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..........conservatives are against this protest, against that one. Then I tried to think of what type of movement for racial equality would conservatives support...........
What is a "movement for racial equality"?
We have had a Black president, Black Secretary of State, Black Attorney General, Black Supreme Court Justice, Black millionaires, ....... and on and on.
Who is not equal, and why do they need a movement?
I hear so many excuses as to why conservatives are against this protest, against that one. Then I tried to think of what type of movement for racial equality would conservatives support. I couldn't come up with one. Why don't conservatives just admit they don't support racial equality? That all their excuses are just coverups for the fact that they don't want a fair criminal justice system or racial equality. Let's go through some real-life examples:
Athletes/Non-athletes
When NFL players kneeled during the national anthem, conservatives said athletes should just shut up and play.
--but--
When non-athletes protest like during marches in D.C. and New York, conservatives have a problem with that too.
Flag/Non-flag
When NFL players kneeled during the anthem, conservatives said it was disrespectful of veterans.
--but--
There have been plenty of racial equality protests that take place when the national anthem isn't being played and when the flag isn't being flown. Conservatives still don't support them.
Hollywood/Non-Hollywood
When actors make political speeches during award shows, conservatives say Hollywood needs to stay out of it.
--but--
When millions of people across the country who aren't actors make the same points, conservatives bash them.
Violent/Non-violent
When black people get into physical altercations or damage property after hearing verdicts of cops being found not guilty, conservatives bash them for being violent.
--but--
When black people make peaceful protests such as NBA players simply wearing t-shirts that say "I Can't Breathe", conservatives call the act inappropriate.
Rich/Middle-class
When Hollywood, athletes, or other rich liberals make pleas for criminal justice reform, conservatives say those people are out of touch with what America wants because they're rich.
--but--
99% of the starters and participants in protests and racial equality movements are middle-class or poor; conservatives put down these people.
So will conservatives admit that they're just faking when it comes to being pro-flag, anti-rich, anti-athlete, etc.? Will conservatives finally be honest and admit that they will be against ANY AND ALL calls for criminal justice reform and racial equality? Tell the truth, shame the devil.
We have had a Black president, Black Secretary of State, Black Attorney General, Black Supreme Court Justice, Black millionaires, ....... and on and on.
Who is not equal, and why do they need a movement?
That's like saying because a woman was secretary of state that there's no way women are discriminated against. Do you believe men and women make the same pay for the same work? According to you they do all because some woman held a job somewhere.
I was looking at the roll call of the 1964 Civil Rights Act vote in the House.
Republicans overwhelmingly supported it, as did Dems in the North and West.
Conservative Republicans, however, seemed to be more split on it. About half of the right wing of the GOP voted for it and half voted against. (Southern Republicans, not that numerous in number at the time, all voted against it.) Moderates - more numerous then than now - all voted for it.
So you're saying a black person is more likely to get a fair trial in a court of law than a white person?
A wealthier person is more likely to get a fair trial than a poor person in a court of law, regardless of their race or gender. It's not right, but public defenders don't seem to have as much of a vested interest in their client as someone who gets paid big bucks to put on a show.
Sothern democrats. Until the Civil Rights act was passed and then they became Republicans. You know this is the truth. Stop acting like it is not.
David Duke of the KKK was a democrat until the civil rights act and then got elected as a republican to congress.
Revisionist history to soothe Democrat guilt.
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