smackeddog wrote:I’m genuinely not interested And don’t care- these people should just stop complaining about their jobs or livelihoods

With Cub, Target, two Aldi stores and many small markets damaged by rioting over the past week, Longfellow and about eight other neighborhoods have nearly become a food desert.

“I consider the loss of these businesses devastating,” said Melanie Majors, executive director of the Longfellow Community Council. “Besides just the food, there’s a lack of retail for diapers, formula, household goods, even clothing.”

Many residents of the area shop lower-priced stores such as Aldi or dollar stores. Two of those dollar stores — including Family Dollar on Lake Street — were destroyed in last week’s looting and violence that arose after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody.

One Aldi store on E. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis reopened Monday after power was restored to it. The frozen foods section had been cleared out due to the outage that started late last week, but shelves were being restocked Monday.

....

Amplifying the problem over the weekend and again on Monday was the fact that Metro Transit was not operating buses or trains. Public transportation will again be shut down on Tuesday.

Sylvester Hudson walked about 40 minutes from Fort Snelling Apartments to the Cub Foods at E. 46th Street and Hiawatha Avenue.

It is the only supermarket left in the Longfellow neighborhood along the light-rail line after four other supermarkets closed because of destruction during the protests.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to catch a cab, so I’ll probably have to walk,” said Hudson, 70, who brought a two-wheeled cart for grocery transport, as he finished shopping at Cub Foods. “This is the only store left open in the neighborhood that I can walk to.”

As CBS 2’s Vince Gerasole reported Monday evening, grocery stores have been forced to shut down in the neighborhoods that need them the most.

In the chaos of a violent weekend, South Side grocery stories were vandalized and looted even as late as Monday afternoon.

“It’s a free-for-all,” said David Robinson of South Shore.

Robinson kept his distance from the Jewel at 75th Street and Stoney Island Avenue.

“Windows had been completely smashed,” Robinson said. “The building was defaced.”

Now in the South Side neighborhoods that struggle as food desserts, the few limited stores are boarding up and shutting down for the moment, like South Shore’s Local Market.

“We are concerned about our workers and our shoppers, so we are taking the necessary steps to make sure both parties are OK,” said the Local Market’s Marvin Brown.

“The food access is not only limited, it’s now nonexistent,” said Amena Karem of Feeding South Shore.

Karem partners with the grocery to bring 1,000 meals a week to those in need.

“The elderly, medically fragile, low-income families,” she said.

This Kroger, which is located in Russell, one of Louisville's historically Black neighborhood, is one of the only grocery stores accessible to residents in the city's West End.

It had been boarded up Monday in anticipation of protests and potential looting. By early Tuesday, a video began circulating of multiple people running through a side door, pushing carts of items. The Courier Journal reported rounds of gunfire can be heard in the background. The nearby Chase ATM was broken into, as well, as the video shows a group pulling money from the damaged machine.

"There are criminals exploiting this occasion of sincere protest to create destruction and to steal from a business that so many community members rely on for their most basic needs," Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said in a subsequent press conference. "So come on, folks. We're better than this."

....

Cassia Herron is the president of the Louisville Association for Community Economics, an urban planner and an outspoken proponent of food access in the city's food deserts and Black communities, which often overlap.

"We've heard rumors for years that that Kroger was going to close permanently," Herron said. "And there are only two major supermarkets that serve 60,000 residents, and that is one of the stores. So if that Kroger closes, West Louisville will have one supermarket and mostly dollar stores."

Store closures due to looting and protests across the country have sparked similar realizations.

In Chicago, several pharmacies and grocery stores were damaged in the weekend's unrest, leaving many of them shut down indefinitely. Residents of the city's Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, where 96.98% of the population is Black, told ABC 7 Chicago that they were concerned chains like Walmart and Whole Foods wouldn't want to reopen in the community, which is already considered a food desert.

"If you shut down those few stores that are in the community, how long can people go on with that?" asked Father Michael Pfleger of the nearby St. Sabina Catholic Church.

