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Why won't the leaders of the white community speak out, and tell these thugs to knock it off? The leaders of the white community need to reject and denounce these hatred in the Las Vegas shooting.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Skittles
(153,122 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)randys1
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(1,957 posts)If it does not involve them, their "popular districts" or best districts they lose interest. Far too many spend most of their time running for office or trying to get reelected. They don't want to annoy potential donors. They don't want to make waves. Fence sitting is almost as benign as ignorance of all the shootings going on. Someone, somewhere must be making a scrapbook of all these killings from schools,malls movie houses. These tragedies must be remembered. They are not fake, they were not part of a play.Those sadly involved know that. That empty bedroom,those family photos of someone they loved who is no longer there,know. But politicians,in general, seem carefully detached from such heavy issues.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)My heart aches at the thought of losing my child. I do not even know how I could handle it. I probably wouldn't. I would probably be gone shortly after. I could not imagine the dept of pain a parent would feel losing their child. It is disgusting how little the people that have the power to change things care so little to do anything about it.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)There must be a breakdown in the family structure. We need to call on them to provided good role models and outreach to prevent another tragedy. These violent youth will grow up to be super-thugs, running around causing murder and mayhem and drowning our nation in a crime wave of massive proportions. Why are the communities letting their kids run around wild devastating families and children.
The white leaders (I'm white) have failed us...They are silent!!
Us white folks don't like the light to be shown on our short comings...That is why this story is not being reported as HOME GROWN NRA ENABLED WHITE FOLK TERRORISM...White Power terrorism or White separatist terrorism or at the very least Domestic Terrorism (White folks way of glossing over the "white" part of the problem) LOL! True though.
I like your pictures on your signature!! I tried to post some of my wife & I but never seem to get to work.
Take care & see ya around!
freshwest
(53,661 posts)gwheezie
(3,580 posts)always singing about drinkin and shootin
JI7
(89,241 posts)he is causing. is it any surprise ?
xfundy
(5,105 posts)SevenSixtyTwo
(255 posts)That was a good one!
SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)What Europe would look like!! LOL!! Just saying.
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countryjake
(8,554 posts)SevenSixtyTwo
(255 posts)black leaders are about daily homicides of blacks by blacks. Intra racial murder seldom raises an eyebrow like interracial murder does. It's all about the drama.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Did you think that sounded clever? Intra and interracial?
SevenSixtyTwo
(255 posts)as well as white on white homicide is reported all the time. It's only a media money maker when it's black murdered by white. And black leaders only respond when it's black murdered by white. It's as if they only care if it's a racial issue. Racism really stirs the pot and they get more publicity and make more money, their ultimate goal. We need black and white leaders who want to end racism. Not perpetuate it for monetary gain.
valerief
(53,235 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)Demeter
(85,373 posts)Look in DC, LA, NY, and the Caymans.
Livluvgrow
(377 posts)Must've turned black then because I could have sworn that well never mind continue on with your b.s I am going to go excercise my white privilege and look for a job. Oh wait I am a white male i shouldn't have to look for a job because struggles dont impact me the way it does everybody else.
Leith
(7,808 posts)Give'em Hell Harry the senior senator from Nevada. What more do you want?
John Boehner refused to comment.
And, Livluvgrow, chill out a little. Nobody is raggin' on white people (I'm so white that I glow in the dark and I'm fine with the OP).
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)and they know who they are, pretty much.)
840high
(17,196 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)The only people I know who think about themselves as 'the white community' are jackasses like Stormfronters.
I'm not trying to pull 'No True Scotsman' here - I'll certainly acknowledge that the shooters were white, like so many mass shooters.
But I don't think 'the white community' even thinks of itself as a 'community', or could ever agree on who 'the leaders' are, even if it did.
You'd probably get nutballs like Pat Robertson self-promoting himself to 'white community leader' status.
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(19,768 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)As the highest-ranked white guy in the country, it's time for you to speak out.
underthematrix
(5,811 posts)butterfly77
(17,609 posts)butterfly77
(17,609 posts)Erda
(107 posts)is fund-raising off of their mass ignorance. The Sarah Palin type of leader wants the mob to be mobilized and angry. The John McCain or George Bush types have no influence. The mob has grown beyond being reasoned with. It has no rationality -- only hatred and ignorance. You cannot control them with reason. This is what happens when you embolden ignorant, hateful people that you fear, because they will do things that normal society would not condone. Thank Hannity, Limbaugh, but also Boehner, Cantor, Rubio, Jindal for not standing up for principle. And thank the funding by the Brothers Koch for trying to destroy the rule of law.
The principled leaders are not listened to. Take Bob Dole -- if anyone has earned the right to speak, Senator Dole has. And look at what Ted Cruz said to discredit him.
The Republican machine created this monster. It can no longer control it.
And, if anyone one of their "leaders" tries to reason with them, they will be deemed "traitors" and "turncoats" and their lives will be threatened.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)is actually supporting domestic terrorism and must be sent to Gitmo for the good of America. Let Freedom Reign!
Maybe its time to deport the Tea party.
Kali
(55,004 posts)baldguy
(36,649 posts)Does that mean they're not quite fully human?