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    Old white guyMichael Harriot
    11/19/18 6:31pm

    But....but...but...

    ... The flag! It deserves to be shown the respect that police and others don’t show to other citizens merely because of the color of their skin!

    ... Our brave first responders! Who’s going to go off and kill unarmed black men, and get away with it, if not for these brave men and women? There’s people right now who wouldn’t be in jail if not for the brave planting of evidence and falsifying of reports that these people do!

    ... Our troops! You know, the ones the president completely ignores but loves so much! The ones who serve and fight and possibly die for this country, who, after they leave, we as a society ignore for 360 days out of the year, regardless of whether they’re living on the streets or working hard to put a meal on the table.

    Oh, and waiting for someone to point out that the only one mentioning race here is you, Michael, so you’re the racist! #NotAllWhitePeople #MAGA #SouthernHeritage 

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      Old white guyOld white guy
      11/19/18 7:54pm

      Vegas, Michael did not mention racism or racists at all. This has never been about race (for black cops and white cops have both been guilty of said actions).

      The kneeling, the protests, the discussion has always been about the police disproportionately targeting (and killing) black people. It’s about those in power ignoring the citizens in favor of the police.

      The statistics from la county was over 400 killings (and that’s just killings !) and not one was even indicted. That’s not 400 black people. That’s all people, white, Black, Hispanic, etc., But apparently their police are so good each and every one was a valid shooting.

      So, you’ve got police who have no problem disproportionately targeting blacks (not just shooting, also restraining themselves to just arresting) and a system in high those who do kill are allowed to get away with it without any repercussions.

      But, you know, They’ve only been protesting for a couple of years, how should you know by now what they’re talking about?

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      Optimistic PrimeOld white guy
      11/20/18 8:07am

      You don’t get sarcasm, do you?

      Also, Michael mentions race in the opening paragraph to the article. The whole thing is literally about race, which he mentions several times.

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    Prostate of Dorian GrayMichael Harriot
    11/19/18 7:45pm

    Michael, I don’t know if these Monday Night Football essays get much traction among the people that need to read them most, but they’re very good and very powerful. 

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    Rayven27Michael Harriot
    11/19/18 8:10pm

    Actual pigs are far more intelligent and empathetic than cops. Wild Hogs/Boars on the other hand are a pain in the ass, dangerous and destructive. So if anything Cops are more akin to the pig’s wild counterpart.

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