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BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

There are people literally dying in the streets Briggs.

You could make a case that we won't reach the point of a Holocaust or Slavery because people will fight and protest and riot and loot before that could ever even be imagined happening again. It was war that ended Slavery here in America and every single piece of progress that we have achieved here branding America the way it has been branded has been due to the effects of protest, riots, looting and war. Sure I wish that we reached a point in society that we moved past these things but clearly we haven't. People are fed up from everything between racism, wage gap, wage stagnation in comparison to cost of living etc etc...

If you haven't seen it yet, which i'm pretty sure you haven't. Watch the documentary on Kalief Browder on Netlix. In 2010 a 16 yr old kid who was accused of and arrested for stealing a backpack he never stole. He spent 3 years in prison without ever getting a trial before killing himself. Was in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. How would you say his American experience was? But hey, at least it wasn't the Holocaust or Slavery.

BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

Not its not Nazi Germany. Many things still have to happen. This is Trumps America. If you could not see his bull**** then I hope you can see it now. You argued things 4 years ago that basically were in agreement with “Why not give trump a chance, what do black Americans have to lose?”

Anti Semitism and racism is more permissible in this administration. Racism and Anti Semitisim is not Trumps fault but he sure as hell inflamed it. You talk freedom of speech but Trump berates the press every day.
That’s when the Nazi’s won. And that shyt has to stop NOW.
Love this: MLK3....

If your looking for a savior, look in the mirror. Not Mark Cuban. Take your head out of your ass and look around. ITs going up in flames. Soon you get to point of no return.

Honestly, people are focusing on the micro-issues instead of the macro-issues. Penzey’s owner’s response in Kenosha is a counter-point to the looting as well. He is donating the contents of his store to charity to contest the point that he’d care more about looting than social justice if he was looted.

Stop distracting the issue with individual behavior. It is distracting, for sure. But I believe that emotionally intelligent people can see past the ugly portions of this to see what it really is. It’s all outrage against the systemic issue. And the outrage is warranted regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the way that outrage is exhibited.

They say don’t kneel. Don’t wear shirts. Don’t boycott. Don’t protest peacibly. Don’t riot. Don’t loot. At some point you have to ask yourself what method of demonstrating this outrage is acceptable to you? My answer to you is - I don’t really give a f—— what you want people to do. Or what is economically sensible. All I want is for people like you to decide that it is time to listen and understand the issues. So far, these emotional barriers to admitting racism exists makes you blind to all forms of protest and demonstration.

Shooting is worse than looting. Kneeling during the anthem is better than kneeling on someone’s neck. How are people still blind to this? When you stop arguing against, it is cathartic. You can take a step back and think - holy crap, how did I miss that entire systemic racism thing....

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

There are people literally dying in the streets Briggs.

You could make a case that we won't reach the point of a Holocaust or Slavery because people will fight and protest and riot and loot before that could ever even be imagined happening again. It was war that ended Slavery here in America and every single piece of progress that we have achieved here branding America the way it has been branded has been due to the effects of protest, riots, looting and war. Sure I wish that we reached a point in society that we moved past these things but clearly we haven't. People are fed up from everything between racism, wage gap, wage stagnation in comparison to cost of living etc etc...

If you haven't seen it yet, which i'm pretty sure you haven't. Watch the documentary on Kalief Browder on Netlix. In 2010 a 16 yr old kid who was accused of and arrested for stealing a backpack he never stole. He spent 3 years in prison without ever getting a trial before killing himself. Was in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. How would you say his American experience was? But hey, at least it wasn't the Holocaust or Slavery.

This is a good progressive nation newyork. Go take this arguement up in China. We have come a long way in a short period. No people are not dying in the streets ny— that’s sensationalism. This is a great great country— you are free to become all u can be. Dam we’re sitting here talking about the Knicks while people in India have no toilets. Be great full we live here! Take advantage of it!

