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Originally Posted by sammy8duck
This thread shows a lot of hatred and I hope it does not represent the views of the majority of Villagers. Racial comments about black's work ethic or that they all just loot or want something for nothing are neither rebuked or questioned. It is easy for the privileged who live here to make these comments when they haven't had to experience what it is like to be black in certain areas of this country.
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I think what you are seeing is a REACTION to....I suppose it could be called hate, but a reaction to the immediate and vicious accusations based not in fact of one man.
NOBODY expressed hate for Mr. Brown or anyone of another color, but hate for those who, without any facts, robbed, burned and destroyed innocent peoples property.
Had those immediate accusations not taken place, a discussion, AND THIS WAS A DISCUSSION OF LOOTING AND RIOTING, NOT race, guilt/innocence or anything else would have been totally different.
PS...I was not sure where this belonged..decided here. Yesterday, a network spent the greater part of their news day with Mr Brown's funeral, and led just about every hour with a purported audio tape that would show something (they alluded all day to it supporting Mr Brown). They interviewed folks in Ferguson over and over about this tape. TODAY, they do not even mention it, and one on air person openly questioned it existence and it's validity.
THIS kind of thing sparks a reaction, as does the killing of an unarmed youth of any race. The verbage you read here is because after always being put in a defensive spot immediately will sour how you feel, MUCH LIKE I am sure the citizens of Ferguson must have felt. Instead of VOTING, which I understand is not done much there, there are riots, looting a, etc prodded by so called leaders of a movement. This is what spawns reaction.
Nobody knows if the policeman erred or not...if he did, he will suffer the consequences, but, in my opinion, the racist feelings are reverse of how you see it.