America 1950 vs. America 2012

[sgt150]

I get your point but its pretty ignorant to try to equate what we are going through today to what blacks went through in the Jim Crow years. Our current situation has extreme consequences and potential but we live far safer and better lives than blacks did 60 years ago. Ask any black man if he would rather be living in 1950. Just saying.

What we're going through right now is worse. Having no rights at all living under total tyranny is worse than forced segregation, the 'bread and circus' just puts a happy face on it.

It's beyond insulting to say we are living worse than blacks in 1950. Indeed, ignorant, probably intentionally. I don't care if you don't care about blacks (because I don't), but I wouldn't ever say they had it better than we do today.

Since rights are no more and the economy is in the shitter, right now is worse than 1950 when part of the population had rights and the economy was better. I never said it was an ideal time for blacks to live in, but neither is right now.

[onlyrp]

What we're going through right now is worse. Having no rights at all living under total tyranny is worse than forced segregation, the 'bread and circus' just puts a happy face on it.

Since rights are no more and the economy is in the shitter, right now is worse than 1950 when part of the population had rights and the economy was better. I never said it was an ideal time for blacks to live in, but neither is right now.

Really? What kind of tyranny and lack of rights are you talking about? What could minorities do in 1950 we can't do today?

[onlyrp]

Josh_LA

I see we meet again.

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[onlyrp]

You better concern yourself with the way China does to their workers--cause we're next! Inhumane conditions will circle the globe if we do not stand up now!!



The parents of these youngsters work in the factory while their children are tied to a workshop window to keep them safe

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what exactly do you propose we as American consumers do about it?

[sgt150]

Really? What kind of tyranny and lack of rights are you talking about? What could minorities do in 1950 we can't do today?

Do you have your head buried in the sand? Are you not familiar with the NDAA?

[onlyrp]

Do you have your head buried in the sand? Are you not familiar with the NDAA?

How about before the NDAA? So in 2011, you'd say we're better than 1950?

I want specifics. Not "this law says this" before something actually happened.

[donnay]

what exactly do you propose we as American consumers do about it?

Stop consuming Chinese made products! I am outraged by the inhumane conditions that these people have to work in to supply our country with the bobble-head trinkets they do not need.

[onlyrp]

Stop consuming Chinese made products! I am outraged by the inhumane conditions that these people have to work in to supply our country with the bobble-head trinkets they do not need.

If we stopped consuming their products they'd have better working conditions?

[sgt150]

How about before the NDAA? So in 2011, you'd say we're better than 1950?

I want specifics. Not "this law says this" before something actually happened.

I'm not saying either time is necessarily ideal to live in. But living in a lockdown police state practically under martial law with a busted economy makes present day worse than 1950 where the economy was strong and more people had rights. There were probably many communities where blacks were treated fairly back then. Now everyone is treated like a peon and a slave. That's why I'd take 1950. Blacks are still suffering harsh injustices against them nowadays via the war on drugs BTW

[onlyrp]

I'm not saying either time is necessarily ideal to live in.

I understand, but you specifically said now is worse than how minorities had it in 1950. So I'd like some details of why.

But living in a lockdown police state practically under martial law with a busted economy makes present day worse than 1950 where the economy was strong and more people had rights.

I'm not asking about the people who had rights in 1950, I'm asking about the people who didn't have rights in 1950. Or do you concede that?
Are we actually under lockdown police state ?

There were probably many communities where blacks were treated fairly back then. Now everyone is treated like a peon and a slave. That's why I'd take 1950. Blacks are still suffering harsh injustices against them nowadays via the war on drugs BTW

Seriously, I felt like I read 3 different messages.