Originally Posted by Lainey
Your could probably both benefit from this: http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...n-d-williamson
One of my favorite parts: "The mythmakers would have you believe that it was the opposite: that your white-hooded hillbilly trailer-dwelling tornado-bait voters jumped ship because LBJ signed a civil-rights bill (passed on the strength of disproportionately Republican support in Congress). The facts suggest otherwise."
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Alan likes his "history" to mirror and/or validate his views.
This is called confirmation bias.
I have often thought that the Democrats eagerness to associate themselves with the civil rights movement was reminiscent of all those Frenchman who claimed to be part of the Resistance after the war.
Your tendency to challenge/question/talk shit without research/opinion/sources to back yourself up is called trolling.
(And your choice to direct your trolling at me is called stupid, when I place someone on ignore it's board wide and final.)
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Almost another one?
Video: Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have ‘violent tendencies’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...nt-tendencies/
This is an interesting video. on first viewing, I dont think the cop was terribly out of line, but then, I don't know their training and what they are supposed to do in those situations.
The woman chose several times to resist doing what the cop asked her to do. Multiple resistances. He is calm but commanding throughout.
It is always shocking to see people engaging in physical altercations, and when it is a small woman and a big man, that is doubly shocking. But he did not hit her and said several times that he did not want to hit her.
Him engaging with her in conversation about race issues was stupid. Regardless of the situation, it is no win, it is pointless.
No, it exposed some prejudices that need to have some light on them.
The one that really bothers me is the unarmed aide for the austistic man who completely complied, lying on the ground with his arms up, and was shot anyway - the police chief's explanation is that this swat team member actually shot 3 times at the nonthreatening autistic person holding a toy truck and struck the aide once instead. The police officer's immediate response to why he shot was "I don't know." I this hope never happens to my son.
Wait, that is not "resisting?"
Agreed, this one is harder to explain from the police side, given my usual cursory view. It is impossible to know from this video the perceived threat to the immediate community from these two men.
I did like how the newscaster outed the shooter LEO as a "white hispanic" officer. Is that now the journalistic standard? I mean, white hispanics? Are there black hispanics? Brown Hispanics? Hispanics of color?
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