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To: one_less who wrote (57281)2/20/2018 11:13:42 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 361424
 
>> Movements don't apologize

You're right.

Speaking of movements, did you see any of that Patty Hearst thing on CNN last weekend? I had forgotten so much of it it was sort of interesting.



To: one_less who wrote (57281)2/20/2018 11:56:23 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 361424
 
Yeah. Everyone knows that black males are angry, beastly and violent. Not even really human...

They weren't angels. But they weren't violent animals. The testimony of Darren Wilson played on a lot of racist stereotypes of black males. Like when he claimed that Brown looked like a demon. And later

documentcloud.org

Now maybe you think black males are supernatural creatures. Imbued with superhuman strength and abilities. Wilson certainly did his best to give that impression. Playing on racial stereotypes, which seems to have influenced the grand jury.

Yeah, I know. Brown was hopped up on marijuana and, as anyone who has seen Reefer Madness, that makes people prone to aggression and violence. Especially if they are black...