Anyone start an RNC discussion thread yet?

[LDAHL]

Quite an interesting read. I am not surprised by this delegate's assessment though.

One delegate's jaded impression of the Cleveland convention


http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blo...-the-cleveland

I have to say you seem to be digging pretty deep here.

The Donald's Freddy Mercury impression displays his contempt for the rule of law.

Mrs. the Donald's speechwriter pilfering from Mrs. Obama's speechwriter displays our culture's deep-seated prejudice.

The suspicious absence of weapons in the convention arena.

And now the unprecedented revelation that a delegate complains after losing a floor fight.

Clearly these outrages show our republic is confronting an existential threat.

[iris lilies]

I'm pretty sick of all the news.........especially living in Indiana, where the news is all excited about "our" governor being chosen for Trump's VP.........asshole that he is. (Pence, that is. Oh.......and Trump too.) Pence has made some horrible choices.......

What I find ironic is the mayor of Cleveland wanted to have the concealed carry law stopped during the convention. But no. they won't do it. (There might not even be enough time to do something like that). But wouldn't it be funny if the republicans ended up reaping what they sowed??

I was right that white privilege deniers would loooooooooove the article!

what is "white privilege denier?"

i wont deny that there is racial prejudice against people of African descent worldwide. What that looks like in every instance and when it takes place are arguable points. Is this a position of "white privilege?"

[Ultralight]

what is "white privilege denier?"

i wont deny that there is racial prejudice against people of African descent worldwide. What that looks like in every instance and when it takes place are arguable points. Is this a position of "white privilege?"

Google white privilege. You ought to know how to research this. I thought you were a librarian.

[iris lilies]

I'm pretty sick of all the news.........especially living in Indiana, where the news is all excited about "our" governor being chosen for Trump's VP.........asshole that he is. (Pence, that is. Oh.......and Trump too.) Pence has made some horrible choices.......

What I find ironic is the mayor of Cleveland wanted to have the concealed carry law stopped during the convention. But no. they won't do it. (There might not even be enough time to do something like that). But wouldn't it be funny if the republicans ended up reaping what they sowed??

Google white privilege. You ought to know how to research this. I thought you were a librarian.

No, you used the term, I am engaging with you.

Am I a white privilege denier if I assert that there is racial prejudice worldwide against people of African descent?

[Ultralight]

No, you used the term, I am engaging with you.

Am I a white privilege denier if I assert that there is racial prejudice worldwide against people of African descent?

You want a simple answer for a complex social/economic/cultural phenomenon?

[Alan]

You want a simple answer for a complex social/economic/cultural phenomenon?

I think she'd just like to hear your description of a term you use to describe others. It seems to me to be a reasonable request for a person of good faith.

[iris lilies]

You want a simple answer for a complex social/economic/cultural phenomenon?

You raised the issue.
so now, you arent willing to discuss it? Hmmmm.

If you would like to provide a complex response to a "complex [etc.] phenomenon" that is fine. I am not limiting your discourse on this topic.

[Ultralight]

Let me finish some projects here at work. Then I will give you the answers you are so desperate for when I get home.

[bae]

what is "white privilege denier?"

It's one of those drive-by click bait phrases.

Or a thought-terminating cliche.

Your pick.

[CathyA]

About guns and violence (and Bae, your graphs).......Perhaps one might feel different when they live near constant homicides (whose numbers don't show people who survived them). How many gun homicides do you have on your island, Bae? I would bet maybe none. In the city next to us, last year there were 134. I believe that city had one of the highest homicide rates in 2015. When one hears of so much violence from guns, on a daily basis, one might feel different about the number of guns out there.
Then again, your answer might be "All the more reason to have one."
There has to be some compromise somewhere along the way..........