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In reply to the discussion: See the crap they're pulling in Chicago, it's frightening; but no one will pay attention [View all]LuvLoogie
(8,308 posts)37. The indigenous were driven out of their land everywhere
African Americans were redlined everywhere. They didn't redline themselves. Indigenous didn't cede their homelands just because. They didn't slaughter the 10s of millions of Buffalo to starve themselves, destroy their culture. Westward ho. From sea to shining sea.
The original Social Security excluded agricultural and domestic workers in order for Southern Democrats to buy in. The white southern Democrats that eventually migrated their bigotries and became GOPs.
Whites as a majority, vote with the GOPs. They say it's about economics, law and order, religious freedom, national security. But their ass is showing. It's always showing.
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See the crap they're pulling in Chicago, it's frightening; but no one will pay attention [View all]
D. Spaulding
Thursday
OP
"I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one."
live love laugh
Thursday
#2
Wouldn't have helped. ICE (FBI was present) were smashing and chainsawing doors. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#5
I wondered how many of the accosted or onlookers eligible voted for this or voted by default of not voting.
live love laugh
Thursday
#11
There should be lawyers flooding the zone with lawsuits over this. These should be slam-dunk cases.
Midnight Writer
Thursday
#10
Better that ninety-nine thousand innocent people are incarcerated unjustly than one guilty one go free.
twodogsbarking
Thursday
#32