And what has formed America into a "good progressive nation" has been war, protest, riots & looting creating pressure for progressive legislation. Aubrey, Floyd, & Blake all died in the street. So not sure what you are alluding to when you say "No people are dying in the streets".

Not to mention https://insp.ngo/there-are-literally-thousands-of-people-dying-homeless-on-the-streets-of-america/

Yes Briggs compared to other nations we are privileged. Privileged due to the 400 yrs of free labor on the backs of black slaves that died before us to make the country extremely wealthy. When your ancestors escaped their hell which gave you the opportunity to have a new life and the success you have had here. They came to the utopia in comparison forged off the backs of slaves and the oppressed. Which POC would also go out and fight in wars to protect these freedoms, opportunities, and privileges that you and your family who fled here were able to participate in growing up. While being treated like 2nd class citizens when they got back home. Having prosperous flourishing communities burned to the ground. Being redlined and prevented access to funds to build up communities and create long term wealth that their future generations could enjoy.

Great post!!

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

There are people literally dying in the streets Briggs.

You could make a case that we won't reach the point of a Holocaust or Slavery because people will fight and protest and riot and loot before that could ever even be imagined happening again. It was war that ended Slavery here in America and every single piece of progress that we have achieved here branding America the way it has been branded has been due to the effects of protest, riots, looting and war. Sure I wish that we reached a point in society that we moved past these things but clearly we haven't. People are fed up from everything between racism, wage gap, wage stagnation in comparison to cost of living etc etc...

If you haven't seen it yet, which i'm pretty sure you haven't. Watch the documentary on Kalief Browder on Netlix. In 2010 a 16 yr old kid who was accused of and arrested for stealing a backpack he never stole. He spent 3 years in prison without ever getting a trial before killing himself. Was in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. How would you say his American experience was? But hey, at least it wasn't the Holocaust or Slavery.

This is a good progressive nation newyork. Go take this arguement up in China. We have come a long way in a short period. No people are not dying in the streets ny— that’s sensationalism. This is a great great country— you are free to become all u can be. Dam we’re sitting here talking about the Knicks while people in India have no toilets. Be great full we live here! Take advantage of it!

And what has formed America into a "good progressive nation" has been war, protest, riots & looting creating pressure for progressive legislation. Aubrey, Floyd, & Blake all died in the street. So not sure what you are alluding to when you say "No people are dying in the streets".

Not to mention https://insp.ngo/there-are-literally-thousands-of-people-dying-homeless-on-the-streets-of-america/

Yes Briggs compared to other nations we are privileged. Privileged due to the 400 yrs of free labor on the backs of black slaves that died before us to make the country extremely wealthy. When your ancestors escaped their hell which gave you the opportunity to have a new life and the success you have had here. They came to the utopia in comparison forged off the backs of slaves and the oppressed. Which POC would also go out and fight in wars to protect these freedoms, opportunities, and privileges that you and your family who fled here were able to participate in growing up. While being treated like 2nd class citizens when they got back home. Having prosperous flourishing communities burned to the ground. Being redlined and prevented access to funds to build up communities and create long term wealth that their future generations could enjoy.

I’m sorry newyork -/ what country do you want the US to be? China? India? Cuba? Spain?

In the Us a black persons can become President— the ultimate position of power in the WORLD. You can work hard in school and become anything u want to be. Yiu can work in a trade and make a great living for you and your family. Yiu can live in any state any city go to school for free and have access to a quality education. Yiu can vacation anywhere freely. Yiu can speak your voice freely. You should move your arse out to China and make the same complaints! Right. Here you can have a voice— if you said this in China. They’d come look for u! You’re not realizing what u have cuz you’re busy whining about what’s not perfect — guess what. Life Will never be perfect but it WILL and HAS progressively improved. Stop crying newyork— if you feel that bad go offer your services in a minority community. I offer help to churches each year despite being Jewish. Help your community— all I see with these protests are criminalistics people trying to break things down. Like I said people in India don’t have acces to toilets. There’s a tremendous amount of inequality throughout the world — we have it good here— you’re just blinded

