Originally Posted By DyGDisney I found this comment on a news story about Zimmerman's wife being arrested. Now, this comment could have been posted by a troll, but it makes me sick to read such things. I know I shouldn't read the comments Maybe I need to attend support meetings or somthing! >>>"Hmmmm...Seems like they are persecuting these people and trying to make Z look bad. Well, it is very apparent that these blacks have become an real enemy of democracy and once the election is over and new powers are in place, the government needs to accelerate dismantling these public enemies from undermining the democracy. Hispanics need to take a hard look at these people and see why they need to align themselves with the American people against these subversive haters of America. We have to look at ourselves as Americans, committed to the values of this country, rather than make political affiliations with these people who hate the very country that feeds them. We are 35,000,000 now and growing. We need to do our part for defending this country against its enemies."<<< What do the Tea Partiers have to say about this? You could say this is just one person, but it's one too many if you ask me.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Things like that and worse are why I stay away from reading any of the comments sections after news stories, or on Youtube, IMDB, or on any other site that allows comments...it's just very depressing. I don't know what it is, but the internet really seems to be a "hive of scum and villany" to quote Star Wars...
Originally Posted By Tikiduck Due to the anonymity of the internet, people are more likely to write things they would never dream of saying in public, or even among friends. One thing for sure, there is a lot of hate out there, seething among the masses, myself included. I like to think that I hate all the right things for all the right reasons, but I know some of that hatred is wrong, and I try hard to rise above it. I find the emotion disturbing, as opposed to so many who seem to find it stimulating.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Don't you think it's naive to assume racism wouldn't exist in America? It's encoded in our DNA as a survival mechanism. It is the individual's responsibility to tame those impulses and think intelligently before making judgements about the person or persons who are different. But in order to do that, you have to recognize that you are prejudiced, but not many people are that self aware. And you can still be a bigot about a group that is different than yourself without bringing hatred into it.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Angela Corey does have a major problem with prosecutorial overreach, though. <a href="http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/06/perjury-charge-against-shellie-zimmerman-raises-more-questions-of-prosecutorial-overreaching/" target="_blank">http://legalinsurrection.com/2...eaching/</a> She also does not like when she is criticized and has gone after people who do criticize her methods.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I would say that "Tea Partyism" may not be a real thing but painting a picture of that commenter representing all Tea Party people is no better than someone who would make a racist claim. If you are reading the comments section of an online newspaper then you know there is far worse than that out there.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Racism is very much alive in the United States, so much so that some white power groups are even voting Democrat this fall. <a href="http://i.imgur.com/00vMd.gif" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/00vMd.gif</a>
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones I believe number 1 in that image very, very much, with all my little heart. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/State-Against-Blacks-Walter-Williams/dp/0070703787" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/State-Ag...70703787</a> My Bible
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I believe number 1 in that image very, very much, with all my little heart.> That's too bad. Especially since we have the lowest taxes now in 60 years.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones A licensing fee is a tax. When a taxi medallion goes for $600,000 and there is an artificially and arbitrarily limited supply of them, guess who is screwed?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Whoa. Congratulations. You took one (admittedly screwed up) situation in one city and one very specific industry - and somehow think that makes your case for the entire country and race relations in general. Elasti-girl doesn't stretch that far. (Obligatory Disney reference).
