told anyone they were wrong. Just that I was willing to listen and I think racists are worse than optimists. When and where is that 92% Number from? Never even said if I agreed with abolish the police but ok. And yes as a white man I am the height of privileged. Just try not to pretend I’m. It like some folks. I don’t know the answers. I personally won’t solve systemic racism or police brutality. But I will continue to learn all I can.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@Texas-Hawk-10 Wackos everywhere. No disagreement there. Just Interesting that the most racist wackos all seem to be Working for the Republican Party.
Also, don’t pretend that Democrats have never done anything racist themselves. Trying to frame this as Republican vs. Democrat does nothing to help either side. Historically, Southerners who now tend to vote Republican have been more open about their racism as a culture. Northerners have historically been much more subtle in their racism which can be seen through policies such as redlining and gerrymandering.
Both parties have blood on their hands as far as racism in this country goes.
I agree the entire system is founded on racist policy. But to compare some on the left proposing radical policies to current Republican officials spreading racist conspiracies is a false equivalence and only works to excuse the behavior as “oh well, crazies be crazy” I’ve never said there aren’t wackos on both sides but do take issue with folks both sidesing where a majority of the Unapologetic racists sit politically RIGHT NOW!
Donald trump has purposely courted and emboldened disgusting scum for the last 4 years and only now are some republicans finally starting to examine what that has done to the party.
And, yes I Understand that most democrats prop up racist policies as well because white supremacy is deeply embedded in so many of the laws of this country including the ones you mentioned.
The north retreated from reconstruction policy as the kkk grew and spread around the south. As social Darwinism became a popular philosophy whites of all political persuasions began to believe maybe blacks were at the bottom because that’s where they are supposed to be. That’s the system folks are still fighting against to this day so forgive me for at least listening to people who think maybe the best idea for a clearly broken part of that system is to try something else completely. Black people didn’t even count as people when this system was formed so maybe reforms of that system aren’t enough.
It’s the height of privilege to tell the majority (92%!!) of black people they’re dead wrong to support either maintaining or increasing the their local police forces and decide that The Almighty White Saviors will just abolish the police and everything will he hunky dory, regardless of the black community’s opinion.
Never told anyone they were wrong. Just that I was willing to listen and I think racists are worse than optimists. When and where is that 92% Number from? Never even said if I agreed with abolish the police but ok. And yes as a white man I am the height of privileged. Just try not to pretend I’m. It like some folks. I don’t know the answers. I personally won’t solve systemic racism or police brutality. But I will continue to learn all I can.
This poll here https://news.gallup.com/poll/184511/blacks-divided-whether-police-treat-minorities-fairly.aspx
It does seem there’s a big divide in what a lot of white liberals want (fewer police, not Biden) and most black folks, who tend to be more conservative, especially on culture issues. Not sure what that is (maybe just pragmatism?) but certainly an interesting trend in our politics.
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@FarmerJayhawk I’d be interested to see result from a similar poll conducted in the last year or so instead of 5 years ago.
I’ve only just started to learn about the abolish police/prison idea so I’m in no way an expert. But the more I read about it (whether I agree or not I am still working through) it’s clear to me it is not close to the same level of “crackpot” idea as the Soros paying cops to murder black people then paying black people to riot conspiracies. That was my main point of contention. I was having myself a day yesterday and perhaps didn’t explain my point of view clearly enough and maybe got a bit fired up in my general crankiness.
You seem like an academic who likes to read and learn so I’d encourage you to at least understand more of what the movement is advocating for before rejecting it completely. Never hurts to learn more about why massive numbers of people are protesting in every single state.
Teen vogue of all places has a couple good intro articles if you’re interested. If not, obviously that’s your perogative.
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@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk I’d be interested to see result from a similar poll conducted in the last year or so instead of 5 years ago.
I’ve only just started to learn about the abolish police/prison idea so I’m in no way an expert. But the more I read about it (whether I agree or not I am still working through) it’s clear to me it is not close to the same level of “crackpot” idea as the Soros paying cops to murder black people then paying black people to riot conspiracies. That was my main point of contention. I was having myself a day yesterday and perhaps didn’t explain my point of view clearly enough and maybe got a bit fired up in my general crankiness.
You seem like an academic who likes to read and learn so I’d encourage you to at least understand more of what the movement is advocating for before rejecting it completely. Never hurts to learn more about why massive numbers of people are protesting in every single state.
Teen vogue of all places has a couple good intro articles if you’re interested. If not, obviously that’s your perogative.
I found a similar poll (not the identical question so it’s not a great comparison) that found only about 1/3 of black adults favored cutting funding to their police department. https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/s23agrrx47/20200531_yahoo_race_and_justice_crosstabs.pdf
I’ll take another look at it for sure. I did take on the absolutely masochistic task of reading White Fragility, Foucalt’s postmodernism, and How to Be an Antiracist so I’m getting where they’re coming from, but the philosophical foundation seems incredibly shaky. I’m open to reducing the amount of police if we can maintain public safety, but the details of actually pulling it off will be very difficult to work through. For example, one of the biggest expenditures in police forces is pension obligations to retired officers. In some states (notably California) it’s unconstitutional to touch those pensions. There’s a lot of unanswered questions and not a lot of policy detail out there, hence my severe skepticism.
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More reading on the topic. Found this interesting and definitely raises some questions for me.
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/03/457251670/how-much-do-we-need-the-police
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@benshawks08 said in Racial Truths and Untruths and the Search for Justice while Doing Justice (previously titled To Infinity and Beyond):
@FarmerJayhawk I’d be interested to see result from a similar poll conducted in the last year or so instead of 5 years ago.
I’ve only just started to learn about the abolish police/prison idea so I’m in no way an expert. But the more I read about it (whether I agree or not I am still working through) it’s clear to me it is not close to the same level of “crackpot” idea as the Soros paying cops to murder black people then paying black people to riot conspiracies. That was my main point of contention. I was having myself a day yesterday and perhaps didn’t explain my point of view clearly enough and maybe got a bit fired up in my general crankiness.
You seem like an academic who likes to read and learn so I’d encourage you to at least understand more of what the movement is advocating for before rejecting it completely. Never hurts to learn more about why massive numbers of people are protesting in every single state.
Teen vogue of all places has a couple good intro articles if you’re interested. If not, obviously that’s your perogative.
I found a similar poll (not the identical question so it’s not a great comparison) that found only about 1/3 of black adults favored cutting funding to their police department. https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/s23agrrx47/20200531_yahoo_race_and_justice_crosstabs.pdf
I’ll take another look at it for sure. I did take on the absolutely masochistic task of reading White Fragility, Foucalt’s postmodernism, and How to Be an Antiracist so I’m getting where they’re coming from, but the philosophical foundation seems incredibly shaky. I’m open to reducing the amount of police if we can maintain public safety, but the details of actually pulling it off will be very difficult to work through. For example, one of the biggest expenditures in police forces is pension obligations to retired officers. In some states (notably California) it’s unconstitutional to touch those pensions. There’s a lot of unanswered questions and not a lot of policy detail out there, hence my severe skepticism.
A LOT of good data in that survey. And while you say 1/3 support cutting funding only a third oppose cutting funding as well so it’s not like it’s a clear cut issue.
The rest of that policing data though. Man there are some stark differences in the way police are viewed/received by white and black people. The saddest and most telling to me was 5% of black people feeling safer in the presence of police. What an absolute failure of policing that is.