You are trying to tell me what’s wrong with the US but you’re forgetting a big issue— what’s right with the US. You’re over dramatizing the current situation and the way you come across no one is gonna listen— we don’t live in a **** bowl country like u r intimating. You’re going overboard.
Why can’t the Us simply take the next step in modernizing police reform and have true legislature on gun control? It’s common sense — these issues protested about concerns police!!!!!!!!!!! Police reform is the next step. I can do nothing about the past. I can’t stop slavery I can stop the Holocaust I can stop pandemics but we can LEARN from history newyork and we can progressively move on. I only bring up the Holocaust when it’s necessary cuz people tend to think their own people are the only ones who had it poor in the past. Not so. There has been inequalities abd wring dojbg in the tire history of the world 400 years in a second of tine.Focus on the positive work on the negative

BRIGGS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

There are people literally dying in the streets Briggs.

You could make a case that we won't reach the point of a Holocaust or Slavery because people will fight and protest and riot and loot before that could ever even be imagined happening again. It was war that ended Slavery here in America and every single piece of progress that we have achieved here branding America the way it has been branded has been due to the effects of protest, riots, looting and war. Sure I wish that we reached a point in society that we moved past these things but clearly we haven't. People are fed up from everything between racism, wage gap, wage stagnation in comparison to cost of living etc etc...

If you haven't seen it yet, which i'm pretty sure you haven't. Watch the documentary on Kalief Browder on Netlix. In 2010 a 16 yr old kid who was accused of and arrested for stealing a backpack he never stole. He spent 3 years in prison without ever getting a trial before killing himself. Was in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. How would you say his American experience was? But hey, at least it wasn't the Holocaust or Slavery.

This is a good progressive nation newyork. Go take this arguement up in China. We have come a long way in a short period. No people are not dying in the streets ny— that’s sensationalism. This is a great great country— you are free to become all u can be. Dam we’re sitting here talking about the Knicks while people in India have no toilets. Be great full we live here! Take advantage of it!

And what has formed America into a "good progressive nation" has been war, protest, riots & looting creating pressure for progressive legislation. Aubrey, Floyd, & Blake all died in the street. So not sure what you are alluding to when you say "No people are dying in the streets".

Not to mention https://insp.ngo/there-are-literally-thousands-of-people-dying-homeless-on-the-streets-of-america/

Yes Briggs compared to other nations we are privileged. Privileged due to the 400 yrs of free labor on the backs of black slaves that died before us to make the country extremely wealthy. When your ancestors escaped their hell which gave you the opportunity to have a new life and the success you have had here. They came to the utopia in comparison forged off the backs of slaves and the oppressed. Which POC would also go out and fight in wars to protect these freedoms, opportunities, and privileges that you and your family who fled here were able to participate in growing up. While being treated like 2nd class citizens when they got back home. Having prosperous flourishing communities burned to the ground. Being redlined and prevented access to funds to build up communities and create long term wealth that their future generations could enjoy.

I’m sorry newyork -/ what country do you want the US to be? China? India? Cuba? Spain?

In the Us a black persons can become President— the ultimate position of power in the WORLD. You can work hard in school and become anything u want to be. Yiu can work in a trade and make a great living for you and your family. Yiu can live in any state any city go to school for free and have access to a quality education. Yiu can vacation anywhere freely. Yiu can speak your voice freely. You should move your arse out to China and make the same complaints! Right. Here you can have a voice— if you said this in China. They’d come look for u! You’re not realizing what u have cuz you’re busy whining about what’s not perfect — guess what. Life Will never be perfect but it WILL and HAS progressively improved. Stop crying newyork— if you feel that bad go offer your services in a minority community. I offer help to churches each year despite being Jewish. Help your community— all I see with these protests are criminalistics people trying to break things down. Like I said people in India don’t have acces to toilets. There’s a tremendous amount of inequality throughout the world — we have it good here— you’re just blinded

