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annm4peace

(6,119 posts)
Wed Jul 24, 2013, 11:18 PM Jul 2013

In your papers are their commentaries of black conservatives writing about black on black crime?

I'm trying to find out if this was happening cross the country

In our local paper was a commentary by a black man who is part of a right wing think tank. who said... "well, what about black on black crime.. what about the evil hip hop music calling their own women 'ho's".
It is the same crap we have hear before.. some we have heard before... but what upsets me is they publish this so soon after the injustice of Trayvon Martin's killing. they publish it as right wing radio people are "what about black on black crime".

It makes me sick... so I was wondering if you had similar "Commentaries" in your papers.

Is it another organized by the right wing to spread propaganda across this country ?

Please post if your papers had similar commentaries, columnists..etc.


http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/216508201.html

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In your papers are their commentaries of black conservatives writing about black on black crime? (Original Post) annm4peace Jul 2013 OP
It's a red herring argument brush Jul 2013 #1

brush

(53,871 posts)
1. It's a red herring argument
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 12:06 AM
Jul 2013

meant to divert attention from the real issue. Crime is more a part of life in poor communities, which is where most crime occurs, and is really a class issue rather than race. The crime rates in poorer white communities (white-on-white crime) where meth is rampant are similar to inner-city, black-on-black rates. And don't forget about gang banging in disadvantaged Latino communities (brown-on-brown crime). Criminals prey on those nearby, and those nearby almost always are people of the same ethnicity as the criminal. But you'll never hear the phrase "white-on-white crime" uttered, even after all the mass shooting done by loner white guys. The shooter is always immediately called deeply disturbed, but never criminal or thug.

Everyone knows the zimmerman verdict was a racist sham so black conservatives willing to write or talk (and get paid) about black-on-black are always trotted out whenever something like the zimmerman verdict happens. And they get up and do their duty.

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