WSJ--The Myth of Systemic Police Racism

[Fau Teixeira]

He did .. and he got called a traitor by the republicans for it.

[CF DolFan]

Sure.  Republicans do good things all the time, man.  This ain't Yankees/Red Sox.

LOL ... You have to admit if you read through these off topic threads it sure seems that way around here.

I have to say there is a weird dichotomy going on around ... at least in this area of the country. I swear it seems to me that black people are going out of their way to be nice to white people and police. It can be uncomfortable. For example ... I was entering a 7-11 but I had to throw away quite a bit of trash. An older black gentleman went to the door at a similar time and held it for me. It took me a few seconds to throw the trash away so I said thank you but you can go ahead. He said no sir and waited until I was done to hold the door for me. Obviously I thanked him. If this was a one out I wouldn't think anything about it but I have seen similar things going on around me and to me including a black man buying the dinner of 4 police officers. I guess this is a good thing but I hate to think anyone feels obligated to be nice because of all the crap going on in the media. It's the "obligated" part that makes me feel bad.  

[Dave Gray]

LOL ... You have to admit if you read through these off topic threads it sure seems that way around here.

That's the nature of politics.

Take people like John McCain or Mitt Romney. 

I didn't care for their stances on the big issues when they ran for president.  But that's because those issues are pre-defined by their party.  They have to play to their base to get on the stage and there isn't a debate about things which both candidates agree on -- so the candidates themselves highlight those differences.

But once they're out of the main spotlight, they are men of principle.  Christie, too.  He had some good stuff going on.

I'm not gonna vote for any of those guys because I'm fundamentally opposed to how they would govern, but it doesn't mean that every idea they have on every issue is bad.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

For the record: I am pleased with the way Charlie Baker, my republican governor, is handling the covid-19 crisis. 

Also it should be noted that I have voted Republican.  (not often, in fact only once, but under the right circumstances I will)

[Dave Gray]

I think that Rick Scott sucks in general, but that dude can manage a hurricane.

Jeb was pretty OK, in general.

[stinkfish]

For the record: I am pleased with the way Charlie Baker, my republican governor, is handling the covid-19 crisis.  

Hear Hear. I'm also impressed with Mayah Mahty. I like the way that both of these guys have handled it in Ma and Boston.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Hear Hear. I'm also impressed with Mayah Mahty. I like the way that both of these guys have handled it in Ma and Boston.

I specifically mentioned Baker because he is an R. Plus as someone who lives inW. Mass I haven’t really followed Walsh as closely as Baker. But what is nice is they are working together.  In fact, they seem to have a better working relationship than Cummo and DeBlaseo who are the same party or Baker and Trump. 

[stinkfish]

Never mind what political party anyone is aligned with. These national health and race relation crisis should render us all color blind. No blues or reds, black or white,  just humans trying to keep other humans healthy and alive and safe.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Never mind what political party anyone is aligned with. These national health and race relation crisis should render us all color blind. No blues or reds, black or white,  just humans trying to keep other humans healthy and alive and safe.

I agree.  My point was I am not so team Donkey not to acknowledge my Elephant governor.

[stinkfish]

I usually use the term jackass instead of donkey, but I wish that right now more people were as sane as that and put all of these differences aside. At least for a while.

[CF DolFan]

I wish that right now more people were as sane as that and put all of these differences aside. At least for a while.

When something so important as the corona virus becomes a political tool you know we have lost it as a country. Regardless of who wins the next election I have completely lost any hope that the US will succeed for very much longer. We are pretty much under a Civil War as it is with absolutely no sense of moral standards. It used to boggle the mind how great civilizations were destroyed but it makes perfect sense to me now.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

When something so important as the corona virus becomes a political tool you know we have lost it as a country.

I will agree that.  No prior president has used threatening to withhold disaster relief as a political tool against adversaries. 

[CF DolFan]

I will agree that.  No prior president has used threatening to withhold disaster relief as a political tool against adversaries. 

Yep. It was only Trump. SMH First time in history States have openly broke the law to harbor and support illegals too.

[Fau Teixeira]

We are pretty much under a Civil War as it is with absolutely no sense of moral standards.

The people in power have abandoned facts in favor of spin.
We have a country have abandoned the separation of church and state and 30% of america now worships a con man.
We've abandoned morality in favor of greed.
We've abandoned ethics altogether.
We've abandoned logical arguments in favor of whataboutism.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Yep. It was only Trump. SMH First time in history States have openly broke the law to harbor and support illegals too.

Huh?  That makes no sense.  

And btw Wisconsin’s history of defying the federal requirement to turn over people goes back to the 1850s.  But you probably feel Booth was the problem.