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Old 05-25-2021, 10:52 AM
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Well, actually, she said for the ONE DAY in recognition of blacks issues and struggles she was only going to accept interviews on THAT one day from people of color.

So sad how much hate on here.
The hate isn't her personally. I hate her racism for even the "one day". As already asserted, no white person could make a similar statement without riots and fires and looting. You know that's true.
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To respond directly to the OPs question...."Where is the national outrage"

Perhaps the attack on our nations capital has numbed everyone to outrage.

If that attack by thugs, and as you read facts about those arrested, many armed to do serious damage physically, it is apparent those wearing their "colors" to insure we all knew on whose behalf this was done, were n fact, thugs.

National outrage because a mayor made a one day stand. I think not. If a vicious, in excess of 300 million dollar attack, on our actual capital is condoned...there is no more conscience to spawn outrage.

I know this gets deleted. We may not speak ill of this attack, or the leader on whose behalf it took place, or the total complete bold face lies told to motivate it.

Meanwhile those who were behind the attacks, cheered them on, still defend them, and the liar who took us there are now asking for "fairness" in public discourse. They feel it is a right to verbally attack, inspire violence based on nothing.

The multitude of threads and posts discussing skin color, and ignoring the why......And the absolute forced silence on Jan 6 events is disturbing. Of course, all Americans decry violence in any name, except it appears to promote a HUGE set of lies and the person who invented them.. That is allowed.

Their premise is an affront.
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Old 05-25-2021, 11:25 AM
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Maybe not enough people of color are attracted to that field of journalism in Chicago. There are underlying facts that don't get discussed. One side of the story only. To disqualify a white news reporter just because he is white is racist. Maybe there are more white news reporters than those of color in Chicago? Coming from Chicago I know she is much disliked but the alternative for mayor was worse.
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She did not say for one day only. She said for one day she made that statement and will stick by it.
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Old 05-25-2021, 11:35 AM
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To respond directly to the OPs question...."Where is the national outrage"

Perhaps the attack on our nations capital has numbed everyone to outrage.

If that attack by thugs, and as you read facts about those arrested, many armed to do serious damage physically, it is apparent those wearing their "colors" to insure we all knew on whose behalf this was done, were n fact, thugs.

National outrage because a mayor made a one day stand. I think not. If a vicious, in excess of 300 million dollar attack, on our actual capital is condoned...there is no more conscience to spawn outrage.

I know this gets deleted. We may not speak ill of this attack, or the leader on whose behalf it took place, or the total complete bold face lies told to motivate it.

Meanwhile those who were behind the attacks, cheered them on, still defend them, and the liar who took us there are now asking for "fairness" in public discourse. They feel it is a right to verbally attack, inspire violence based on nothing.

The multitude of threads and posts discussing skin color, and ignoring the why......And the absolute forced silence on Jan 6 events is disturbing. Of course, all Americans decry violence in any name, except it appears to promote a HUGE set of lies and the person who invented them.. That is allowed.

Their premise is an affront.
I will go so far as to agree that the capitol attack was despicable and indefensible.

However, before addressing that disaster, let's address the other "attacks" in chronological order:

Rioting in LA after Rodney King
Rioting in Ferguson Missouri
Rioting in Baltimore
Attacks on cops in NYC
Rioting in Atlanta
Rioting in Minneapolis

Does anyone see a pattern here????

I hope you are not insinuating that those "events" were OK because the perpetrators were of a specific ethnic group, but the capitol attacks were the sole instance of violence by a different ethnic group.

