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marym625

(17,997 posts)

5. No doubt

Reply to WilliamPitt (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2014, 01:57 PM

Dec 2014

As you said, not all of it by any means. But when the more vocal racists started shouting when President Obama was elected, the more comfortable those quiet racists became in being vocal.

I think that social media is the biggest reason we see it more now. As time goes by and more and more people use the bigger sites, the more some are aware of something we hoped was fading.

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Question about police violence, Black citizens, and President Obama [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2014 OP

I personally believe there is some connection between the two... Blue_Tires Dec 2014 #1

There's a lot of hate talk going on in this country BootinUp Dec 2014 #2

some of us should probably monitor what the propagandists on the right are saying.. grasswire Dec 2014 #3

I believe his election set our racists off. bravenak Dec 2014 #4

No doubt marym625 Dec 2014 #5

Little doubt in my mind that a black President ... GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #6

It obviously has angered the racists, and made the closeted ones come out darkangel218 Dec 2014 #7

Has there been a dramatic rise in police violence? Has there been even a non-dramatic rise? Recursion Dec 2014 #8

I think it's getting more attention madville Dec 2014 #12

i believe it's a huge contributing factor. perhaps the main factor. spanone Dec 2014 #9

events do not happen in a vacuum handmade34 Dec 2014 #10

Everything else is Obamas fault, why not police violence ? Spooky69 Dec 2014 #11

Unfortunately I think it has a lot to do with the way he is treated. There is a whole sector of hate jwirr Dec 2014 #13

My thought is that is is abysmally sad that Mira Dec 2014 #14

Are more black people getting killed by the police, or is it just getting better coverage? Throd Dec 2014 #15

Question about your premise(s): has there been a 'dramatic rise in police violence' since 2009? From KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #16