JeffL wrote:
Because I have called out racism as I see it, read about it, hear it, does not make me a racist. So some of these responses, though written with great grammar and vocabulary, are bullshit. They show that the writer is unaware of the reality that many live with, or choose to close his/her eyes and pretend that it does not exist. That level of ignorance is amazing in today's information soaked environment. Is Google, Facebook, or Fox News a trusted source of unbiased, vetted information? Not a chance. However, when all of the, prior to Trump, respected news agencies, who pride themselves on honest reporting, report and verify the institutional racism that is prevalent in places like Baltimore, Fergusen, MO, or Chicago, it is hard to call it an abberation.
I remember living in Coral Gables, FL in the 50's, and being excluded from many of the resorts on Miami Beach because we were Jews. I remember getting the shit beat out of me in high school because "we don't want no fucking Jews in our school". I served this country for 8 years in the Air Force, from 1961-1969, during the height of the Cold War. I experience physical abuse in basic training because I was that "kike" from New York. The only fight I had in the service was with an airman from the South who called me a dirty Jew and coward when I didn't want to fight him. I ended up knocking his ass out. Today, anti-Semitism, and racism rage across the country and Europe, fueled by rhetoric from the highest levels. So, if you don't see the racism, anti-religious bigotry, and white supremacy ideology becoming ever wider and more strident in this country, then regardless of your so well-reasoned responses, you are truly an idiot.
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I was raised in the military, my children are serving in the military, and your claims of having been abused in the military based on your religion, do not ring true. Based on what you write I would guess it is your attitude and character that got you in trouble with other people. People who go around looking for trouble usually find it. As Will Rogers said: "The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’."