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Big Racial Divide over Zimmerman Verdict (Original Post) ProSense Jul 2013 OP
Add "guns" to "bigotry," and you have Trayvon's murder in two words. Hoyt Jul 2013 #1
interesting percentages for whites JI7 Jul 2013 #2
Well I'm in the 30% white dissatisfied treestar Jul 2013 #3
Add me to that list. Dawson Leery Jul 2013 #4
Ditto. arthritisR_US Jul 2013 #5
i read the same crap all over the internet, and it's not just the right wing JI7 Jul 2013 #6
Yup. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #11
Same here. Warpy Jul 2013 #8
Can't complain about the verdict any more than NSA spying The Straight Story Jul 2013 #7
Would like to similar poll on gun toting in public. Hoyt Jul 2013 #9
I'm stunned that more white people don't get it. We do. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #10
I'm stunned by that number too gollygee Jul 2013 #13
Thanks. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #12

JI7

(89,260 posts)
2. interesting percentages for whites
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:14 PM
Jul 2013

49 percent are satisfied which is lower than i would have thought. but a large majority have problems with bringing race up.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
3. Well I'm in the 30% white dissatisfied
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:16 PM
Jul 2013

Right winger today claiming Trayvon had a long criminal record with many felonies - that's the kind of crap that goes around and informs their opinions.

JI7

(89,260 posts)
6. i read the same crap all over the internet, and it's not just the right wing
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:30 PM
Jul 2013

sites like freerepublic. you see it on non political boards also.

there are a lot of really stupid and bigoted people out there. i also think a lot of people are becoming more open with their racism and other bigotry.

Warpy

(111,319 posts)
8. Same here.
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 10:53 PM
Jul 2013

Once he exited that truck, there was no reason for him to follow Martin. He became just another swaggering thug with a gun.

Now we're going to see more Zimmermans out there, wannabes who push anybody whose looks they don't like around and worse.

So yeah, I'm very dissatisfied with that verdict.

mountain grammy

(26,642 posts)
10. I'm stunned that more white people don't get it. We do.
Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:00 PM
Jul 2013

What makes us different? We are regular white folks who think this case was 100% about race, that Zimmerman lied to cover his crime, and the racist police force decided to do NOTHING.

What about this do people not understand?

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