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Economics doesn’t explain away racism you dolt. It explains why people are taken advantage of. You know how you love your cheap labor coming across our southern border. Funny how you’re AOK with that.

No it was an economics based system.

Yes but the economics trump the racial aspect. You find a group of people that will allow you to take advantage of them, enslave them to do your work for little or no money they will be abused regardless of their race or religion. Just look at the history of slavery

And I got a cool nickname on PPP for calling out this bull#### on day one. Methinks those calling out racists need to look in the mirror.

And I got a cool nickname on PPP for calling out this bull#### on day one. Methinks those calling out racists need to look in the mirror.

It's our system. It's not perfect but it has been the best in the world for nearly 250 years. Stop right there. I'm for State's Rights. I know you're Canadian but Google's your friend. But it quite obvious by this statement of yours you have ZERO clue as to my stance on abortion. Think before you type Bill.

Yup and it's a beautiful system. You don't like your tax code here in CA? Great! Move to someplace that has a tax code you like.

So you’re admitting people are stupid and love someone with racists tendencies? Try that in the real world. HR Mgr: So Mr Biden. If we were hire you tell us what qualities you’d look for in your team. Biden: Black women!

But wait there's more! I was at work and get a notification from my security system company that our downstairs motion detector had been triggered. I think it might be the cat but they ask if I want OPD to investigate. I say yes! They show up at 4am! 14 hours later. Never knocked, never did a security check. They looked in our windows and one cop says "the place doesn't look disheveled." Excuse me?? Maybe we're in the back bedroom dead on the floor. With that taxpayer funded security I'm taking my safety into my own hands. Took several weapons courses including home invasion. Two.

A tragedy that appears to be racially motivated turns into an argument on abortion and the NRA. This place is amazingly ***** up. Carry on Tool Boys. 🙄

I have a few but I’ll start with this one….. Korn…….I was the Chef at Hollywood Athletic Club at Universal Citywalk in the early 90’s. Korn and Nine Inch Nails were playing at the Amphitheater. We did the NIN after show. We did the the Korn pre show meet and greet. No one showed up. 😔. I went to the bar to check on the food. The band was at at the bar looking sad. I walked up and pointed to the music coming from the bar sound system and asked “is this you guys?” They nodded yes. I say “love it!!” They perked up. 🤟🏻

I've been saying this for a long time. When everything becomes racist nothing is racist. SMFH.

Hoax? What the ***** are you talking about? I mention accountability (which you quoted) and you come back with "teachers are grossly underpaid!!" Now if that is in response to my laughing at your point that our education system is lagging behind other countries is due to poverty? The poverty level of the students should have no bearing on how much is spent on those students. As a matter of fact we pretty much lead the world on how much is spent on each student. So this brings me back to the accountability factor. Where is all that money going if it's not going to the teachers? Government sucks. So the only ones that should be held accountable with regard to educating our students are parents and students? The teachers and DOE have no accountability?? Yup Deek was right when he said you're all over the place.

Accountability is a dirty word in the public school system. As a matter of fact it’s a dirty word in the whole public sector.

If it seems like I want direct control you have reading comprehension issues. So we’re behind the rest of the world due to laziness and morons I agree. That’s why I feel more oversight of the system will weed out laziness and morons in the profession. And if you’re talking about the students beind lazy morons some of that blame lies at home and some of that lies with the school system. And we’re behind due to poverty? POVERY?? Good lord man. Explain that one. And if you think this is only about CRT I don’t think you’re very smart. And if you think CRT is about slave ships I KNOW you’re not very smart.

Where have I stated I want direct control? I'll save you the time of you typical little games. I never did. Once children enter the classroom you have no clue what is going on. So those are the only options? Submit to the system or home school? Every wonder why we are so far behind the rest of the world with regard to education? This is likely a big reason.

Nothing. Why we need to be very mindful of what they are telling/teaching. That is the topic of this thread no? Correct CRT is not history. History has and always will be taught in school. CRT can be interpreted in a very decisive manner that can drive a huge wedge between the races when we need the exact opposite. When I was taught about slavery and civil rights 50 or so years ago it gave me empathy for the plight of black people. Now we, for whatever reason, have gotten away from that. Today it just seems that things are being taught in an accusatory manner that does not create empathy. It creates division and poor self worth. It’s really weird.

Yup. It’s just a bunch of racist truckers. 🙄

So we have ignorant parents but those that run our school systems and babysit our children are the final say on what our children are taught? I think there is a lot of ignorance in our school system. Aren't many of them parents too? Do you feel parents should have a bigger say in what THEIR children are taught. And you say the curriculum has worked for the most part. I don't think parents are satisfied with that.

A couple hours? How cute. When I lived in Oakland I was at work when I got a call from my security system company. They said there was an alarm. One of my motion detectors went off. They asked if I wanted them to send the police. I assumed it was the cat but told them sure. Cops showed up 14 hours later while we were sound asleep. Didn’t even knock and do a safety check. They peeked into our window and heard one say “nothing looks disheveled” and they left. We could have been dead in the back bedroom. 🙄 As far as the question posed here? The cat. The ***** will slice them up. Won’t grab the handguns. Since we moved away from Oakland I have no idea where they are. LOL.

The death penalty, like abortion, is an issue I do struggle with. There are some horrible animals out there that serve no purpose however our judicial system is not perfect. So there is a bigger part of me that feels better to let one animal rot in prison (on our dime mind you) than just one truly innocent person being executed.

How do you know if they have not committed a crime if they have not gone to trial. Their guilt or innocence is determined by a jury of their peers not before. We are talking the current bail system that proceeds the trial.

Liberals go out of their way to point to a person’s race and sexuality almost to the point of an obsession. However when a conservative mentions a persons race and/or sexuality it all of a sudden becomes disparaging. Hypocrisy has no political stipe but one of those stripes is completely blind to their level of hypocrisy.

So if people refer to someone’s race and sexuality but not the fact they are American that is disparaging? I assumed once you got some sleep, sobered up and took your meds you’d realize the folly in this angle. Well, I guess I was wrong. When do you go after the media?

I didn’t mind it? You know this how? Regarding your first sentence. Few trashed her for her race, sexual orientation and definitely not for her height. It was mostly for the last four words of your sentence. Maybe when you’re sober and your anti-psychotic drugs kick in you’ll figure out what all the hubbub is about. Sleep it off. Tomorrow is a new day.