It's a good thing I wasn't in charge, because in all those events, including the capitol attack, instead of allowing them to burn and loot, I would have sent out the national guard with orders to shoot to kill. Would probably only need to wound 1 or 2 and the rest would get the message loud and clear
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Old 05-25-2021, 11:40 AM
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Exclusion not based on race. Bad comment.
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Old 05-25-2021, 12:07 PM
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A few days ago Lori Lightfoot, the black mayor of Chicago announced that she will only be granting interviews with "people of color". She flat-out and proudly said that whites are excluded from talking/interviewing her.
Her racist attitude is alarming as not only a person, but is magnified by the fact that she is the mayor of Chicago.
Imagine being the reporter whose "beat" is Chicago politics? There goes your way of life simply because you're caucasian.
Of course I have to ask that what if this was done by any other white mayor? What if Bill De Blasio, mayor of New York city or Gil Garcetti, mayor of L.A. proclaimed that they won't be interviewed if your a person of color? Oh my God! There would be mass coverage, people calling for their resignation or firing, protests in the streets! But no, it's a black person racially discriminating against a white, that seems to be ok and we just have to sit back and take it.
What bothers me more than this act is that no one seems to care? No major news coverage across the board? A couple of days a few outlets ran with it but with no great urgency to get to the bottom of it?
Maybe the "bottom of it" is that we as white people should just take it and get use to it?
We seem to be doing a stellar job at it so far.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media...or-interviews/
I like it. It is almost humorous! Turn about IS fair play! She IS the duly elected Mayor. I HAVE to respect that. Black, browns, and women have been de-emphasized for FAR too long in US society. Catching up IS desperately needed. We NEED to be more INCLUSIONARY in order to have a stronger society and advance faster on moral and scientific grounds. Mayor Lightfoot may be making a statement that we need to be more "fair and balanced" - and she IS doing her best to "catch up". I applaud her for making a statement. A Mayor of a large city like Chicago SHOULD be controversial to shine a light on a problem. History books have tried too often to erase the importance of both Native Americans and minorities.

It is the patriotic duty of people like Lightfoot and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the 1619 Project Author to shine the light on Historic inequities!
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Old 05-25-2021, 12:14 PM
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If she had an issue with a Caucasian reporter and doesn’t want that reporter to interview her, that’s fine. But to allow reporters to interview her, strictly based on skin color, is the very definition of racism...
I understand she is lesbian and has a white partner.
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I will go so far as to agree that the capitol attack was despicable and indefensible.

However, before addressing that disaster, let's address the other "attacks" in chronological order:

Rioting in LA after Rodney King
Rioting in Ferguson Missouri
Rioting in Baltimore
Attacks on cops in NYC
Rioting in Atlanta
Rioting in Minneapolis

Does anyone see a pattern here????

I hope you are not insinuating that those "events" were OK because the perpetrators were of a specific ethnic group, but the capitol attacks were the sole instance of violence by a different ethnic group.

It's a good thing I wasn't in charge, because in all those events, including the capitol attack, instead of allowing them to burn and loot, I would have sent out the national guard with orders to shoot to kill. Would probably only need to wound 1 or 2 and the rest would get the message loud and clear
Looters should be punished and if you make an example of a couple by shooting them the rest will get the message.
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Old 05-25-2021, 12:33 PM
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Have you noticed that it's only the politicians of poorly run, disaster zone cities that race bait like this?
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Old 05-25-2021, 12:54 PM
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Anytime you exclude a person BECAUSE of the color of their skin, is racist. You can ride the bus but those of you that are black have to sit at the back. You can go to the movies but you have to sit in your section. Only those of you that are white can use these bubblers. Really, how can anyone justify racism under any circumstance?
Where is that going on?
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Mayor Lightfoot needs to stop using distractions as a shield to avoid criticism and to avoid answering tough questions.
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Where was the outrage when Desantis only allowed Fox News into a bill signing? Where was the outrage when Trump only did interviews with Fox, Brightbart and OAN?
No outrage here. That wasn't racist at all. Apples and pork rinds is what you are comparing.
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Old 05-25-2021, 12:59 PM
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Looters should be punished and if you make an example of a couple by shooting them the rest will get the message.
Even those who attack your nations capitol, 300 million plus in damages for you to pay, based on outrageous lies ?

And looters are bad, but on here where we ONLY discuss their stupid antics, and disregard for law, but never ever do we discuss, what might percipitate such violence.

But, we are mum, silent about those who invade our capitol....amazing how you justify
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No outrage here. That wasn't racist at all. Apples and pork rinds is what you are comparing.
Well, he basically shut out Florida residents, except if they can tolerate Fox.

Not racist but certainly non-inclusivel. Not something for an American elected official to be proud of, as he was.
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