Why It’s Time Black People Simply Disengage With White People In Discussing Race

This is the reason for the OP and the entire thread.

I have disengaged.

 

Yup. I think our country has bigger problems than 1,200 people killed by police, and that's even assuming that they were all good people who were completely innocent.

There are 319 million people in this country. There are 1.1 million cops in this country. Not even a tenth of a percent of the police shot and killed someone last year.

 

Oh god, grow up. Your OP is about racism.... I'm talking specifically about police violence. Guess what, they kill white people too. But if you think police violence is more critical than the economy, than education, or healthcare or the war on drugs.... well... you have a very narrow point of view my friend. I'm glad you're not running the country.

 

You saying he won with the gay vote?

 

Good god this is an asinine post.

1. I didn't say that Police shootings aren't a problem. It's ridiculous that you're making that assertion. I said that there are bigger problems in this country.

2. There are no legitimate lynchings.. they were all bad. Period. Whereas I'm sure at least a few of those shootings were necessary. Are police not entitled to defending themselves? Not at all?

Give me a break Denny....

Seriously, I can't get over how completely idiotic that post was.

 

Really? The war on drugs isn't a bigger and more impactful problem for black people? Remind me, how many blacks are in prison right now because of drug charges?

The economy isn't a bigger problem..... nope.... that's not at all a problem. We didn't just go through a major recession.

Healthcare.... not a big problem that affects everyone.

Poverty..... not a big problem that affects everyone.

Nope, the biggest problem right now is 1,200 people, half of which were white, getting killed by the police. In some cases because of legitimate reasons. That's definitely the top priority right now in this country. I'm not saying it's not a problem, but he asked why I'm not out protesting with BLM and honestly it's because to me there are much more impactful issues.

 

Well suuuuuuuuuuuuuure Denny. We'll just take a stroll on down to the place where they make the laws and we'll get them to do something about it. Obviously it has been super easy to get the government to even legalize marijuana..... and now Obama is trying to let police buy military surplus again.... but hey, we'll just get it all worked out. Bim bam boom. Super easy.

 

The alternative is to really fight for the truly big stuff. The stuff that can trickle down into other areas of concern. Let's say you really fight to get rid of the war on drugs. Imagine the repercussions.

1. Less money for law enforcement. Less need for large police departments. No more DEA.

2. Less people in jail. More people out of jail. Lower cost to the tax payers. Less people who have their entire lives fucked up because of drugs.

3. Better help for addicts. Better rehab.

4. Less organized crime - which leads back into needing less police.

Also, since when has voting ever led to the right people? I think Trump/Clinton have pretty much disproved that idea.

 

A cop once called me a Mexican and fucked up my arm after he pointed his gun at me about ten years back.

 

Okay, so you can join BLM and fight for that. I believe that there are bigger issues that need to be addressed, and that's where I put my energy, which was my point from the beginning.

 

Uh.... LOL I'll find the post eventually... Bc you definitely agreed with it. I think it was a post jfizzle posted about his interaction in class...

But if you didn't and I'm thinking of another person on here than I'm wrong.

 

Why expend so much energy on this topic then? Start a thread about the economy or whatever and have that conversation.