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16. We had a black president. What we are seeing now is a backlash against the progress we made

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:05 PM

Jul 2017

Including in areas like gay rights.

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This message was self-deleted by its author drray23 Jul 2017 #1

All humanity suffers from the effects of racism randr Jul 2017 #2

While I agree with some of what you say, this is wrong. sheshe2 Jul 2017 #8

yeah and once you took heaven05 Jul 2017 #17

hippie shaming was a thing because it was based on values: JHan Jul 2017 #18

No. Invisible systemic zentrum Jul 2017 #5

Exactly. Rush or Sean or Trump appeal to people who Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #9

Not at all, for instance when a certain progressive radio host and a certain Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #13

I'd love to see some objective numbers which support your premise alone. LanternWaste Jul 2017 #12

what would you say happened in this country the last 30 years? certainot Jul 2017 #14

what fuels the backlash? certainot Jul 2017 #19

Not all. Just the racists. JI7 Jul 2017 #22

racism isn't the only reason they listen certainot Jul 2017 #23

you think racism is genetic and environment doesn't matter then certainot Jul 2017 #24

your sister's a whore, your brother a thief, and you're a traitor certainot Jul 2017 #27

never mind, you either didn't read or won't believe that certainot Jul 2017 #34

Here's a test for those of us who are white- Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2017 #26