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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

29 Apr

Joe Biden's speech last night was the exact opposite of American Carnage. That's why today it polled at 85% approval.

The republicans can't stand it, but they really have no idea what to do about it.

Trump took office in a country in relatively good condition, and he left it far worse than he found it. He did his best to create the carnage. Republicans have done everything possible to perpetuate damage.

Every lie the republicans have told about has fallen flat, because not only are the majority of Americans able to think for themselves, see with their own eyes, and assess their own experiences and emotions of how they feel about the country and the state of politics,...

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

22 Apr

There are people in America who now, in retrospect, are examining the Chauvin conviction through deservedly critical eyes. Many are wondering, and some are dismayed that, with the mountains of evidence, testimony and proof, why conviction wasn't a slam dunk?

Some wonder why hasn't this happened before now? Those should be obvious assumptions. That's really the point though. Never in history have trials for these egregious incidents EVER been slam dunks. Most of the time they never make it to trial, not even to a plea bargain.

If that was the case Eric Garner and Walter Scott would've been slam dunks, too. The vast majority of cases never get charged. Therefore, the doubt and skepticism we experienced here were totally warranted. And while that must change, it is the norm. That's he hill we must climb.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

22 Apr

I keep hearing talking heads ask if people are concerned that the Chauvin conviction will now make people less desirous of police reform, or make the issue less of an urgent priority?

One verdict was never expected to solve the problem. It's impossible to believe that any reasonable person expected that. So why is that question even a real thing? I suppose they think that police have taken a break from killing and abusing people.

But in reality, the only people I've heard say anything about being less concerned about police reform are those same talking heads asking the question.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

20 Apr

There is enough real life violent racism for America to consume until we get sick of it, yet the problem never gets better. So for any media company to create fictionalized versions in whatever genre it's supposed to be for "entertainment purposes" is disgusting exploitation.

So why? Where's the entertainment value, and for who? It sure as hell isn't for the blacks and other people of color's benefit depicted on the screen or experiencing it in real life. It's just profiteering off of misery and hate, pure and simple.

And why now, other than for some kind of sick, parasitic voyeurism?

It's one thing to document facts and information for historical purposes and posterity. It's another thing to create it for titillations and applause - or worse - critic reviews and profits.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

20 Apr

Let's get this straight right out of the gate.

Maxine Waters neither said nor did anything wrong. That's a distraction fundamentally predicated on gaslighting and racism itself.

Congresswoman Waters spoke the plain truth that's borne out by history and facts. In his petulance, the Chauvin case judge was wrong, dead wrong. His concurrence that "she may have given you something on the basis of appeal," is more about him on the bench than what she said.

The problem is the truth is offensive to the sensibilities of individuals who believe they're entitled, and that blacks and other people of color are inferior. And, the history of police abuse and accountability in this nation is rife with injustice.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

19 Apr

Boeher has come out of basement bourbon and red wine cellar to sell his memoir. Yet he's is still talking the same old crap about gun legislation by saying it didn't happen in 2013 because the democrats wanted too much.I

Wanting to keep 6-year olds alive is apparently too much.

Yet for the past 8 years, support for gun reform has run between 70-90% in popularity. The only other things that even come are the Pandemic Relief package, and Infrastructure all democratic initiatives and made - or will become - reality because of democrats.

And even directly asked if Trump should run again, and would be support him, he was too much of a coward to just say no.

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