When will whites understand the pain and rage of African-Americans who watch fellow blacks gunned down by cops who don’t even get indicted? When it starts happening to them too. Which it will.
Someday, Whites Will Get It Too.
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Even if they ever “get it”, they will remain passive and only write on blogs and comment areas until it hits them where they live, and even then, only when it happens over and over. Like a famous comedian once said “You can never underestimate the public”. Once again, we’re headed towards a 2016 election that will be decided by big money – and the public will “participate” in their reprehensaltive demockracy by mostly voting by party lines, since most have never considered voting for anyone that was not a popular name and God Forbid, ever casting a knowledgeable vote. One of the worst things that have ever happened was recognizing corporations as people and allowing Super-Pacs. We are fairly well f**cked until this situation is corrected. So many other issues will never have a chance of being resolved until we get the incredible influence of money out of our government.
Which way to the beerhall? In the meantime, Merry Christmas to you Ted and to all the castrated revolutionaries who frequent this site.
I remember a time when the “throw-down” was *de rigueur* – to justify a homicide in the name of self-defense. Hell, they don’t even need THAT any more! Being obese is reason enough to kill a suspect! Sad times.
That would seem to leave no dearth of prospective targets for the tender ministrations of the cops, mein geschätzter Lehrer : «In 2013 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that 27.6% of American citizens were obese. The organization estimates that 3/4 of the American population will likely be overweight or obese by 2020.» (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States). Happy hunting !… 😉
Henri
I guess the 1/4 of the American population that will NOT “likely be overweight or obese by 2020” will be the cops??? (Not likely — today’s police force has really earned the moniker “pig” from pictures I’ve seen! Maybe they’ll start shooting each other?)
I note that Mexico surpassed the U.S. in 2013, but strangely I dropped from approximately 230 lbs to under 200 lbs. since moving here in 2006!!! 🙂
Perhaps you’re eating more vegetables and moving about a bit more ? In any event, congratulations !…