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That's specious reasoning. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 21/07/2013 12:02:17 PM

Should he spend time discussing Kim Kardashian's child? There are things with which a President should concern himself. A homicide trial is not one of them. A tragedy happened. If he wants to deal with the omnipresent specter of race in America, there are better methods than comparing himself to Martin. Let the dead lie. As you can see in the posts in this thread, people are quick to attack the deceased; I doubt they would be so inclined if this case were not so politically charged.


It's late and I am not writing well. Suffice it to say that I have grown very tired of the moral outrage displayed by people whose sole contribution to social justice is their annual donation to the food bank. I am probably unfairly taking this exasperation out on you.

"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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"Trayvon Martin could have been me." President Obama - 19/07/2013 11:27:21 PM 1401 Views
My interpretation is that he's being incredibly racist...against blacks - 19/07/2013 11:52:37 PM 728 Views
I think you're right - 19/07/2013 11:54:41 PM 678 Views
From the litlle I heard on NPR I had a couple real problems with it - 20/07/2013 12:53:40 AM 682 Views
Would he just shut up about it already? *pukes a little in mouth* *NM* - 20/07/2013 04:20:07 AM 302 Views
Yeah. As someone who voted for Obama and would do so again, this is embarrassing. - 20/07/2013 10:10:53 AM 596 Views
Ditto. Except I didn't vote for him a second time. - 21/07/2013 01:34:54 AM 692 Views
Does it matter now? Martin is still dead and Zimmerman will stay free. It's over. - 20/07/2013 04:24:43 AM 604 Views
It makes a great deal of difference - 20/07/2013 04:40:55 AM 645 Views
C'mon guys. It's sounding very "I'm not a racist, I swear!" in here. - 20/07/2013 03:32:08 PM 781 Views
I can't like your reply enough. *NM* - 20/07/2013 03:42:00 PM 310 Views
"I am not a racist I swear it" is what we are reduced for not agreeing on race - 20/07/2013 04:44:52 PM 645 Views
No. As I'll say to Isaac in a minute, I'll apologize for lumping everyone in - 20/07/2013 08:06:49 PM 627 Views
for me his about what will work not what is fair - 22/07/2013 06:06:13 PM 704 Views
It has to be both. Period. Nobody will accept someone else trying to change them - 22/07/2013 07:29:15 PM 677 Views
sorry I don't see where he says a change in behaviour is part of the solution - 23/07/2013 06:29:16 PM 577 Views
He did not talk about the case - 23/07/2013 07:32:44 PM 596 Views
A touch over the top don't you think? - 20/07/2013 05:20:21 PM 615 Views
One comment, maybe. If anyone has taken offense - 20/07/2013 09:09:45 PM 628 Views
Re: One comment, maybe. If anyone has taken offense - 20/07/2013 11:53:08 PM 653 Views
As mentioned - 21/07/2013 12:18:14 AM 696 Views
Re: As mentioned - 21/07/2013 02:25:30 PM 614 Views
You just EXACTLY quoted the point I was making - 20/07/2013 06:04:25 PM 692 Views
Em... not so sure I did. - 20/07/2013 10:19:54 PM 546 Views
I think he's wrong for continuing to talk about it, and doing so in this manner - 21/07/2013 06:59:11 AM 720 Views
We will also have to agree to disagree. - 21/07/2013 10:25:13 AM 726 Views
There are more important things for him to be focusing on, I think. That said, I think you're right. *NM* - 21/07/2013 08:16:34 AM 299 Views
There will always be something "more important." *NM* - 21/07/2013 10:25:46 AM 273 Views
That's specious reasoning. - 21/07/2013 12:02:17 PM 578 Views
It is if you sidestep my point. - 21/07/2013 05:15:19 PM 554 Views
I am of two minds on the issue. *edit* - 21/07/2013 02:04:48 PM 630 Views
Well, that's good. I feel like I'm working on 3 or 4 at this point. - 21/07/2013 05:41:21 PM 676 Views
I'm one of those annoying people who corrects others with "biracial". - 22/07/2013 08:03:10 PM 700 Views
That's not appropriate. Obama identifies as black. *NM* - 23/07/2013 06:22:06 AM 331 Views
So do lots of white kids. - 23/07/2013 08:50:12 AM 536 Views
It is the truth, though. - 23/07/2013 06:30:53 PM 593 Views
I do not agree. - 23/07/2013 07:06:33 PM 616 Views
I know, and I find that weird. - 23/07/2013 12:57:39 PM 632 Views
This is a complex issue. - 23/07/2013 01:09:00 PM 549 Views
Because he looks black, he's been treated like a black person. - 23/07/2013 06:28:41 PM 547 Views
Yes - 23/07/2013 07:11:54 PM 712 Views
Perusing. - 24/07/2013 04:02:53 AM 614 Views
That makes sense. Generally, though, one should go by whatever the person in question identifies as. *NM* - 24/07/2013 06:13:28 AM 291 Views
I noticed the press wasn't aboard with idea when it came to Zimmerman - 24/07/2013 12:49:00 PM 582 Views
Which is silly, because anyone can be racist. You are right, though. *NM* - 24/07/2013 10:32:55 PM 283 Views
No, only white people can be racist. /sarcasm - 25/07/2013 04:38:13 PM 618 Views
No, not really. - 26/07/2013 07:40:45 AM 536 Views
My reply to Nossy above. - 24/07/2013 02:25:49 PM 577 Views
As always, the voice of reason when I am about to discount the US as fucking mental. *NM* - 21/07/2013 03:17:15 PM 282 Views
That's not very nice. - 21/07/2013 09:03:55 PM 642 Views
No, probably not. - 21/07/2013 10:01:36 PM 591 Views
Its unfortunate you see us the way you do - 22/07/2013 06:05:30 AM 658 Views
So Obama smoked weed, punched school bus drivers, and got arrested for theft? - 21/07/2013 05:10:26 AM 577 Views
No, but he could have. - 21/07/2013 01:08:26 PM 549 Views

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