Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2020 ">



A peaceful 75 year old Catholic man who protests for the greater good. Tech savvy provocature? Really? From Russian sources? 

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/09/trump-conspiracy-theory-protester-buffalo-cops-308716

"Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said Tuesday there was “no proof whatsoever” to back up Trump’s accusation that Gugino was associated with the leftist ideology antifa, fiercely criticizing the president during his daily news briefing in Albany.

“How reckless. How irresponsible. How mean. How crude,” Cuomo told reporters. “I mean, if there was ever a reprehensible, dumb comment — and from the president of the United States. At this moment of anguish and anger, what does he do? Pours gasoline on the fire. If he ever feels a moment of decency, he should apologize for that tweet. Because it is wholly unacceptable.”


Please feel free to disagree with the above and let me know how much of a bleeding heart liberal I am. If you support the President's lunatic conspiracy theory from his tweet then Hillary was right. Some of you are deplorable.

So Jim, why was this "peaceful Catholic" confronting the police? Could have have said something to provoke them? It's obvious that the police were dealing with an unruly mob. What exactly was he protesting, the leftist lie that blacks are an oppressed minority in America? No, I'm afraid I really don't have any sympathy for this individual.😭 I'm a bit more concerned for the innocent people that have had their businesses burned and looted by the "protesters" or murdered defending property.

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Nice dodge. I wasn't asking for your commentary on the protester, I was asking about the tweet?   You're almost as good as the GOP congressmen today when asked about the it. Maybe better. 

How Senate Republicans reacted to Trump’s Buffalo protester tweet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BISubA3iqs4

Jim, I don't give a f*** about what Trump tweets.😴

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Darian wrote this.  

"the leftist lie that blacks are an oppressed minority in America...."

Might be the dumbest thing I've ever read on this forum...  

Dave

So David, do you think that blacks are an oppressed minority in the US?

Originally Posted by James Lacey

You probably should, since Trump's support is eroding across almost all demographic categories right now. The COVID-19 pandemic, the widespread demonstrations since George Floyd's death, and an economic downturn that started in February according to new financial data have laid-bare Trump's utter incompetence, his lack of political understanding, and his I'm a victim mentality. No one can predict what the national political ecosystem will look like in five months, any more than anyone could have predicted what has unfolded in the last five months. This much is for sure, though; Trump does not have the political instincts or the character to react to national crises in a way that benefits him politically. He has managed to alienate and turn-off voters in almost every demographic in the last five months. The only one he still holds steady in is white voters without a college degree.

Well then James, you should be overjoyed and eagerly anticipating a Biden victory in November.

BTW, do you think blacks are an oppressed minority in America; I'm taking a poll?

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Then I guess you shouldn't have commented on the thread as that's what it's about. I don't know how old you are but when you get to be age 75 I hope you get maligned like this guy has been by the POTUS.

Seriously, It doesn't bother you that our president uses a russian propagandist to pontificate to the masses?

Jim, I'm 66, but I've got more sense right now than to confront police when they're dealing with an unruly mob. He obviously said something to the policeman which provoked that response. I don't have the least bit of sympathy for the jerk. Maybe the next time he'll think twice before confronting police for his "cause".

"...uses a Russian propagandist to pontificate to the masses?"


Trump's tweets certainly do seem to bother those on the left a great deal. I'm not sure that a great many Trump supporters bother with his tweets. 

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

I've lived in Detroit my whole life. Blacks are an oppressed minority in America.

I'm sure you have prepared remarks for the first one who says it. Have at it.

Jim, I'll simply say that if you can somehow see through that lie, it'll be like scales falling from your eyes. Your entire perspective of society will change.

In all seriousness Jim, I fell for this lie for many, many years and have only recently seen through it; it's been like a revelation. I've lived in Louisiana most of my life and am quite aware of the circumstances that black people have had to deal with in the past. As long as I was inclined to think that blacks were oppressed, I felt some sort of "sympathy" or "pity" for them. That's no longer the case.

On another note, it's sad what has happened to Detroit over the years, since the '50s.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

Yes.  

Dave

What about in Canada? OK, so you and Jim Moscheck are inclined to characterize the US as a racist society?

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Trump's gonna win?

You should be giddy.

Originally Posted by David Cotterell

We have the same problem here.  I can't or won't sugar-coat it...  

Here's one article which speaks to this topic...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chris-hall-senator-says-canada-has-its-own-pandemic-of-racism-to-deal-with-1.5600806

To deny the problem now, in either of our homelands, is just plain wrong.

Dave

If you choose to believe a lie, that's your prerogative.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Darian: 

I think that blacks are still oppressed, but that systemic racism in the US has declined steadily too.  I am sad that the huge progress toward equality made in my lifetime is ignored in much of the discussion.  I think that the black community is responsible for many of their own problems as well.  I do not appreciate the re-definition of "racist" to include all whites.  Still, I believe blacks when they say that they are treated differently merely because of the color of their skin.   I am trying to understand the inherent bias underlying American life all the way down to the bias underlying a post like this one of mine.  It is not easy.

In other words, I think that black authors Thomas Sowell and Ta-Nehisi Coates can both make some good points.  Race relations is a complicated topic.  No one wants to discuss complicated topics in US today.  It is tribalism 100% of the time in 2020 political discourse.  We see it here.

Jim

Thanks, Jim, I was looking forward to your response since you are the resident "moderate" on the Forum. I'm not aware of any oppression of blacks where I live. Alexandria is approximately 60% black, with a black mayor. Pineville(across the river) has a population that is 70% white and has had a black mayor(Clarence Fields) since 1999. He's by far the best mayor that Pineville has had during my lifetime and is greatly admired by both citizens of Pineville and Alexandria. Any city in the US would be in good hands with a mayor as competent and conscientious as Clarence. I'm not aware of any oppression of blacks in Pineville.

I noticed that Denver has a population of about 10% black. Are you aware of any oppression of blacks in Denver?  Maybe they are oppressed in an abstract manner? Where is this oppression that you believe is occurring taking place? I suspect that a great deal of it is only in the minds of certain individuals.

You are correct in saying that the black community is responsible for many of their own problems. The murder rate among blacks is the highest in the US, the illegitimacy rates among blacks are astronomical, there is a considerable dependency on government welfare programs, etc..

I suspect that many blacks that believe they are treated differently look for reasons to think that is the case. A friend of mine told me the other day that she has never felt that anyone treated her differently.

" I am trying to understand the inherent bias underlying American life all the way down to the bias underlying a post like this one of mine."  Good luck with that, Jim. Let me know when you reach any conclusions.

I find the discussion of race, for the most part, to be a very boring topic. If I turn on ESPN(just as an example) and the subject of race comes up, I immediately turn it off. I have no interest in what some sportscaster(politician, journalist, etc.) has to say on the matter. I guess some people do like to pontificate on the subject.