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Before You Call the Cops (Original Post) demmiblue May 2020 OP
As a black man myself IluvPitties May 2020 #1
Almost every African American I know, and grew up with, is the same as this man. I live in Kentucky. fwvinson May 2020 #6
Yes. FM123 May 2020 #2
Beautiful !! STING2 May 2020 #3
Yes, very powerful and sad. brer cat May 2020 #4
😢😢💔💔 onecaliberal May 2020 #5
Kick dalton99a May 2020 #7
What a respectful, polite gentleman. Scarsdale May 2020 #8
As an old, white woman who was taught right from wrong as I grew up, pazzyanne May 2020 #9
That part is what makes him a better person than I am csziggy May 2020 #15
You are right. AirmensMom May 2020 #22
Wow! warmfeet May 2020 #10
+1! nt tblue37 May 2020 #11
I'm an older white woman and it made me cry. blueinredohio May 2020 #12
I wish the word "awesome" hasn't become so hackneyed and common. BobTheSubgenius May 2020 #13
Brought tears to my eyes. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #14
Republicans do not want us to get to know each other better. KY_EnviroGuy May 2020 #16
Well that had my eyes glistening. Retweeted!💔 Cha May 2020 #17
Wow Wow Wow lillypaddle May 2020 #18
Possibly the most moving thing I have seen coeur_de_lion May 2020 #19
As someone too who knows almost exactly how he feels l Enoki33 May 2020 #20
That is sad and beautiful! Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #21
What I find particularly sad AirmensMom May 2020 #23
I don't see how this video doesn't uphold the "model minority" concept that racism is built on. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #24
 

fwvinson

(488 posts)
6. Almost every African American I know, and grew up with, is the same as this man. I live in Kentucky.
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:17 AM
May 2020

FM123

(10,054 posts)
2. Yes.
Thu May 28, 2020, 09:37 AM
May 2020
This is powerful. Sad. Moving. And actually might help you in deepest darkest corners of your mind. Please watch.

STING2

(18 posts)
3. Beautiful !!
Thu May 28, 2020, 09:40 AM
May 2020

My heart hurts that anyone could not understand your pain. I hope everyone can hears your words. They are powerful and brought tears to my eyes. I hope this hate stops and pray for you and yours everyday. God Bless you. I wish you peace and love. Keep happy because I stand by you every step of the Way.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
8. What a respectful, polite gentleman.
Thu May 28, 2020, 10:41 AM
May 2020

There are millions like him, of every color and creed. We are all in this together. The only thing he said that I would disagree with is the part about not hating the president. I am an old white woman. I despise tRump with every fiber of my being. He is a dyed in the wool racist, who has made it perfectly acceptable to let others like him come out and spew their unwarranted hatred. President Obama is and always will be TWICE the man tRump is. How did we as a nation go from the intelligent, classy President Obama and his lovely family, to the despicable tRump crime family? A family with no qualities whatsoever. What the HELL is wrong with people who would vote for any republican?

pazzyanne

(6,560 posts)
9. As an old, white woman who was taught right from wrong as I grew up,
Thu May 28, 2020, 11:25 AM
May 2020

I HATE this president, too. I can't abide lying and this guy does nothing but lie and commit evil acts. tRump is a year or two younger than I am, and as early as the 1970s I was aware of the activities of Fred and Donald tRump, their racism, their mob connections, KKK membership, and their misuse of their wealth to name a few bad acts. What he had done to this country that my father, grandfather, uncles, nephews, and cousins defended during WWI, WW2, the Korean War, Viet Nam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and Iraq is pure and simple treason. The family cemetery is filled with piles of dirt from those family members who fought to preserve this nation rolling over in their graves. I will never FORGET AND I WILL RESIST WITH EVERY BONE IN MY BODY.

csziggy

(34,139 posts)
15. That part is what makes him a better person than I am
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:21 PM
May 2020

He can get around the actions of Dolt45's despicable actions and not hate the man. I can't do that - I hate the man and everything he does and that he stands for.

The gentleman in the video is a very good person. It would be an honor to meet him and get to know him.

AirmensMom

(14,649 posts)
22. You are right.
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:36 AM
May 2020

Except that President Obama is not twice the man MF45 is. MF45 is not a man except in the physical sense. It's basic math that anything times 0 is still 0. President Obama is way more than anything times 0. I consider him to be the best president in my lifetime of over 6 decades. And I believe the answer to your question is that they're that racist. They couldn't be outdone by the black guy.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,498 posts)
16. Republicans do not want us to get to know each other better.
Thu May 28, 2020, 12:32 PM
May 2020

Divisiveness, racism and bigotry is the very core of their political strategy.....


Very touching video and thanks for posting, Demmiblue........ .........

coeur_de_lion

(3,687 posts)
19. Possibly the most moving thing I have seen
Thu May 28, 2020, 07:29 PM
May 2020

since the Mango Mussolini came to be.

Thank you so much for posting.

Enoki33

(1,588 posts)
20. As someone too who knows almost exactly how he feels l
Thu May 28, 2020, 09:54 PM
May 2020

read the responses here and came away with a renewed feeling of hope for our country. If we remember MLK’s call for character over skin color this nation will survive intact, and decency will prevail long after the despotic lying traitor is gone. Personally l respect the good gentleman who made the video much more than l admire him.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,654 posts)
21. That is sad and beautiful!
Fri May 29, 2020, 07:57 AM
May 2020

I hope people who need to see it are exposed to it, take the time to watch it, and give it the reflection it deserves.

AirmensMom

(14,649 posts)
23. What I find particularly sad
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:38 AM
May 2020

is that the people who would be afraid of him and call the cops are not the people who would watch something like this.

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