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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:07 PM Original message |
Equating inequality |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. I never, ever, EVER thought I would say this to you. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-13-09 11:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. All right |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I am crying. I am reading your post and actually crying |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. oh #23... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. There's so much dignity is people like her, who were the conduit of the power of the |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. she was something. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. a treasure |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. thank you... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. "i really don't know how to express how i feel about that." |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. mine was forever chasing me... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yes |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. didn't someone call you crazy... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:50 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. No doubt |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. stop, you.... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. honey |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. I was in the Middle East during Katrina |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. girl, weren't they heartless...? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:33 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I never saw of that because I was out of the country |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. lol. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:36 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. You know that one of Arnolt's first ways to solve California's budget crisis is to |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. he's evil. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
22. I'm happy to see your post here... |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 02:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. delete. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Your story about your dad is making me teary again |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. The hostility is amazing..... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. One thing that's changed |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
85. i would never make such a comnparison |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. I know what you mean. n/t |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
24. Omega, we appreciate your OP. Comparisons between |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Now I'm crying |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Thanks Fire1 |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. I gave up on serious race discussions on DU a while back |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Wow! That thread just.... wow |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. A lot of groups stand down |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. "So if the people more intimately involved than I am, can watch |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Thank you |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. You're ON fire today, Fire. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. And |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-14-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Awww man....that thread.... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #27 |
37. Education |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
36. Here's my bottom-line, well, |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:51 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Well put Kind of Blue. |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. I just don't get pushing a |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:38 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. It's extremely simplistic |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 05:20 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. That's it. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #36 |
39. I agree. I've shown my husband (who is also white) some of the comparisons here |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:40 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. How does an Australian know our history better? Wow. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:49 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I have been shocked and (I freely admit) a little embarrased |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Isn't that the truth. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:19 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. and we don't get international news like other countries do |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 03:18 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Thanks for the references. |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. OMG, same here! |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:24 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Yeah it's signs o the times, too |
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Kind of Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 04:03 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Heres an interesting article on it. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
53. Agree |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. "the incredible oppression of the Jim Crow era" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
54. Deleted message |
omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Yeah, the people making the real point (non violent direct action) about health care |
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ellacott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. I see that my post was deleted |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Lots of "eyes" around here now, ella. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Yes |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 11:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. question... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. perhaps |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:32 AM Response to Reply #74 |
78. True. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:37 AM Response to Reply #78 |
80. You May Rely On It |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
57. I agree with everyone else here |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Well said. Thank you. |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
59. Omega, I have been so interested in this topic that I did a bit of research |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-15-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Couldn't have said it better myself. Short, sweet and to the |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 02:10 AM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Absolutely agreed. Excellent. Thanks for that. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-16-09 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
62. Please pardon the lateness of my reply. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 02:53 AM Response to Reply #62 |
66. thank you so much, rainey b... |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. I will reflect on your point over time. |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Unbelievable! |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. wasn't that the head scratcher...? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-17-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. by contrast and comparison... |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #67 |
75. oh no I di n't |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #62 |
72. ...one more thread exemplifying this point. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
73. there are plenty of civil rights parallels, imo |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Parallels, yes. Direct comparisons are frequently misguided or misinformed. |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:37 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. I'm glad that you felt comfortable sharing your view... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 05:52 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. This is why you're my hero |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
77. Linking Juneteenth and thanking everyone |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 03:39 AM Response to Reply #77 |
81. No, thank you... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
83. I just saw a thread in GD that is talking about some poll that apparently shows that |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-19-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Yep, I saw it. They're saying we are 'socially conservative' |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-10-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. i just disappear every time this happens |
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