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If conservatives want to disavow racism they must reject policies that have a disparate impact on people of color. #PoorPeoplesCampaign has written @GOP to request an opportunity to present our analysis of 5 interlocking injustices. We’re ready. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
If GOP wants to separate itself from Trump, McConnell should join Pelosi & demand Trump stop attacks on immigrants, pass immigration reform, restore the VRA, make just policies toward Native Americans, & support living wages & health care—all of which impact people of color.
And stop callling every program that helps people “socialism”—a scare word that’s been used in racist ways to attack black leadership for years.
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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Dems if you allow people to scare you into being safe & not bold if in a country of 140 million poor & low wealth ppl, you can’t speak to the real issues. #DemDebate
If you worry about the so-called middle of the country & not the South, where over 1/3 of America’s poor live, you will loose again. #DemDebate
Another debate and no focus on poverty & low wealth, despite over 25 million blacks & over 60 million white in poverty. #DemDebate
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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Democrats attacking Warren & Sanders b/c they want health care for all is a mistake. We don’t have to raise taxes on the poor or middle class if we repeal the Trump wealth tax cut & the wealthy pay their fair share.
If we stop funding war w/ a military budget that is more than combined military budgets of Iran, Russia, N Korea & China, we have the money.
Why can’t Democrat’s agree they want health care for all?
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
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I’m glad to be home in NC this week as the #PoorPeoplesCampaign’s “We Must Do More” Tour links up w/ moral movement partners to build up a movement that votes! Please share events below w/ folks across NC...
I’m at @DukeSanford tonight to give a public lecture on “Reviving the Heart of Democracy.” This is a movement w/ a plan & we need policy makers who are ready to work hand-in-hand w/ impacted people.
You can register here to sign up to canvass in Greenville, NC this weekend, as we go door-to-door w/ neighbors to register people for the movement who vote. actionnetwork.org/events/north-c…
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Su Mohan #WinBlue🗽 #DemsWork4USA🇺🇸
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#Racism and #WhiteFragility

Important question to raise.


Please read this entire thread, and watch the youtube clips. (Yes, I have watched all, and three times now). This is important if we are going to overcome our internal racism.
Animus is NOT a required component in racism.
#Racism is by-product of #institutionalpower.

#WhiteFragility preserves 'order' whether or not intended.
Important to remember.
#WhitePrivilege, #InstitutionalRacism manifests sometimes in the form of blaming the blacks. It becomes 'code word bonding' and wittingly or unwittingly goes to preserve the status quo. Knowingly or otherwise, it is #WhiteFragility.
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Color me shocked.

“The GOP memo falsely pinned the El Paso massacre and other notable mass shootings on the left.”

tampabay.com/florida-politi…
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Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence from the left.”
A document obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and sent by #HouseRepublicans provides a framework for how to respond to anticipated questions like, “Why won’t you pass legislation to close the ‘gun show loophole’ in federal law?” and “Why shouldn’t we ban high-capacity magazines?"
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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
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Apparently our leaders value the rights of the ppl who want to buy assault rifles over the rights of MOST OF US to live our lives without dying....
Apparently it's ok for Donald Trump to spew hate on this platform, have the media cover it 24/7 WHEN we KNOW this fuels white supremacists & legitimizes violence....
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Also, if you’re saying, “He’s racist, but…” your privilege is showing. People of color do not have the luxury of qualifying or ignoring it. #Racism
If you see “Go back where you came from,” literally #1 on the #whitesupremacy all-time greatest hits list, and deny the blatant racism of the person who uttered it, you are truly living in a bubble of privilege and denial. #Racism
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Since this fool wants to come for my comedy crush @nicolebyer let’s break down ALL the issues with this foolish ass thread.
1: I’ve watched every episode of @NailedIt & to claim that Nicole Byer is only nice to black contestants is frankly a lie. However, even if that were the case, consider that this is a highly edited reality TV show which means editors choose which parts of her behavior we see.
2: Mr. Flores seems to lack a fundamental understanding of what #racism is so let’s review, shall we? Racism is fundamentally a belief that one’s own race is superior, however, in critical race theory, scholars also assert that racism must be combined with systemic power to work.
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1. We are offered two distinctly different messages in response to the political actions and climate of the Trump era. Two fundamental philosophies that will shape the course of our country:

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