You are trying to tell me what’s wrong with the US but you’re forgetting a big issue— what’s right with the US. You’re over dramatizing the current situation and the way you come across no one is gonna listen— we don’t live in a **** bowl country like u r intimating. You’re going overboard.
Why can’t the Us simply take the next step in modernizing police reform and have true legislature on gun control? It’s common sense — these issues protested about concerns police!!!!!!!!!!! Police reform is the next step. I can do nothing about the past. I can’t stop slavery I can stop the Holocaust I can stop pandemics but we can LEARN from history newyork and we can progressively move on. I only bring up the Holocaust when it’s necessary cuz people tend to think their own people are the only ones who had it poor in the past. Not so. There has been inequalities abd wring dojbg in the tire history of the world 400 years in a second of tine.Focus on the positive work on the negative

smackeddog wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

smackeddog wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:The point I was trying to make yesterday is that our country is a good country.

There are things that have been sensationalized

People are not dying in the streets

Half my family was taken to concentration camps. Tortured starved then gassed. Only my grandpa escaping with his brother— only reason I’m here. 5 of his other brothers and sisters zapped.
Millions of people killed slaughtered.
We don’t have that here— it’s a disgrace to even compare.
We do NOT need looting and anarchy
We need to progressively work through issues—we’ve come a long way to the positive.
We need reasonable reforms
But this sensationalism is too much.
Whether white black chibese Spanish Russian middle eastern
We just need to work it through peacefully. I’m sick of hard line trump supporters. I’m sick of the elitist other side trying to dictate as well. I was hoping for a guy like Mark Cuban to come in— that was my hope cuz he’s got fair common sense both ways.
We just need common sense
This isn’t nazi Germany like its depicted— that’s a gross offensive comparison
You are free in the Us in any color or creed to become President to become a billionaire to go and do what u want.
In many countries these protests would not happen. They’d all be dead. You can do it here but now it’s going beyond reason— it’s criminal
I don’t like radical positions. It’s not fair and it’s not 50-50. We need 50-50 and reasonable minds coming together

There are people literally dying in the streets Briggs.

You could make a case that we won't reach the point of a Holocaust or Slavery because people will fight and protest and riot and loot before that could ever even be imagined happening again. It was war that ended Slavery here in America and every single piece of progress that we have achieved here branding America the way it has been branded has been due to the effects of protest, riots, looting and war. Sure I wish that we reached a point in society that we moved past these things but clearly we haven't. People are fed up from everything between racism, wage gap, wage stagnation in comparison to cost of living etc etc...

If you haven't seen it yet, which i'm pretty sure you haven't. Watch the documentary on Kalief Browder on Netlix. In 2010 a 16 yr old kid who was accused of and arrested for stealing a backpack he never stole. He spent 3 years in prison without ever getting a trial before killing himself. Was in solitary confinement for 2 yrs. How would you say his American experience was? But hey, at least it wasn't the Holocaust or Slavery.

This is a good progressive nation newyork. Go take this arguement up in China. We have come a long way in a short period. No people are not dying in the streets ny— that’s sensationalism. This is a great great country— you are free to become all u can be. Dam we’re sitting here talking about the Knicks while people in India have no toilets. Be great full we live here! Take advantage of it!

And what has formed America into a "good progressive nation" has been war, protest, riots & looting creating pressure for progressive legislation. Aubrey, Floyd, & Blake all died in the street. So not sure what you are alluding to when you say "No people are dying in the streets".

Not to mention https://insp.ngo/there-are-literally-thousands-of-people-dying-homeless-on-the-streets-of-america/

Yes Briggs compared to other nations we are privileged. Privileged due to the 400 yrs of free labor on the backs of black slaves that died before us to make the country extremely wealthy. When your ancestors escaped their hell which gave you the opportunity to have a new life and the success you have had here. They came to the utopia in comparison forged off the backs of slaves and the oppressed. Which POC would also go out and fight in wars to protect these freedoms, opportunities, and privileges that you and your family who fled here were able to participate in growing up. While being treated like 2nd class citizens when they got back home. Having prosperous flourishing communities burned to the ground. Being redlined and prevented access to funds to build up communities and create long term wealth that their future generations could enjoy.

