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get the red out

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48. Good post

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Tue Apr 28, 2015, 10:19 AM

Apr 2015

It is daunting though.........our country is really screwed up.

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Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I have no right to offer my opinion, but I think this goes beyond police [View all] cali Apr 2015 OP

I agree, thank you. bravenak Apr 2015 #1

thank you bravenak. cali Apr 2015 #2

Really? That's awesome. bravenak Apr 2015 #4

We do what we can here, brave - you know how hard we work. raven mad Apr 2015 #85

The kochheads ruin everything. bravenak Apr 2015 #86

It's already in a shambles. raven mad Apr 2015 #89

I think we can make it work well without them. bravenak Apr 2015 #90

I KNOW we can. We did before Big Oil got here! raven mad Apr 2015 #91

Yes We can!!!!! bravenak Apr 2015 #92

And their hangers-on! raven mad Apr 2015 #93

Agree too Bravenak yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #104

That's exactly right newfie11 Apr 2015 #3

Yes, it did, and we'll be having more riots very soon if these police depts. aren't Nay Apr 2015 #73

Keeps taking me back to THE quote of the week so far. calimary Apr 2015 #88

That is so true! newfie11 Apr 2015 #103

Good Post Cali ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #5

I'm troubled by the same thought, Professor cali Apr 2015 #7

I was watching these events in horror... CTyankee Apr 2015 #36

I feel like in a strange way the same can be said about this white guy... StarzGuy Apr 2015 #72

what a rotten hand you were dealt! CTyankee Apr 2015 #77

Right there with you brother Stryst Apr 2015 #81

Absolutely Cali.... marmar Apr 2015 #6

+1. Hoyt Apr 2015 #8

Excellent post. leftofcool Apr 2015 #9

thanks. I don't think I did at all cali Apr 2015 #12

When a person has been treated with contempt their entire life, that life is permanently damaged Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #34

Some opinions are better than others- yours is on the mark. TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #10

what is a surprise to me is that there are virtually zero... tk2kewl Apr 2015 #11

Which shows how systemic the problem is. CrispyQ Apr 2015 #53

One tweak may be to.... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2015 #13

I won't bash you but I will say that doing that would be a long (long) term thing cali Apr 2015 #15

Yes it would take a while, no doubt... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2015 #18

Oh, I agree cali. lovemydog Apr 2015 #14

Mass incarceration started up during the Civil Rights era... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #16

thanks for posting. Damn clear illustration cali Apr 2015 #19

I've never understood why disenfranchising their most loyal voting bloc makes any sense to Democrats Fumesucker Apr 2015 #23

Ever hear of the 3rd Way? The New Democrats? -none Apr 2015 #50

I'm sorry but "much less responsible" isn't acceptable marym625 Apr 2015 #38

Watching that line climb straight through the Clinton years tells you all you need to know Fumesucker Apr 2015 #41

+1 marym625 Apr 2015 #45

No one thing tell you all you need to know. lovemydog Apr 2015 #49

It tells you about mass incarceration and who supports it Fumesucker Apr 2015 #52

Martin O'Malley initiated that in Baltimore when he was mayor brush Apr 2015 #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #96

Tell it to David Petraeus Fumesucker Apr 2015 #100

It's just consequences greymattermom Apr 2015 #17

The problem is much larger than that. bvar22 Apr 2015 #87

st ronnie of raygun's assault on cities comes home to roost. mopinko Apr 2015 #20

Reagan policies figure prominently in the list of factors, I believe. cali Apr 2015 #22

i sometimes think that he and shrub were chosen mopinko Apr 2015 #27

Important points, Cali. democrank Apr 2015 #21

Well said, cali. "minor tweaks won't do it". "it has to start with the Justice Department. But we pampango Apr 2015 #24

I think you said it just right phantom power Apr 2015 #25

Maybe it really is Obama's fault. randome Apr 2015 #26

OK, I'm going to demonstrate what a country bumpkin I am cali Apr 2015 #30

cali, start here on DU. We need to end the race-baiting that is going on on DU. msanthrope Apr 2015 #28

