When minority ideologies collide

[iris lilies]

Its always entertaining to me when one victim group climbs on top of another victim group for ascendency of the victim mountain.

Our local gay Pride parade featured the popular Balloon Brigade. Their float included the flags of many trod-upon groups but oops, also included the flag for "blue lives matter." Here in Michael Brown country that is VERBOTEN!!!

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...fa3c35136.html

I guess gay police officers dont exist. Well then, ok.

p.s. According to comments at end of article, lesbians carrying an Israeli flag were not welcome, either. There is tolerence only for certain ideologies in the group that preaches tolerence.

[Tybee]

This is definitely the attitude in the social work classes I have been attending this year.

Some animals are more equal than others.

[jp1]

Some animals are more equal than others.

Indeed. The ability to get away with murdering someone simply by saying "I was afraid for my life" is pretty darn equal.

[Tybee]

Indeed. The ability to get away with murdering someone simply by saying "I was afraid for my life" is pretty darn equal.

No, that is not what I was referring to at social work school. I was referring to a director who sent out announcements stating that the school would not observe any holidays.
She then sent out an announcement announcing that Thanksgiving was an abomination because of Pilgrim's treatment of Indians. We had to sit through class where professor trashed my ancestors (at least the Pilgrim ones, I guess she was endorsing my Pamunkey and Cherokee ancestors.)

Then she sent out an announcement explaining what Ramadan was and saying that folks should be allowed to eat in class. We are not allowed to eat in class. But folks observing Ramadan should be allowed to eat in class.
I sent her an email asking why this holiday--not Yom Kippur or Lent, also fasting holidays, and she said it was because the faculty might not know about Ramadan.

Why would they be faculty at a social work school if they did not understand Ramadan? I don't think that's the reason she sent it.

[bae]

Indeed. The ability to get away with murdering someone simply by saying "I was afraid for my life" is pretty darn equal.

In truth, in the state of Washington, police have *more* limited ability to use lethal force than private citizens, and the standard isn't merely "I was afraid for my life"...

See RCW 9A.16.040

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.16.040

It doesn't make a good Tweet though.

[Alan]

Indeed. The ability to get away with murdering someone simply by saying "I was afraid for my life" is pretty darn equal.

Yes it is, if we forced everyone to wait until their fears were realized, it would be too late.

[Chicken lady]

One of my favorites:

“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In !

From the poem " Outwitted”

― Edwin Markham
tags: friend, heretic, love, poem, rebel, wit

[catherine]

One of my favorites:

“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In !

From the poem " Outwitted”

― Edwin Markham
tags: friend, heretic, love, poem, rebel, wit

That's one of my favorite poems, too!!

[jp1]

Wait, so police officers are a minority group now?

[iris lilies]

Wait, so police officers are a minority group now?

Gay police officers?

Hey, just wondering, I dont have the moral ascendency to define who gets to count themselves as downtrodden.

jp1 you DO make me laugh, I have to say.