I honestly really struggle to understand why some people think America is a great and good nation when you read it's history at home and abroad (I'm not attacking them, I'm being genuine, I genuinely don't understand where they're coming from)

If the us sucks so bad I’m sure you are free to move to a country that makes u happy.

Ah, so its a country where you just have to praise it all the time because insecure people can't handle you criticizing anything about it, while pretending one of the things you love about it is freedom of speech and it's tolerance - got it!

Let's expand that logic to everything: you criticize the Knicks? why don't you go be a fan of a different team! Brilliant logic- wouldn't this board be fun!

The United States is a good country. I never said it was without issue— in fact I did. We live in an imperfect world inequality is abound. The Us for the most part is a much better country than most. If someone hates it that much— why would they stay?

He talks about oppression while he is financed by Chinese slave labor. He sits in a 50 mm dollar house telling us what’s wrong while people who earn .14 an hour put his sneakers together all day every day.
Athletes should really just play sports and help out in the community. They are Unapologetically hypocritical

When the Gm of Houston said something negative about China that was true. LeBron didn’t back him. In fact he went the other way and criticized Morey only because it would effect his pocket book

F u LeBron quit all u want.Watch what happens to fans

BigDaddyG wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:LeBron James what a f hypocrite

He talks about oppression while he is financed by Chinese slave labor. He sits in a 50 mm dollar house telling us what’s wrong while people who earn .14 an hour put his sneakers together all day every day.
Athletes should really just play sports and help out in the community. They are Unapologetically hypocritical

When the Gm of Houston said something negative about China that was true. LeBron didn’t back him. In fact he went the other way and criticized Morey only because it would effect his pocket book

F u LeBron quit all u want.Watch what happens to fans

LeBron is a hypocrite, I agree. Just like you, he refused to acknowledge and see an issue that didn't affect him directly.

Big— Actually I’m hardcore against “Made in China”. I’m all for “Made in the USA” and I’m all in on rising American wages and higher minimum wages. I’m for anyone in the US to live a decent life and for those who are sick and can’t — I’m for taking care of that population the right way. Nope big—I’m totally against oppression. LeBron is a hypocrite of worst kind
The only way for me to show support for foreign slave labor or oppression is to ignore the products they produce. That’s my only avenue.

EwingsGlass wrote:https://www.upworthy.com/amp/penzeys-spices-looting-its-own-store-for-racial-justice

Honestly, people are focusing on the micro-issues instead of the macro-issues. Penzey’s owner’s response in Kenosha is a counter-point to the looting as well. He is donating the contents of his store to charity to contest the point that he’d care more about looting than social justice if he was looted.

Stop distracting the issue with individual behavior. It is distracting, for sure. But I believe that emotionally intelligent people can see past the ugly portions of this to see what it really is. It’s all outrage against the systemic issue. And the outrage is warranted regardless of whether you agree or disagree with the way that outrage is exhibited.

They say don’t kneel. Don’t wear shirts. Don’t boycott. Don’t protest peacibly. Don’t riot. Don’t loot. At some point you have to ask yourself what method of demonstrating this outrage is acceptable to you? My answer to you is - I don’t really give a f—— what you want people to do. Or what is economically sensible. All I want is for people like you to decide that it is time to listen and understand the issues. So far, these emotional barriers to admitting racism exists makes you blind to all forms of protest and demonstration.

Shooting is worse than looting. Kneeling during the anthem is better than kneeling on someone’s neck. How are people still blind to this? When you stop arguing against, it is cathartic. You can take a step back and think - holy crap, how did I miss that entire systemic racism thing....

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