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In reply to the discussion: Just Be Honest And Say You Want Black People To Suffer In Silence [View all]Mosby
(17,468 posts)48. do these posters have an "agenda"?
I'm really getting fucking tired of this stupid shit. Apathy is killing this country. I haven't
necessarily loved the candidates we end up with. But a goddamn choice between a klansman and a normal person. Who also has a pretty decent background shouldn't be this fucking hard. What exactly is the expectation? That he shows up at your particular home and fucking make you breakfast. I've had many issues with the Democratic party through the years and have no problem discussing them. Same way I gave zero problems with criticizing my family. So even if you consider the choices to be a moldy piece of bread or a shit sandwich. It ain't hard to take one moment of a day to stand in line and get this done. Because next time (by the time these ghouls get done) you might not even have the option to exercise this right.
necessarily loved the candidates we end up with. But a goddamn choice between a klansman and a normal person. Who also has a pretty decent background shouldn't be this fucking hard. What exactly is the expectation? That he shows up at your particular home and fucking make you breakfast. I've had many issues with the Democratic party through the years and have no problem discussing them. Same way I gave zero problems with criticizing my family. So even if you consider the choices to be a moldy piece of bread or a shit sandwich. It ain't hard to take one moment of a day to stand in line and get this done. Because next time (by the time these ghouls get done) you might not even have the option to exercise this right.
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62. you freaking nailed it
One of the reasons President Obama won 2x is because PoC turned out in record numbers to support him. 2016 came and.... turnout was down EXCEPT for white people, who freaking voted for the Nazi-in-Chief too often.
We need PoC to freaking vote! It's THAT simple.
One of the reasons President Obama won 2x is because PoC turned out in record numbers to support him. 2016 came and.... turnout was down EXCEPT for white people, who freaking voted for the Nazi-in-Chief too often.
We need PoC to freaking vote! It's THAT simple.
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He was the chief Birther. How could folks not grasp how racist he is from that fact alone?
emulatorloo
Sep 2017
#4
And the huge number of liberal whites who felt they had the luxury of a non-voting protest...
marble falls
Nov 2017
#54
Cut the bullshit repug talking point,as if dirty, repug vote suppression never targeted black voters
brush
Nov 2017
#55
Voter turnout in 2016 among Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other non-whites....
George II
Oct 2017
#39
the only reason he got close to the white house was liberal/left/sane american ignorance of
certainot
Sep 2017
#11
i think ignoring the hate and ignorance from those stations makes it more 'acceptable'
certainot
Sep 2017
#21
its hard for them to feel confronted if it's ok for more than 88 universities and a lot of pro
certainot
Sep 2017
#30
but they had no problem speaking out against Kaepernick for not standing during the anthem
JI7
Sep 2017
#32