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bluegopher

(87 posts)
Sun May 10, 2015, 11:12 PM May 2015

"Innocent until proven guilty",

"Inalienable rights",
"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness",
"All men (and women) are created equal"

This is what I was taught in school, and there are many others. I find it very disturbing, even after 2 decades of suspecting something wasn't quite right, to wake up one day and come to the conclusion that it's pretty much all BS unless you're white.

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"Innocent until proven guilty", (Original Post) bluegopher May 2015 OP
There are actually a lot of people it's BS for. Kalidurga May 2015 #1

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. There are actually a lot of people it's BS for.
Sun May 10, 2015, 11:29 PM
May 2015

Poor people
women occasionally
some religious minorities
out atheists
gay people
disabled people
people with mental health issues
people who are larger than average
people who have poor social skills who are mildly autistic
people who just plain have poor social skills for whatever reason
people who have a flamboyant style regardless of orientation
ugly people especially women
people with infamous parents
hipsters
goths
hippies (whatever that means)
anarchists
etc......

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