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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:31 PM Original message |
A white people reality check |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Uhm, pardon me |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Well we better think about it |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Hey, no one is their brother's keeper here |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Feeling guilty? |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:52 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Let's think about this |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:32 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. well yes, let's think about this |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 06:50 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Maybe it is a repub vs Dem thing |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. That's funny |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 07:56 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Please delete post |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 06:14 AM Response to Reply #57 |
67. For what reason? |
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Leilani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 08:30 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I deleted my own post because of a mistake... |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 08:35 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. oh okay |
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Saltdog (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Being a white middle class male |
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RubyDuby in GA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Being a white, southern female Democrat, |
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Saltdog (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Considering the JAMA |
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Tweed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Passing school bonds is a public thing, voting is private |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. School bonds are voted on |
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Tweed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I thought you were talking about city councils and stuff , my bad n/t |
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NC_Nurse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm white and I hate the Chimp too! |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. do you have any links? That 65% seems a bit high to me. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Here's one |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. thanks, yes, the %s are too high. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. We all need to read, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" |
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WMliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. is that fthe article that was |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah, I think that Tom Frank 's book is out now. Not in paperback yet. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. I am about 85% through that book. |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Nice review! |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:53 PM Response to Reply #33 |
48. Great book! |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. things like affirmative action |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:10 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Iraq |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. but i think it contributes to it |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Ego, I suppose |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. Don't understand why you're surprised |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. So they deny war lies? |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. Not racism, IMO |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. #43, and.... |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:49 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Okay, now I see your point. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Racism or elitism? |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I don't understand it either. |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. I have a theory. It's kind of a long one. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Again, racism |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
40. I didn't say that racism is all there is to it. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. elitism, supremacy, better words? |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Elitism and supremacy as it relates to |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 05:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. I think it's more about class and education than about racism. |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. having worked many years as a professional, my opinion is that |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 05:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. I wonder, though, how many of those professionals |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
28. 65%? |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
29. I used to could "almost understand" their point of view. |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. A few points that may explain what is going on |
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democratreformed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I like your number three |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. exactly right |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
31. An interesting article, with stats, about white male support for Repugs |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
36. Lyndon Johnson Was The Last Dem To Get A Majority Of The White Vote |
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qwlauren35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
37. I recall reading about this several months ago... |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. I'm white, and when I was getting tear-gassed and cracked upside the |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 04:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yeah, I was born |
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SW FL Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
51. This Caucasian woman shares your concern |
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DaveSZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 07:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Hmm |
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retread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
56. Are you saying 65% of white people support Bush? If true that is |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
58. We suck |
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Lefty Pragmatist (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. Isn't this backwards? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 08:54 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Deleted message |
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 10:52 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. Doesn't explain George W. Bush |
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Aunt Anti-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. The whites you're talking about are among the uneducated. |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 11:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. The white attitude |
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Ell09 (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-13-04 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
63. As a white male, it's embarassing |
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CaTeacher (983 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 01:18 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. wouldn't that be white MALES??? |
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Chili (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
66. the average African-American... |
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ursacorwin (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-14-04 01:11 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. i asked a white coworker once |
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