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WhiskeyGrinder

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3. It's a shame that these deeply important discussions get derailed by elections. I do think that at

Reply to Caliman73 (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 04:43 PM

Jun 2020

least part of that impulse is due to the outsized focus some people have on electoral politics and what can be accomplished through them, for better and for worse. But there is never, ever a bad time to have a discussion about the racist, oppressive history of this nation, and how it permeates almost every institution in our government, culture and society.

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American History, statues, and our "heroes". [View all] Caliman73 Jun 2020 OP

There are a lot of 'nuanced' issues worth debating, but not at the cost of our 70% empedocles Jun 2020 #1

So talking about it here on a board with 300,000 readers is going to impede our momentum? Caliman73 Jun 2020 #2

It's a shame that these deeply important discussions get derailed by elections. I do think that at WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #3

Worse even is that we are constantly in "an election cycle". Caliman73 Jun 2020 #4