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​What are Babtists?

Like to stereotype a bit, do we?

according to my parents Babtists are the only group going to heaven. ( that IS a joke,well kinda cause i think they really do believe that lol)
You may say I am stereotyping, but I am content in that I say describing the NRA as a White,Republican,Christian(in name only)group in the south is spot on.

 

[texan]

I will address it right now, and I'm going to piss some people off.

State-sanctioned oppression, discrimination, segregation and legalized oppression of black people as an entire race only ended in the mid-1960's. I was born in 1967, so we are only talking about a generation or two ago. The idea that some well meaning white people can pass a law and say "ok black people, no more riding on the back of the bus, you are legally equal to us now so get your together and get jobs and become doctors and lawyers and politicians and start behaving the way we expect you to immediately" is kind of stupid and naive. Systematic, legal opression and dehumanization of an entire race will negatively affect that race for generations.

Now add to that the so-called "war on drugs" that disproportionately targets and sentences and incarcerates young black men. It isnt the black men who are importing the drugs, it isnt the black men who are getting rich off the drugs, and it sure as hell isnt the black men who wrote the laws about drugs or enforced the laws about drugs or sat on the juries for the trials of the other black men who broke the laws on the drugs.

If we are going to hold the black community as a whole accountable for its problems, then we in the white community need to at least be honest about the role we have played in creating and perpetuating those problems.

---flame suit ON-------

I agree with you in some of your post above.

I honestly have prayerfully sought an answer to why it is as it is in our country in this area.

One reaps what one sows is the answer that keeps coming to me.

So there are no flames from me in your post Sober.

Regards
Texan

 

[moreluck]

(NBC News) — Police say George Zimmerman helped rescue a family trapped in a burning vehicle on a Florida highway last week, Zimmerman’s first known public sighting since his acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

The incident occurred on July 17 in Sanford, Fla., near the intersection of Interstate 4 and State Road 46, officials confirmed to NBC News. The rescue was first reported by ABC News.
Zimmerman and another man were assisting a family of four when officers with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene of the accident. A blue Ford Explorer had traveled off the road and rolled over and caught fire, according to officials.

Zimmerman and the other man were helping the two children and their parents get out of the overturned vehicle, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said. The former neighborhood watch volunteer left the scene after making contact with police and did not witness the crash.

 

[texan]

I was being facetious in my post,but i can tell you here in the south the NRA is 99.9999999% Old White Babtists that would never in a million years want the Black Folks to arm themselves

Hoax said it first.

Little over the top in a sterotype 728ups.

 

[Catatonic]

The former neighborhood watch volunteer left the scene after making contact with police and did not witness the crash.

So the Zimmer left before the crash occurred?

 

[Catatonic]

according to my parents Babtists are the only group going to heaven. ( that IS a joke,well kinda cause i think they really do believe that lol)
You may say I am stereotyping, but I am content in that I say describing the NRA as a White,Republican,Christian(in name only)group in the south is spot on.

At least you're not confident.
Contentment is a blissful state in which to live one's life.

I have no idea myself as I do not know anyone whom I also know to be an NRA member ... but I do know a lot of white, Republican Christians.

 

[moreluck]

according to my parents Babtists are the only group going to heaven. ( that IS a joke,well kinda cause i think they really do believe that lol)
You may say I am stereotyping, but I am content in that I say describing the NRA as a White,Republican,Christian(in name only)group in the south is spot on.

Everybody knows only the Catholics go to Heaven !!

 

[moreluck]

A whole bunch of stars are "piling on" and going to boycott Florida like Stevie Wonder.........put down that orange juice!!!
Kanye West among them.......BFD
The Rolling Stones.......No Boca when you retire !!
Madonna.....lucky Floridians
Rod Stewart ...... Geriatric Goon

Via The Hill:

A group of some of the music industry’s biggest acts are joining Stevie Wonder in boycotting Florida over the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, a source close to the legendary musician told American Urban Radio Network’s April Ryan.

Artists joining Wonder reportedly include Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, and Justin Timberlake. Rappers Jay Z, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Young Jeezy and Wale have also signed on to the boycott threat, as have pop acts like R. Kelly, Rihanna, and Alicia Keys.

Wonder announced his intended boycott the day after a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder charges stemming from the death of Trayvon Martin.
(they only hurt the service people)

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[bbsam]

I will address it right now, and I'm going to piss some people off.

State-sanctioned oppression, discrimination, segregation and legalized oppression of black people as an entire race only ended in the mid-1960's. I was born in 1967, so we are only talking about a generation or two ago. The idea that some well meaning white people can pass a law and say "ok black people, no more riding on the back of the bus, you are legally equal to us now so get your together and get jobs and become doctors and lawyers and politicians and start behaving the way we expect you to immediately" is kind of stupid and naive. Systematic, legal opression and dehumanization of an entire race will negatively affect that race for generations.

Now add to that the so-called "war on drugs" that disproportionately targets and sentences and incarcerates young black men. It isnt the black men who are importing the drugs, it isnt the black men who are getting rich off the drugs, and it sure as hell isnt the black men who wrote the laws about drugs or enforced the laws about drugs or sat on the juries for the trials of the other black men who broke the laws on the drugs.

