goldfly (11-25-2016)
50PoundHead (11-23-2016)
SC paps reporting Nikki Haley will be named UN Ambassador.
50PoundHead (11-23-2016)
Good choice by Trump with Nikki Haley.
BedellBrave (11-23-2016)
Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013, so there goes that argument. They were legitimate before they met with Obama in the same way that the Tea Party was legitimate (and whose establishment predates Black Lives Matter). People get to organize and whether or not they meet with the President has nothing to do with whether or not they are accorded legitimacy.
Last edited by 50PoundHead; 11-23-2016 at 10:21 AM.
This isn't Russia in the 19th century or Weimar Germany, but every successful radical fringe movement started with a vanguard and Spencer is clearly the vanguard of this movement and he's rubbed elbows with Bannon. I'm not a "hate won" guy regarding this election, but there are a lot of ingredients in our political stew right now and Spencer and his crowd comprise the most indigestible. Glad to see Trump disavow them, but there's no question that a number of his statements made during the campaign helped fire this crowd up in the first place. The Anti-Defamation League is reporting an uptick in bias-motivated incidents since the election (I honestly don't know how they determine what a bias-motivated incident is). Trump will probably be called upon again to calm things down and I think he'll be up to it.
Legitimately unsure if you're just trolling, but white people have nothing to complain about compared to their minority counterparts. Yes, there are white people struggling. It is not the case that being white is a ticket to success, but unfortunately in our society it has been an advantage. There have been countless studies done on subconscious bias and the numbers on things such as incarceration rates are pretty damning. When someone says Black Lives Matter, it's not because they think those are the only lives that matter, it's because society has taught them that they matter less, and that needs to change.
AerchAngel (11-23-2016), DaneHill (11-23-2016)