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Originally posted by TheVoiceXtina
See, and this is my problem.
Is this not a thread for the Presidency of the USA? I.e. a space to discuss each person's policies and what they can bring to the table? Stop dismissing comments by Black people which is a LEGITIMATE CONCERN as "race-baiting" which is just dumb in itself.
Are we not allowed to speak about it until afterwards then?
Silly yat
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You are trolling but, for once, I won't be a cynic and answer you. You're opening up a discussion that can never truly be put to bed. "Do they care about us?" This will never be answered fully simply because I can't answer for them and neither can you.
It is arguable that Abraham Lincoln did not care about black folks when he passed the Emancipation Proclamation. It is arguable that Lyndon Johnson did not care about black folks when he passed the Civil Rights Act. Nevertheless, those two events were the two most instrumental to the betterment of life when it comes to African Americans. We can sit down and discuss the intentions of politicians (which is something we'll never know for sure) or we can simply break down the two candidates on policy.
- You have one candidate who'll bring about a justice system reform directed at limiting implicit bias and training and holding cops to the same standards as cops from around the world are held. A candidate who's not afraid to admit to systemic racism and implicit bias.
-And you have one candidate who proposes militarizing the inner cities with excessive police forces and bringing the unconstitutional Stop & Frisk back. A candidate who will not admit to the presence of systemic racism and who calls it "choking". A candidate whose VP attacks the other candidate for mentioning implicit bias. A candidate who's declared, since day 1, that he'll side with the justice system officials.
The choice is obvious. You can dismiss them because of what you think about their intentions but don't complain when things get worse.
PS: If you wanna talk about the past and the crime bill, which once again was highly backed by the black caucus, we can also talk about the past and how Hillary went from republican to democrat when they started their southern strategy. We can talk about how active she was in the civil rights era and how she led protests to increase African American admissions in her college. But none of that should be relevant. It should only be relevant whether their policies are good for your not. You're getting a president, not a spouse.
SCREAMING
