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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
I was living in LA at that time. It was ugly, terrifying and totally counterproductive as far as helping to unify people. The efforts of various groups trying to bridge the gap in understanding and compassion for our fellow man was thwarted. It was replaced with distrust, fear, anger and suspicion. I was in a school with students from all parts of LA and had friends from many backgrounds. After those riots a lot of friends were not friends anymore, they were just someone you used to know. It was incredibly sad.
The only ones who got anything out of it were the hate groups on all sides, pointing fingers at all the others saying, "see, you can't trust anyone." So, so incredibly sad.
Now a man is dead. His life cannot be restored to him. There will be no justice for him. And for the officers in question, it remains to be seen just what will happen, what will be determined. Our efforts, great or small, have been delivered a terrible blow as we continue to try and become a nation and a people truly United. May God help us.
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Unfortunately, but true nonetheless, there are many forces at work in this once-great nation, acting to shred the fabric of our culture, economy and, most importantly, our form of government. Men are being actively pitted against women, blacks (and other races) against whites, "straight" against LGBQT (and other letters), religious against non-believers, repubs against dems, ad infinitum. In order to totally change a country, you must first destroy the cohesive nature of its institutions - this is what we are witnessing and it is being continually "ramped up". Primary to this agenda is destruction of the family and religious beliefs. Divide and conquer is truly "the name of the game" and it's being gamed on all fronts!
Fred