Posts by GrreatTeacher

Simon, have you ever been to the US? Because what you say seems to make a lot of sense in the abstract, but just doesn't represent the reality of life in here America.

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Am I the only "witness here besides the admins?

by TheOnlyRealWittnessHere in

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with all the negativity here i was wondering if i am the only one here that's a witness.

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the topic pretty much says everything..

GrreatTeacher

I think the thread is mistitled. I believe that " Here's an Inflammatory Post and Then I'll Downvote Everybody Who Responds" would be more appropriate.

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

I would disagree on the "genuine human solidarity" part. Maybe the national media didnt pay attention, but the day after the riot, hundreds of neighbors and city residents came out and personally cleaned up the mess. They didn't wait for the taxpayer funded city of Baltimore Public Works department to do it. These people care about their city and their neighborhood and are willing to work together to clean up other people's mess.

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

GrreatTeacher

White people are notoriously bad at discerning class or potential threat by the way black folks dress. If you're black, you're suspect. It's the overriding consideration in any encounter with a black person. And, I say this as a white American, "tattling" on those other white folks around me. A black man in a suit is, first and foremost, a black man.

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

GrreatTeacher

A distinction without a difference. For all intents and purposes, it's racism.

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Why are people burning their city to the ground in Baltimore? How doe Looting and Mob Violence Help?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

it's hard enough for businesses to enter these areas the government once had to offer up tax breaks to service them.

in watts, california it took decades for city residents to get a grocery store after the thugs burned their businesses to the ground.

you can see the insanity taking place, when you allow mobs and fools to burn building down nothing good comes from it.

GrreatTeacher

Yes, $25K is about $12.50 an hour. This is waay above minimum wage. And, it's enough to make you what? Poor. Yes, folks, poor.