Don't see what the problem is tbh.

Mr C. Unless that wasn't a joke in which case

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At least the number of people who would move if a black family moved in next door is going down.

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As bowie once sang... This is not America..

Who gives a fk about what happens over there, loonys the lot of them.

The only way we can avoid this kind of racism is to legalise drugs....

That's my angle anyway....

Anyone seen the film Kill the Messenger? It exposes the government/CUA making drug deals with Mexico and Colombia with the sole purpose of getting the very poor black Americans addicted to drugs. That's had a knock on effect.

Obviously this is a theory but interesting movie

Down with crystal meth privilege!!!!

comment by Hector (U3606)
posted 15 minutes ago
As bowie once sang... This is not America..
Who gives a fk about what happens over there
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Erm, black folk who don't live there?

comment by SAF_The_Legend-FreePalestine(7) (U5768)
posted 6 minutes ago
The only way we can avoid this kind of racism is to legalise drugs....
That's my angle anyway....
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Won't help. The racists would still have another 100 reasons to kill, maim and jail black folk.

It's not the drugs that hate, it's people that hate.
Feel free to recycle that line as your own.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/01/gary-younge-farewell-to-america

Can't really say the same about our police force,especially the Merseyside cops,they harass any male under 25. Back in the day before the filth had computers onboard their vehicles,I had 6 produce your document tickets in one a day.

Always disliked the term "african-american", I mean wtf does it mean? What is wrong with just black people or black Americans? If you're going to talk about people based on their skin colour, then speak about people based on their skin colour not some imagined affinity
to a continent 3000 miles away.

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The "War on Drugs" isn't a war on drugs but a war on class.

Doesn't matter what race you are if you're poor the "War" is designed to keep you down.

For example the prison sentences for gettign caught with crack cocaine is 3 times as severe as it is for powder cocaine. Why? Because crack is a poor mans drug and powder is a rich mans drug.

So if a poor black/Latino kid is caught with a few grams of crack he get's up to 30 years in prison! If a rich white kid is caught with the same amount of powder he usually escapes prison.

It's all designed to keep a class down, watch "The House I live in" a documentary on Netflix by David Simon who created the Wire, it's a real eye opener.

-Five times as many white folks use drugs as black folks
-African-Americans are sent to prison for drug offenses at 10 times the rate of White Americans.

Statistics can be misleading. I would bet that the majority of people convicted for drugs offences are dealers. So all this tells you is that more black people are drug dealers than white people

comment by #4zA (U19575)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
the op stats are quite raw with no context and with no explanation of other factors involved

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Statistics

I read that 15% of deaths on British roads are caused by drunken drivers, that means that 85% are caused by sober drivers. Draw your own conclusions

Also 10% of women admit to having been treated for mental illness, which is fooking scary, it means that 90% are roaming amongst us untreated

No black man has grown to adulthood without suffering the pain of racist discrimination
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How can this even be measured?


-Five times as many white folks use drugs as black folks
-African-Americans are sent to prison for drug offenses at 10 times the rate of White Americans.
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And it seems White folk are better at not getting caught

-Five times as many white folks use drugs as black folks
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Does this include Paracetamol, cough medicine etc?

Member, back yourself up you misleader you.

comment by HenrysCat (U3608)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Always disliked the term "african-american", I mean wtf does it mean? What is wrong with just black people or black Americans? If you're going to talk about people based on their skin colour, then speak about people based on their skin colour not some imagined affinity to a continent 3000 miles away.
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Very few 'black' people are actually black. We are all just different shades of brown so if we are basing it on colour they should be called brown people or chocolate people.
Also, most chocolate people are very proud of their heritage and link with the motherland. I don't see how it's an imagined link, it's a very strong link.

No white people are actually 'white'

comment by #4zA (U19575)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
the op stats are quite raw with no context and with no explanation of other factors involved
the stop n frisk approach in nyc stopped due to complaints
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I do indicate that it's just a tip of the iceberg. Perhaps you can be kind enough to contribute what you feel is missing? Thanks in advance.

comment by Mamba - The Master of Disaster, King of Sting, Dancing Destroyer and Count of Monte Fisto(U1282) (U13041)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by HenrysCat (U3608)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Always disliked the term "african-american", I mean wtf does it mean? What is wrong with just black people or black Americans? If you're going to talk about people based on their skin colour, then speak about people based on their skin colour not some imagined affinity to a continent 3000 miles away.
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Very few 'black' people are actually black. We are all just different shades of brown so if we are basing it on colour they should be called brown people or chocolate people.
Also, most chocolate people are very proud of their heritage and link with the motherland. I don't see how it's an imagined link, it's a very strong link.
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Chocolate? What the feck is 'chocolate people'?

comment by Mamba - The Master of Disaster, King of Sting, Dancing Destroyer and Count of Monte Fisto(U1282) (U13041)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by HenrysCat (U3608)
posted 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Always disliked the term "african-american", I mean wtf does it mean? What is wrong with just black people or black Americans? If you're going to talk about people based on their skin colour, then speak about people based on their skin colour not some imagined affinity to a continent 3000 miles away.
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Very few 'black' people are actually black. We are all just different shades of brown so if we are basing it on colour they should be called brown people or chocolate people.
Also, most chocolate people are very proud of their heritage and link with the motherland. I don't see how it's an imagined link, it's a very strong link.
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I cant imagine it would go down well in certain areas of America if I were to walk up and say "hello Chocolate people, how are you all doing today"

Id end up looking like a swiss cheese.