I understand what you’re saying and your reasoning is similar to mine which is why, as I originally stated, I’ve decided not to see the movie. Even so, NWA is still not, as the original poster said, merely a “successful group of misogynists”. It is much more than that, particularly in relation to white supremacy. If…

The way Sanders’ supporters have reacted to this reminds me of Lena Dunham’s supporters. Her supporters made her issues with race 100x worse with their blind, racist defenses of her. It’s the same with Sanders. After the Seattle interruption, he responded pretty well, but his supporters are really fucking it up for…

I don’t support the film, but speaking for myself, the notion that NWA is just a bunch of “successful misogynsts” completely ignores how important their music was for exposing police brutality in black communities, painting a picture some aspects of black life in America and unapologetically expressing anger with…

The problem is that you’ve boiled this film down to “a movie about a successful group of misogynists” when it’s actually a lot more than that, particularly given all of the anti-blackness going on around the country.

I still can’t believe she was my favorite person on the show. You know shits fucked up when liberals are rooting for the sole Republican on a show (and a Bush Republican at that).

This show is like an old, crazy relative at a party who alternately infuriates and amuses everyone as they wait for her to die so they can see who gets the inheritance.

I liked her too. Her politics are different than mine and I side-eyed her several times, but she is intelligent, thoughtful and knowledgeable about important subjects. Her contributions were often the most substantive out of everyone else on the panel. If they had fired everyone else and gotten people like her without…

You beat me to it. Such a good sketch.

It’s actually an improvement. In the past, people would bypass the threats and go straight for the kill. See abolitionism and the civil rights movement for more information.

Yeah, like I said, “most” white people don’t get it. I know that there are exceptions like you and that more and more white folks are starting realize that the police aren’t as honest as they might have been raised to think. Hopefully, more people will follow your example and the exceptions will become the rule in the…

Case in point: Walter Scott. The police covered up his murder until the video was released. Same with Freddie Gray. It happens all around the country although most of the violence perpetrated by police doesn’t end in murder so it doesn’t get covered as much.

It’s not out of bounds for that this could be a suicide. Like I said on an earlier article, I could see how the despair of being in that situation could lead someone to suicide. Being treated like crap and isolated in a jail cell while being away from family and thinking that one might have lost their new job is…

The “itchy fits and false alarms” made me laugh out loud. Great story.

1. You need to calm down your attitude.

Yeah, I meant inappropriate.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Sanders’ strong suit seems to be economics - that’s his specialty. That he is responding to feedback on other issues is a good thing and something that’s making me keep my mind open to voting for him. However, I’m not sure if he’s responding to feedback because he values it or just so…

Yeah, all-the-cats told me that Sanders had not said “All Lives Matter”. I made a mistake in including his name. However, Clinton said it in June at a black church near Ferguson and received a lot of criticism for it http://www.npr.org/sections/itsal….

I agree that local politics plays an important role in improving the police. I also agree that the president should not be relied up for that sort of change. However, if I’m going to vote for someone for president, then they need to understand the issues surrounding race-based police violence and they need to have…

Like I said, neither has adequately addressed the issue. I do commend him for that and other statements he has made on the issue. It’s good to know that he recognizes the problem given that some candidates won’t even acknowledge it. However, it’s one thing to acknowledge the problem and it’s another to come up with…

What specific solutions did he offer?