If we are going to hold the black community as a whole accountable for its problems, then we in the white community need to at least be honest about the role we have played in creating and perpetuating those problems.

---flame suit ON-------

I absolutely love this post. But there is no reason to put your flame suit on. These are real, substantive issues that all Americans need to address. People of all races and creeds have been engaged in this quandary for decades and it's time for the struggle to grow. I'm afraid though that some just throw up facts to divert attention away from Zimmerman (island you troublemaker). Zimmerman is just one tip of this iceberg.

 

[soberups]

The flame suit is for my fellow gun owners, most of whom will call me the "L" word (liberal) for the content of my post. Well when it comes to issues of union rights, race relations, or (more personal to me since my sister is gay) gay rights, I AM a liberal. Its too bad that so many of the people who would agree with me on these issues would be the first ones in line to take away my Second Amendment rights if given half a chance. Politically, you could say that I am a bit...conflicted.

 

[Upsmule]

A whole bunch of stars are "piling on" and going to boycott Florida like Stevie Wonder.........put down that orange juice!!!
Kanye West among them.......BFD
The Rolling Stones.......No Boca when you retire !!
Madonna.....lucky Floridians
Rod Stewart ...... Geriatric Goon

Via The Hill:

A group of some of the music industry’s biggest acts are joining Stevie Wonder in boycotting Florida over the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, a source close to the legendary musician told American Urban Radio Network’s April Ryan.

Artists joining Wonder reportedly include Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, and Justin Timberlake. Rappers Jay Z, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Young Jeezy and Wale have also signed on to the boycott threat, as have pop acts like R. Kelly, Rihanna, and Alicia Keys.

Wonder announced his intended boycott the day after a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder charges stemming from the death of Trayvon Martin.
(they only hurt the service people)

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Hilarious. Typical @ss clowns that are only doing what they do best when they don't get their spoiled rotten @ss way.

No change here either.

 

[oldngray]

The flame suit is for my fellow gun owners, most of whom will call me the "L" word (liberal) for the content of my post. Well when it comes to issues of union rights, race relations, or (more personal to me since my sister is gay) gay rights, I AM a liberal. Its too bad that so many of the people who would agree with me on these issues would be the first ones in line to take away my Second Amendment rights if given half a chance. Politically, you could say that I am a bit...conflicted.

I agree that severity of sentencing for blacks is worse than for whites on average and is an issue that needs to be corrected. It still does nothing to address the fact that a crime is more likely to be committed by a young black male. They will just get a harsher sentence after they commit a crime. And in relation to that, many of that group are stuck with public defenders who are frequently inexperienced or incompetent. Money does buy a better lawyer and better chance of acquittal regardless of race.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Hilarious. Typical @ss clowns that are only doing what they do best when they don't get their spoiled rotten @ss way.

No change here either.

I'm hoping they boycott my state too.

 

[bbsam]

The flame suit is for my fellow gun owners, most of whom will call me the "L" word (liberal) for the content of my post. Well when it comes to issues of union rights, race relations, or (more personal to me since my sister is gay) gay rights, I AM a liberal. Its too bad that so many of the people who would agree with me on these issues would be the first ones in line to take away my Second Amendment rights if given half a chance. Politically, you could say that I am a bit...conflicted.

Just to be clear, I would never advocate taking away your 2nd Amendment rights as defined by the Supreme Courts interpretation of that right. That right, like all others is not subject to individual interpretation and that is constitutional.

 

[pretender]

Everybody knows only the Catholics go to Heaven !!

That is what the nuns told us.

 

[bbsam]

That is what the nuns told us.

And the priests told you it was "fatherly love".

 

[Upsmule]

That is what the nuns told us.

And the priests told you it was "fatherly love".

Too easy.

 

[Johney]

A whole bunch of stars are "piling on" and going to boycott Florida like Stevie Wonder.........put down that orange juice!!!
Kanye West among them.......BFD
The Rolling Stones.......No Boca when you retire !!
Madonna.....lucky Floridians
Rod Stewart ...... Geriatric Goon

Via The Hill:

A group of some of the music industry’s biggest acts are joining Stevie Wonder in boycotting Florida over the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law, a source close to the legendary musician told American Urban Radio Network’s April Ryan.

Artists joining Wonder reportedly include Rod Stewart, Madonna, Usher, and Justin Timberlake. Rappers Jay Z, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Young Jeezy and Wale have also signed on to the boycott threat, as have pop acts like R. Kelly, Rihanna, and Alicia Keys.

Wonder announced his intended boycott the day after a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder charges stemming from the death of Trayvon Martin.
(they only hurt the service people)

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Are they going to boycott all the states with the Stand Your Ground law?
Stand-your-ground law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[soberups]

I find it truly amazing that so many people are up in arms about the "stand your ground" law when it was not even relevant to the Zimmerman trial.

 

[klein]

I find it truly amazing that so many people are up in arms about the "stand your ground" law when it was not even relevant to the Zimmerman trial.

It kinda is, since now it's th law if you lose a fist fight - you can shoot !