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Rittenhouse verdict was message to white youth: If you believe Black lives matter, your life means nothing
The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | November 19, 2021 | Dahleen Glanton

Posted on 11/20/2021 6:42:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial was never directly about race. Everyone involved in the shooting — the victims and the killer — were young white men.

Nor was it entirely about whether Rittenhouse killed 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum in self-defense, as the jury decided on Friday. It is easy to make this case all about vigilante justice, but it is much more complex.

Nothing in America is that simple anymore.

From the moment Rittenhouse was charged with killing two men and injuring another with his semi-automatic rifle during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, this case has been about sending a message.

This time, it was from the far-right wing to young white people who support the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Don’t get involved with social justice reform. Don’t protest senseless police killings. Just sit back and enjoy your white privilege. If you take to the streets with the Black Lives Matter crowd, you might end up dead. And we’re going to do everything possible to make sure your killer walks free.”

In other words, young white people, if you believe that Black lives matter, your life means nothing.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: antifa; blm; dahleenglanton; illinois; journalism; kenosha; kylerittenhouse; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; press; rittenhousebs; wisconsin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

For centuries, the religious have debated Gnosticism. The notion that there was secret knowledge apart from the plain words of the scriptures has been seen as dangerous, decisive and elitist. This talk of dog whistles and their “real” meaning is the secular equivalent of Gnosticism in today’s version of religion and it is equally dangerous, decisive and elitist. We must bow to the Gnostic priests who interpret reality for us else we be misled.


21 posted on 11/20/2021 7:04:59 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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To: BenLurkin
Dahleen, Shaneequa, Aleesia, Phisohexee. When these authors appear, I know that a screed on White Supremacy and ultra
far right plots will follow.

The stone cold ignorance of Dahleen, in the face of evidence, both direct and indirect, presented at the Kenosha trial, is astounding.

22 posted on 11/20/2021 7:05:50 AM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is in the tent.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The headline makes sense to me.


23 posted on 11/20/2021 7:09:37 AM PST by sipow
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To: caseinpoint

Not decisive but divisive. Dang autocorrect.


24 posted on 11/20/2021 7:10:22 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is from a Chicago newspaper where 3,766 people have been shot & 678 have been killed so far this year. There’s no uproar about black lives mattering there.


25 posted on 11/20/2021 7:10:48 AM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winningwxt hist)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Now the “anti-racist” nuts are complaining a white guy threatening people with the “n” word was a hero.


26 posted on 11/20/2021 7:12:49 AM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: BenLurkin

She’s black. She’s race-obligated to toe the leftist line against those who oppose their mind control.


27 posted on 11/20/2021 7:14:25 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The left doing what the left does.

Promoting false narratives.

There is no room for truth or reality on the destructive path of the mentally deranged.


28 posted on 11/20/2021 7:15:24 AM PST by mn-bush-man
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If Kyle were black, and shot the same three white rioters who were attacking him. the DA would of pressed no charges and Leftist run cities across the country would be putting up statues of him.

This case is a blatant display of the ugly rabid racism at the heart of the current US Democrat party


29 posted on 11/20/2021 7:18:32 AM PST by MNJohnnie (They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They should direct their anger towards the incompetent prosecutors.


30 posted on 11/20/2021 7:20:25 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Rittenhouse verdict was message to white youth: If you believe Black lives matter, your life means nothing

Cry more.


31 posted on 11/20/2021 7:22:43 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024.)
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To: Mr. K
They should direct their anger towards the incompetent prosecutors.

The prosecutor wasn't incompetent. He never had a case to begin with.

Rittenhouse was charged only because Twitter demanded it.

32 posted on 11/20/2021 7:23:49 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024.)
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To: lodi90

How many murders in Chicago are on trial?


33 posted on 11/20/2021 7:24:24 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Most of BLM are White Democrats


34 posted on 11/20/2021 7:24:36 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: FLT-bird

Th unedited picture pf the injury suffered by Gage Grosskreutz that the prosecution showed during the trial ought to convince anybody who’s coming up against someone who’s armed with an AR-type rifle not to attack such an armed person. OMG, it looked like an alligator bit a huge hunk of flesh out of his right arm. Shows what a long .22 cal. bullet moving at about 3,200 fps will do when it hits somebody.


35 posted on 11/20/2021 7:25:30 AM PST by libstripper
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This time, it was from the far-right wing to young white people who support the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Don’t get involved with social justice reform. Don’t protest senseless police killings. Just sit back and enjoy your white privilege. If you take to the streets with the Black Lives Matter crowd, you might end up dead. And we’re going to do everything possible to make sure your killer walks free.”

If you've been looking for a really good example of complete and utter bullshite, you can stop looking.

36 posted on 11/20/2021 7:26:27 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: libstripper

Don’t you know that the 5.56/223 rounds is nothing but an underpowered varmint round? I saw it on the internet! /s


37 posted on 11/20/2021 7:27:43 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (This will be a hot extract.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fail. It means do not threaten life and limb of other people and you’ll mostly always be fine. It’s the ones that threaten, thieve and terrorize who you need to be warning, silly.


38 posted on 11/20/2021 7:27:46 AM PST by Irenic ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If you believe the MSM, you’re a fool, no-matter your skin color.


39 posted on 11/20/2021 7:27:51 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: Moorings
some of the most low-IQ individuals go into journalism

And education.

40 posted on 11/20/2021 7:29:52 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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