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Yes, the right wing racists are out celebrating tonight, but who gives a fuck about them. The thing that drives them absolutely bonkers is not Trayvon, it's Obama.
No matter how much they celebrate and pop champagne, they still will go to bed tonight knowing an African American is in the White House.
Trayvon, you will not be forgotten.
That is all.
Just Saying
(1,799 posts)You see the silver-lining.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)More of a feeling of satisfaction knowing right wing racists hate Obama... Knowing they'll still be angry
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Got it.
delrem
(9,688 posts)And a pic of the fistbump is inexcusable at this time.
CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)The bile that's spewing on the local online news threads included a taunt "Haha, Obama!!!"
You're right; he's been driving them nuts and will continue to do so.
And karma will eventually catch up as their paranoid poster boy becomes a pariah.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...despite the fact that the POTUS is African-American, a black kid, walking home and minding his own business, can be murdered simply because he is African-American.
Not a good night at all.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)That had an upside down flag with a picture of Martin in front of it and the words post-racial.
AllINeedIsCoffee
(772 posts)The murder of TM.
The defense of Paula Deen.
The outrage over a Cheerios commercial for containing an interracial couple.
POST-RACIAL AMERICA INDEED
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)because "America has changed". Yeah, right. Post-racial is far, far away; you are correct.
orleans
(34,060 posts)CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)It's aired at least on some cable channels. Ovation ran it.
orleans
(34,060 posts)2ndAmForComputers
(3,527 posts)"The President of the United States is STILL a black man. Choke on that."
The knowledge that this reminder fills them with impotent rage makes me feel a lot better.
I should include some description of Presidential security and how Presidents are incredibly harder to kill today than 50 years ago.
Nah, no need. It's implicit.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Yup
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)A child was just found guilty at the trial of the man who murdered him. The president has nothing to give one way or another on this subject. And no matter how much the baggers are pissed about Obama, they - including many of our "esteemed" posters right here on DU - are going ot bed with a smile on their face, knowing "I wuz skurred!" is now a valid defense to kill a black person.
yes.
this OP is that kinda wrong.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)Their satisfaction with this verdict, and their support for that useless blob on trial is at least partially fueled by their rage over having a black president. I'm only surmising, but I'm pretty sure, just as we feel glad Obama is president at this awful moment, they are celebrating his symbolic assassination, which is this crime and this verdict.
We will overcome someday.
MirrorAshes
(1,262 posts)Thank you.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)You're welcome
JI7
(89,252 posts)these things and they will Kill over it.
the zimmerman case was very important to them because he did something they would love to do and think they have a right to do.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Not looking forward to their gloating about the Zimmerman verdict, but yeah, they can choke on it, it's one of their last so-called victories - the tide is going against them.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Cha
(297,314 posts)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/obama-trayvon-martin_n_1375083.html
Mahalo, Cali.. This isn't over..
Tweet from Trayvon's Dad..
Tracy Martin @BTraymartin9
God blessed Me & Sybrina with Tray and even in his death I know my baby proud of the FIGHT we along with all of you put up for him GOD BLESS
4:26 PM - 13 Jul 2013
12,988 Retweets 3,632 favorites Reply
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)it's a coincidence. I am giving them the
benefit of the doubt. It's really challenging
to be a human being.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)If I was his neighbor and got even a slight whiff it was over the Zimmerman case I would not be so nice.
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)But my emotions last night gave me insight
into how quickly stuff can go wrong. I had
an urge to go over and scream at them.
They're really nice people, and I barely know
them. And I'm a nice person. And we might
have started a war for no good reason.
This time reminds me of when Bush was
elected, how painful that was, especially to
see his supporters smiling. I can not stomach
seeing a photo of Zimmerman right now.
AAO
(3,300 posts)We really need to help ourselves and stay savagely against discrimination of any human or groups of humans.
In human societies, there really is no room for these demographics, except for the egg-headed statisticians who keep track of this stuff for their own jollies!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)RepubliCON-Watch
(559 posts)I disagree that it's a GOOD night but I'd rather have this president than Gary Johnson
great white snark
(2,646 posts)How many children do we have to never forget?
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)Would he perhaps have felt more closely involved if he had a 16 yr. old son that looked like Trayvon?
Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)but judging how it affected me, simply because
I'm a human being? it probably has affected him
and his whole family a great deal.
But he probably can't say anything publicly,
because after all this was a jury decision.