Is it race baiting here that is so much the problem cali Apr 2015 #35

Is it white privilege that makes race-baiting here invisible to some? And who gets to decide the msanthrope Apr 2015 #37

I just served on a jury that adjudicated 4 to 3 to hide a really ugly cali Apr 2015 #56

The race baiting doesn't stop until prolific posters like yourself msanthrope Apr 2015 #69

I do a lot of that and I always have cali Apr 2015 #71

That thread is a real eye opener awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #67

Just "Growing pains" of a budding Oligarchy........ Cryptoad Apr 2015 #29

Agree, but getting people engaged on police brutality FIRST is the path forward lostnfound Apr 2015 #31

absolutely no doubt marym625 Apr 2015 #32

Of course it does.... daleanime Apr 2015 #33

We've become a nation of uniform worshipers The Wizard Apr 2015 #39

How I see it... freebrew Apr 2015 #40

Criminal keynesianism shaayecanaan Apr 2015 #114

It does, Hardly any of the Baltimore civil servants, fire or police even live in the city a LiberalArkie Apr 2015 #42

Great post Thespian2 Apr 2015 #43

Great post cali. eom. GGJohn Apr 2015 #44

The system is broken. nruthie Apr 2015 #46

Good Points! Paka Apr 2015 #47

Good post get the red out Apr 2015 #48

K & R One of your best ops. L0oniX Apr 2015 #51

Things are bubbling up Saviolo Apr 2015 #54

Spot on, Cali. Don't laugh at the contrast, but this Joe Chi Minh Apr 2015 #55

Thoughtful post, thanks. K&R closeupready Apr 2015 #57

Correct, this is a sympton of a MUCH LARGER problem, oppression of the many by the few. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #58

Great post, 100% spot on! nt brush Apr 2015 #59

I think it goes even larger jeff47 Apr 2015 #60

Great post! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #61

K&R Solly Mack Apr 2015 #62

Agreed. We need to do something about a system that makes POC LittleBlue Apr 2015 #64

Well said, cali. nt Duval Apr 2015 #65

You've stated this brilliantly. hamsterjill Apr 2015 #66

It's brainwashing. The brainwashing has to stop. A clean media means a clean society. valerief Apr 2015 #68

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The media shows you what they want to show you, nothing more n/t arcane1 Apr 2015 #97

Completely agree. blackspade Apr 2015 #70

If only they were just republican economic policies. nt raouldukelives Apr 2015 #74

even when carried out cali Apr 2015 #78

I totally agree with your OP. raouldukelives Apr 2015 #79

I can't disagree with that. cali Apr 2015 #80

kicking again marym625 Apr 2015 #75

welll!!!! heaven05 Apr 2015 #76

K & R for being spot on, there is a bigger picture which is not being address mrdmk Apr 2015 #82

You're right. We need to stop this incestous relationship between d_legendary1 Apr 2015 #83

A fine post, and it has to start with a massive overhaul of police departments hifiguy Apr 2015 #84

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #94

Why do you want to be a member of a Democratic message board? cyberswede Apr 2015 #98

All of that is true but it is also about police brutality malaise Apr 2015 #99

yes, that's why I said that so emphatically in the op cali Apr 2015 #108

I appreciate your reluctance to preach and proclaim SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2015 #101

I called Baltimore home for 25 years... Kip Humphrey Apr 2015 #102

When the armored Humvees leave then what? Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #109

Superb post, Cali! markpkessinger Apr 2015 #105

thanks for the kind words, mark cali Apr 2015 #106

It's Been Brewing For A Very Long Time IMO... ChiciB1 Apr 2015 #107

Beautiful....you got it! Stellar Apr 2015 #110

You are saying this exceptionally well: chervilant Apr 2015 #111

I thought it was a bit muddled, but I'm glad you got what I was trying to express cali Apr 2015 #112

K, R, Bookmarking. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #113