Did this really just happen?

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Leave it to the white supremacist to be looking backward for blame instead of looking forward to a resolution that unites us. But he doesn't really want that, does he? Hey, maybe the Russians will covertly supply our optometrists with the arms he so desperately wants to kill other Americans!

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"Chap, " Is that the same thing? Have I misunderstood?"

No. But it's not hard to find hundreds of Twitter accounts advocating acts of terrorism, violence, looting, arson, and so forth. The problem that I see, and what's further inflaming this kind of thing, is the absolute soulless, ball-less, and thoroughly absent leadership from Mayors, state reps, the Governor, and President. They had an opportunity to get ahead of this thing, institute change that respects civil rights, and to ensure policing is reformed in such a way as to do away, as much as possible, this abuse of power. Their incompetence is bordering on the criminally liable. But that's just me shooting away from the peanut gallery.

And FINALLY Chauvin's been arrested:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 279830002/

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Leave it to the white supremacist to be looking backward for blame instead of looking forward to a resolution that unites us. But he doesn't really want that, does he? Hey, maybe the Russians will covertly supply our optometrists with the arms he so desperately wants to kill other Americans!

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Yes, blaming Trump for this is evidence of your desire to unite and come together when this same crap was happening time after time all over the country during the reign of Obama. I have a desire to build a wall around you liberals and let you go ahead and burn your neighborhoods down and live under your own destruction.
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DOES AJAX READ ANYTHING BEYOND TWO LINES???

HRM...

“... absent leadership from Mayors, state reps, the Governor, and President.”

What a damned nut.

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 6:49 pm
DOES AJAX READ ANYTHING BEYOND TWO LINES???

HRM...

“... absent leadership from Mayors, state reps, the Governor, and President.”

What a ____ nut.

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It's a blue state that voted for Hillary Clinton, has a Democrat governor in a city with a Democrat mayor. It's your policies and your problem. But of course you'll find a way to blame MAGA and Trump. Democrats should be walled off and left to live with the results of their own policies and their own vigilante justice.
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The most disturbing thing about this incident to me is not as much the officer with his knee on the man's neck, but the other three letting it happen. One psycho would be one thing. The videos make it look like the other three were guarding against outside influence, making sure it happened. That speaks to the kind of institutional racism and police culture that's so toxic in this country.

This is what BLM was about.
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ajax18 wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 7:20 pm
But of course you'll find a way to blame MAGA and Trump.
Not all MAGA morons - just the racist ones like you and Trump who like to whine in bad faith that "all lives matter" when it's obvious that you don't feel that way in the least.

Of course it's racist assholes like you with your attitude who are to blame, and because you're damned oblivious and in denial about it, it continues to be a problem.
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What would have happened if the watching crowd had rushed forward and pushed the murdering officer off the neck of Mr Floyd?

Would his colleagues have shot them dead?

Asking for a friend.
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It’s like talking to a pants-crapping moron stuck in some sort of Stormfront talking points endless loop.

“It's your policies and your problem. But of course you'll find a way to blame MAGA and Trump.”

It’s not MY policies nor is it MY problem. It’s THEIR policies and OUR problem. Holy damned crap it’s mind boggling how far up your ass your head is. That’s why I wrote what I wrote. I blame Trump for not demonstrating leadership, and instead choosing to inflame the situation. I blame the Governor for being a spineless pussy and not directing his AG to file charges immediately. I blame state reps for not demanding a session to change how municipalities police their own communities. I blame the Mayor for not directing the Chief of Police to arrest those officers on suspicion of murder and related crimes. I blame everyone for not protecting the victim’s civil right to life.

I also blame the individuals using the situation to destroy the city, and they should be rounded up and prosecuted for the crimes they committed.

The rule of law only works if those charged with the responsibility of protecting those who elect them actually do their jobs. You otoh, just want to see this country fall apart. For as much as you spout off MAGA you’re just interested in yourself and your supremacist ideas. It’s a lie and you enjoy all of it; the lies, the lying, the division, and ultimately the oppression you seek. Your notion of America was defeated in 1865 when Lee got his ass handed to him by Grant.

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Maxine Waters wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 5:11 pm
with me, until we hammer out some changes we all could immediately implement. Instead, we have a rapist fomenting civil war.
Look how much better this played out in Ferguson under Obama and Eric Holder. It''ll be a good opportunity for young mom's to get some free bread, milk, and shoes just as we did in the days of Rodney King back in Los Angeles.

This should all help us to get the necessary hospital beds and equipment to be prepared for the next Covid wave.

From Matthew 25
Jesus wrote:For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?

When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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