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Racism alive and well in the USofA ..

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janeainsworth Tue 29-Dec-20 16:31:12

Today 16:15 EllanVannin
Who's interested in the USA ?
I am.
Americans elect the leader of the acknowledged Free World.
That includes us.
What happens in America doesn’t stay in America, it affects all of us.

Ilovecheese Tue 29-Dec-20 16:28:44

I think a few forum members are American, and some have children living over there, and surely most of us are not so insular that we have no interest in countries other than our own.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 29-Dec-20 16:22:57

Come to that I am interested.

Whitewavemark2 Tue 29-Dec-20 16:22:31

EllanVannin

Who's interested in the USA ?

Rosecarmel?? Is quite interested I would have thought!

EllanVannin Tue 29-Dec-20 16:15:13

Who's interested in the USA ?

MaizieD Tue 29-Dec-20 16:13:47

NotSpaghetti

It's hard to see people stand by when this happens. I know they are probably scared but there are several onlookers. I think I'd have to at least say something even if I was afraid.

Being a bystander is collusion in my opinion.
So so horrible.

But with unfettered carrying of arms in the US how would you know that someone wouldn't whip out a gun and shoot you if you tried to intervene?

I'd be terrified...

NotSpaghetti Tue 29-Dec-20 16:08:46

Of course it's not just America!

NotSpaghetti Tue 29-Dec-20 16:07:54

It's hard to see people stand by when this happens. I know they are probably scared but there are several onlookers. I think I'd have to at least say something even if I was afraid.

Being a bystander is collusion in my opinion.
So so horrible.

Blossoming Tue 29-Dec-20 15:49:34

Racism is alive and well just about everywhere, unfortunately. I find it hard to comprehend how people can behave like that, but you don’t have to look far for examples.

sodapop Tue 29-Dec-20 15:43:54

No racism anywhere else then.

rosecarmel Tue 29-Dec-20 15:35:06

White woman falsely accused Black teen of stealing her iPhone- The young man was with his father, Grammy award winning trumpet player Keyon Harrold, who recorded the video- The woman tackled and scratched the teen attempting to retrieve what she believed was her phone- But her phone was recovered by the Uber driver who'd given her a ride- She apologized to nobody-

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_eVNydvw8IQ

rosecarmel Tue 29-Dec-20 01:44:57

The Columbus, Ohio officer who on December 22nd shot and killed Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, was fired from the police department -

BLM

www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/us/andre-hill-adam-coy-fired/index.html

rafichagran Mon 28-Dec-20 22:29:02

Absolutly shocking.

rosecarmel Mon 28-Dec-20 22:15:02

The ignorance is frightening-

GagaJo Mon 28-Dec-20 21:49:43

I lived there as part of a mixed race family 30 years ago. I've let my green card expire. No desire to go back. Had some terribly racist encounters there.

rosecarmel Mon 28-Dec-20 21:45:05

A sculpture of Breonna Taylor, the 26 year old EMT shot and killed by police in a botched raid, was vandalized 2 weeks after its installation ..

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www.cnn.com/2020/12/28/us/breonna-taylor-bust-vandalized-oakland-trnd/index.html

rosecarmel Mon 28-Dec-20 21:32:32

Below is a viral video of an encounter between two men .. It contains racial slurs, strong language and violence ..

BLM

m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXrewjTN_Y