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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust Watched Chris Hayes About Ferguson - Disconnect Astounding, Telling
Chris Hayes interviewed an African American columnist, a Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard and the Ferguson Police Chief. The topic was preparing for war in Ferguson once the Grand Jury reaches their verdict in the Michael Brown shooting and killing.
Michael Brown an 18 year old African American man, unarmed was shot to death by police officer Darren Wilson, white. Michael Brown's body lay on the street for five hours before being removed.
For months, the African American community in St. Louis has peacefully protested with a few incidents of property damage especially in the beginning.
Yet, it is the Klu Klux Klan who says they will defend themselves against the "terrorists".
Yet, it is the Ferguson police department, and the Missouri Governor who are bringing in the national guard and preparing for riots. Oh, and it was the white Ferguson policeman who killed an unarmed teenage African American.
So let's summarize here - the Klu Klux Klan who's mission is to keep whites in power and has a history of murdering African Americans are claiming the peaceful protesters are "terrorists" and violence will be used.
The Ferguson policeman who killed an African -American, who was judge, jury and executioner, his cohorts are preparing for the possibility of violence and to "protect property".
The Missouri Governor is bringing in 1000 people he said, the National Guard and amping up the police department in case of violence, and that no violence will be allowed.
While the African-American columnist didn't mention hate or violence at all. She and her African-American community members have peacefully asked for justice. She also mentioned who is setting the tone of this confrontation which are the white people.
It is the white officer Darren Wilson who killed Michael Brown.
It is the mainly white police force who brought tanks and used tear gas, trying to stop the African-Americans' first amendment rights.
It is the white racist creep of the Klu Klux Klan and the governor Jay Nixon a white Republican who are inciting violence, not the African-Americans.
It is the white people who are prone to violence, especially against African-Americans.
It seems the Republican mantra of "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" - a quote from Barry Goldwater holds true for white people, but not African Americans even when they're not extreme but just marching and asking for justice, and that's it in a nutshell.
African-American are "thugs" who better sit down and shut up or there will be hell to pay.
White people protesting, are patriots. African Americans protesting are thugs and violent and must be met with violent force. That is the very nature of the problem which is clearly racism. How dare African-Americans not trust whites in spite of everything.
Unfortunately, Chris Hayes didn't ask the police chief about Michael Brown, or his thoughts on Darren Wilson.
kelly1mm
(4,733 posts)kelly1mm
(4,733 posts)PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)I think jay is a Conservative. Democrats used to be very racist. They've wobbled between being Conservative to Progressive.
ie when Open Carry folks protest 10 cops show up. with non gun carrying people who up. everyone is out in force. Clearly provoking a riot. Which is illegal.
arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)know his political affiliation a reasonable guess would be to think him a republican because he sure as hell acts like one
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,288 posts)disappoint me
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)as I have been accused of seeing racism everywhere.
Thank you for writing what I would have written.
ret5hd
(20,493 posts)LeftInTX
(25,367 posts)He also made it sound like the grand jury had already reached a decision and it was going to be announced at any minute. This waiting time just gives the KKK more time to get their arsenal ready.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)Hopefully the protest will be peaceful and the national guard will spend a few days twiddling their thumbs before being sent home. That said there was a lot of violence a few months ago, so I dont have a problem with the national guard on standby. Protestors have a first amendment right, but there was looting and stores burned down, so you have to admit there was violence.
840high
(17,196 posts)to loot and destroy property.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Cha
(297,289 posts)Mahalo for your OP, Mr Mustard. the fucking blatant racism is blatantly deplorable.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Do murderers get airtime after they've been convicted? Do people who plot to kill others get to explain why in the media? Do terrorists get air time?
Wait, there's a pattern here. Ollie, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Bush, Rice, etc. So there it is. And now Hayes has got to cater to the low-life murdering POS.