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Where did I say semi-white? I said not white as rice, meaning I have a more Mediterranean skin tone as my paternal Grandfather was an immigrant. Greek. Supposedly a little Cherokee in there too. What you want to call me now?

Let’s see….that sounds like a euphemism for N-Lover. I’ve been called that too. You ARE a racist!

Charlie Kirk? You gotta be kidding. So, FOX is real news until it isn’t? Check out 538’s aggregate polling. Last I checked, it was 40.8 Trump, 40.3 Biden, with the gap closing. The felon is falling.

It’s so ingrained as to not be even realized when expressed. Institutionalized may be a bette me description.

I’m not arguing that. Has he called any of the vast Caucasian majority who trashed the Capitol thugs? Has he called any Proud Boys thugs? No. He reserves that term for minorities. A dog whistle.

I understand. It’s nice to talk about something else sometimes. Your last sentence implied that politicians are politicians, and that’s what they do. I was just throwing one out there who I believe adheres more to principle than power.

A dog whistle is a dog whistle.

We don’t quite see eye to eye on that one. I can give you an example of a politician who is driven more by virtue than gain. Do a little checking up on Sherrod Brown, the Democratic Senator from Ohio who won his state by 5 points when Trump was winning it by 10. He’s the best man in the Senate by my estimation.

I’m not blaming him. The full page ad he took out in the NYT two weeks after the arrests speaks for itself. And, if you’re paying attention, he uses the word thug when he talks about African Americans or Hispanic immigrants. Racist code word.

Thanks for making my point, Reagan.

You call it lying. I call it refusing to acknowledge anything he does as positive. He’s an effective leader. Infrastructure bill - bipartisan - that takes Presidential leadership. Trump never got it done, though he claimed monthly that it was gonna happen. Is that negative? I don’t know. What I do know is that it’s true.

The difference between the two is that Biden continually works to overcome the institutionalized racism he was born into. Trump pushes execution for the Central Park 5, refers to BLM as a bunch of thugs, pulls the “some of my best friends are black” card many racists use, then claims no one is less racist than him. One seeks continual improvement, the other believes he’s perfect.

You’re right on there, Smash. The only way it will be overcome is one heart at a time. That happens with one on one or small groups meeting to hear each other. The media needs to keep the friction up to generate the money machine. I don’t look to them to solve anything.

Don’t think that qualifies, Mat. You was just po’d because the bank was closed. Would’ve been the same if you had forgotten it was Presidents Day, right?

Here’s a new poll for you. [Hidden Content] Reoorted by The Hill, no less.

Spoken with zero backup.

June 19, 1865.

You know what I just snapped to? Read that on the left side of Reagan’s post. Juneteenth ain’t about that. There were no remaining slaves. They just didn’t find out in Texas for dang near two years. On June 19th a Union ship arrived in Galveston informing the people still illegally enslaved that they had been declared free by the Emancipation proclamation. The Union Army didn’t free them that day. Lincoln had freed them two years before. See what I mean about not knowing history? It can be a dangerous thing.

Then a special HAPPY JUNETEENTH to you, brother. I ain’t quite white as rice, but I am Caucasian. Proud to be an American, too.

Talk about condescension. It’s not chasing me off this time. I have never been talked more rudely at than on here. Oh, and no one can move away from God. He dwells in all things. The problem is we have politicized Him to further divide ourselves and make money or build power for ourselves. He loves us all anyway. Peace.

It’s called institutional racism, Hood. I have no clue as to your race, but I’m not going to sssume I do because of your handle on here.

Then the church should have been FILLED with its congregants if that were true. 21% in your dreams.

Probably don’t know what it is. No. 1 comparison between Lincoln’s Republican Party and today’s Democratic Party: Expansion of voters’ rights. Not restriction.

What can I say. Seems you can’t have a dissenting opinion here without ridicule. There is no debate. Just ridicule. I haven’t called anyone a knuckle dragger. I have used idiot a few times. But you see, your glorious two minutes was when I wasn’t disputing the lies you so readily adopt when spoken by fearless leader and his minions. This election is too serious for me to worry about my feelings. I’ll be here until November 11th at the earliest. Toodleoo.

No wonder authoritarians don’t want history taught. 19th century Republicans were much closer to 20th Century Democrats. Today’s Republican Party is closer the 19th century’s Know Nothing party, and seems to be dooming itself to that party’s fate. To claim any credit for Lincoln’s then progressive ideas is ludicrous. HAPPY JUNETEENTH!!!