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‘Suburbicon’ Star Matt Damon: ‘There Needs to Be A Reckoning’ For Racism
Newsbusters ^ | October 23, 2017 | Corinne Weaver

Posted on 10/24/2017 5:59:04 AM PDT by kevcol

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To: A_perfect_lady
to your points....

It's worth remember that a person who sees themselves as oppressed does NOT dream of being freed from oppression.

They dream of being the oppressor.

61 posted on 10/24/2017 7:08:38 AM PDT by wbill
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To: Dr. Pritchett

Sorry, my numbers were a little off, but same effect. Here’s from Wikipedia for what it’s worth:

“The United States Census of 1850 was the seventh census of the United States. Conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1850, it determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876—an increase of 35.9 percent over the 17,069,453 persons enumerated during the 1840 Census. The total population included 3,204,313 slaves.”

So, we suddenly dropped 3M freed slaves into a population of 20M Americans, who all came to America to seek their fortunes in different ways.


62 posted on 10/24/2017 7:08:54 AM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

I encourage a reckoning too.

How about they start ? Pick up a stick, or a bat, or what have you. Then call me a racist, and try to attack me and my family.

Last step is that reckoning they are talking about.


63 posted on 10/24/2017 7:11:55 AM PDT by Celerity
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To: kevcol

DAMon? We’re waiting for your first multi-million dollar reparation payment. Otherwise shut up.


64 posted on 10/24/2017 7:16:43 AM PDT by Lent
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

“:: There needs to be a reckoning, a true one. ::

Come on over here and getchyer reckonin’, Matty-boy.”

I’m your huckleberry. Say when Matt...you call it.


65 posted on 10/24/2017 7:40:16 AM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

“How will we know when racism is finally conquered?”

When the black on white crime rate is like Switzerland.


66 posted on 10/24/2017 7:42:02 AM PDT by Bonemaker
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I still think matt damon gave his most realistic heartfelt performance in Team America


67 posted on 10/24/2017 7:54:41 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: Tenacious 1

People in this country who slam it for ANYTHING, should have to live in ANY other country for a year. They will kiss the ground when they arrive back in this country.


68 posted on 10/24/2017 7:55:56 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
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To: Pravious

Partner, You got that right!!!

69 posted on 10/24/2017 7:56:20 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano
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To: kevcol

race is like the Palestinian conflict...they talk about it all the time but they don’t want it resolved because it’s too lucrative to some.

some blacks use it for personal gain....some Blacks use it to cover up their shortcomings and democrats use it to get votes


70 posted on 10/24/2017 8:06:34 AM PDT by SPRINK
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To: kevcol

Damon is one of the biggest hypocrites in Hollywood.


71 posted on 10/24/2017 8:09:22 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: kevcol

I can’t express in mere words what contempt I have for these co-called stars of today....effin; fuck every one of them.


72 posted on 10/24/2017 8:32:39 AM PDT by pallmallman
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To: Renkluaf

Bingo.


73 posted on 10/24/2017 9:25:14 AM PDT by Trillian
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To: KC Burke

Jim Crow is scary because the Supreme Court justified government enforced racism. Liberals want us to be scared of ourselves, but the most horrible racism in history came at the power of the state - something they never talk about.


74 posted on 10/24/2017 9:58:44 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: PGR88

I think there needs to be discussion about how those around Harvey enabled rape. Unpack the concept that those enabler too are rapists. So as a community we can process these issues and begin to heal and live in a sustainable rape circle free environment. Weasel word mode off


75 posted on 10/24/2017 10:14:41 AM PDT by datricker (Cut Taxes Repeal ACA Deport DACA - Americans First, Build the Wall, Lock her up MAGA!)
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To: kevcol

You mean hold the Blacks and Latino’s responsible for their overt and violent racism to White people?


76 posted on 10/24/2017 12:54:35 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: wbill

Ah yes. The slave dreams not of freedom, but of being master.


77 posted on 10/24/2017 6:28:18 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: kevcol

What a complete nimrod!


78 posted on 10/25/2017 11:54:17 AM PDT by stylecouncilor ("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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