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gwheezie

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83. They don't want to change

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 12:59 AM

Dec 2016

Someone is trying to make them change & they don't like it. The someone is all the people they hate. If you try to talk about anything with them that is factual & indisputable it is somehow an attack on them personally.
I got into an argument with one of them about racism and tried to calmly discuss why a white person no matter what their circumstance can make a giant leap towards eliminating racism by simply acknowledging if a black person says something is racist go ahead & make that shift in your thinking it is tscist rather than try to defend you personally are not a racist.
I tried to point out that as a white person if Everytime racism is discussed you take the position of denying it by bringing up your own hardships it makes you sound like a racist. It's like saying racism doesn't exist because you can't get a job or couldn't buy a house. They don't even know they do this.
The phrase black lives matter drives them crazy. But I keep slogging away at them. I would prefer to ignore them but I'm white and white folks are the problem.

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I know it can't just be me.. [View all] JHan Dec 2016 OP

It isn't just you MFM008 Dec 2016 #1

Agreed! Raster Dec 2016 #65

Exactly. Merlot Dec 2016 #79

I agree with you Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #2

The thing is.. JHan Dec 2016 #26

spot on mercuryblues Dec 2016 #34

We are in agreement on this Nonhlanhla Dec 2016 #42

ITA JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #3

I feel ya... mrsv Dec 2016 #4

not just you Afromania Dec 2016 #5

They better get used to it JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #8

This is the serious problem we face. The republican party is about to Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #56

Their bubble is practically flawless. kjones Dec 2016 #69

Not you alone. plimsoll Dec 2016 #35

howdy Afromania Dec 2016 #36

Thanks for sharing your experience. I've been reading articles on Redneck Revolt: JHan Dec 2016 #86

Indeed.... nil desperandum Dec 2016 #6

We hear any version of this: JHan Dec 2016 #20

That language always pisses me off nil desperandum Dec 2016 #24

When I hear that 'real Americans,' I could spit. pangaia Dec 2016 #41

I've read your post 5 times.. JHan Dec 2016 #73

What did I say? My god if I could remember, I would go on tour !! pangaia Dec 2016 #74

I enjoyed that! and every word you said was absolutely right. JHan Dec 2016 #75

Great! Thanks. pangaia Dec 2016 #76

I think it's complete bullshit and I'm white. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #78

It's not just you. Nay Dec 2016 #7

I fully agree. we can do it Dec 2016 #9

Spot on. DK504 Dec 2016 #39

I AM WITH YOU ON THIS... 110% K&R secondwind Dec 2016 #10

Totally agree. ananda Dec 2016 #11

Trump Coolest Ranger Dec 2016 #12

aye Afromania Dec 2016 #13

It won't matter. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #51

Yes. He's shameless with it, and he gets away with it, it's all a joke.. JHan Dec 2016 #17

Exactly BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #14

Yep. JHan Dec 2016 #18

Very well stated. Paladin Dec 2016 #15

Some have, but it's not highlighted much in Cable News Media JHan Dec 2016 #19

Yes! Lulu KC Dec 2016 #16

Ta-Nehisi Coates hit it on the nail: JHan Dec 2016 #21

It's fitting that the King of Entitlement would surf to power on those grievances... kjones Dec 2016 #70

I've had to bite my tongue about that.. JHan Dec 2016 #71

Understanding all voters and their concerns is a key to winning elections Martin Eden Dec 2016 #22

Thanks Martin.. JHan Dec 2016 #31

How can voters be held accountable for their own myopia and foolishness? Martin Eden Dec 2016 #46

Voters suffer the consequences through collective inaction.. JHan Dec 2016 #52

We still keep hearing the assertion about former Obama voters voting for Trump BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #43

Exactly, this was the first year without the Voting Rights Act in place.. JHan Dec 2016 #44

I would not be surprised if some of those insisting on that narrative BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #47

Definitely. JHan Dec 2016 #53

Regarding Obama voters switching to Trump Martin Eden Dec 2016 #49

"Democratic policy agenda and message should be loud and clear" BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #50

Not just you. AirmensMom Dec 2016 #23

It's not just you, and it's not just POC. eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #25

well said... JHan Dec 2016 #28

It's a very peculiar nostalgia ... eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 #30

It's okay with me if they take it. The sooner, the better. TonyPDX Dec 2016 #38

Yep. But they can't stop demographic shift. It's going to happen when they like it or not. JHan Dec 2016 #45

This should be its own OP. Maven Dec 2016 #57

It may feel like it, but you are not alone.... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #27

Not just you... Mike Nelson Dec 2016 #29

Exactly This. Mike Niendorff Dec 2016 #32

With you 100% radical noodle Dec 2016 #33

You're right.., great point nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #37

it sure does. barbtries Dec 2016 #40

I'm with you. Starry Messenger Dec 2016 #48

The Social Safety Net is our upcoming battle.. JHan Dec 2016 #66

I think some of them have got to be very young Warpy Dec 2016 #54

White angst? What about white rage. rivegauche Dec 2016 #55

"I don't know what do with with this rage" handmade34 Dec 2016 #59

I hope we are not alone. rivegauche Dec 2016 #60

I think a Trump presidency will crystallize priorities for many, but the price to pay is still high. JHan Dec 2016 #64

kicked&recommended.. coco22 Dec 2016 #58

eeeee-YUP. Had someone tell me sincerely that "we could win again" if... TygrBright Dec 2016 #61

THANK YOU!!!! nt asuhornets Dec 2016 #62

It's not just you, it does stink. mountain grammy Dec 2016 #63

K & R! rogue emissary Dec 2016 #67

It is not just you. Missn-Hitch Dec 2016 #68

K&R n/t lordsummerisle Dec 2016 #72

Not just you. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #77

I have zero sympathy for these people. liberalmuse Dec 2016 #80

The ones that really irritate me are the ones who use the term "working class" as a slam. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #81

Black people get the same treatment the Republicans gave the religious right for years. brewens Dec 2016 #82

I've seen racist Alt-Right memes with some antiquated racist slurs.. JHan Dec 2016 #85

They don't want to change gwheezie Dec 2016 #83

LOL! I'm sitting here at 18 below wondering where I'm going to be able to find the bucks for heat. raven mad Dec 2016 #84

Especially when you consider that nothing Jeremiah Wright said was all that outlandish. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #87

G is a winner there, every time.... JHan Dec 2016 #88

Most would overlook A-F or blame Democrats. Garrett78 Dec 2016 #89