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lawai'a said:
many places here on the big island only have 1 road to get to them, we also only have 1 road that goes around the whole island. things get very jammed up quitting time as is. many must commute from cheaper cost of housing areas to work and back on that single 2 lane road (40-60 mile commutes through 1/2 dozen rural communities with 30mph limits). those folks prefer a steady pace. on weekends however those generalities are out the window.
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I love cruising the roads of Kauai. don't mind the slow pace at all FAMS. Our place we stay at up north, you have to go over like 7 single lane bridges

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lawai'a said:
many places here on the big island only have 1 road to get to them, we also only have 1 road that goes around the whole island. things get very jammed up quitting time as is. many must commute from cheaper cost of housing areas to work and back on that single 2 lane road (40-60 mile commutes through 1/2 dozen rural communities with 30mph limits). those folks prefer a steady pace. on weekends however those generalities are out the window.
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Big Island is my favorite of all the Hawaiian Islands hands down. That Saddle Road is WAY better than it used to be. Kauai is where traffic can really get nuts. One night there'd been an accident on the road back from Waimea to Kapa'a and there was no way around other than off-roading through the cane fields.
 
People who claim the real problem isn't racism, just Black youth growing up without fathers, conveniently ignore exactly why George Floyd's children no longer have a father.
 
Players and umpires all took a knee before last night's AFL match.

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crandc said:
People who claim the real problem isn't racism, just Black youth growing up without fathers, conveniently ignore exactly why George Floyd's children no longer have a father.
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Or that it's not like the police go "oh hey, if this guy had a father I wouldn't be stepping on his neck"
 
crandc said:
People who claim the real problem isn't racism, just Black youth growing up without fathers, conveniently ignore exactly why George Floyd's children no longer have a father.
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The George Floyd murder may very well be an exceptional situation. That's not to say Black kids growing up without fathers isn't a contributing factor in the entire issue.
 
ABM said:
The George Floyd murder may very well be an exceptional situation. That's not to say Black kids growing up without fathers isn't a contributing factor in the entire issue.
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what issue? being black and getting murdered by a cop?
 
ABM said:
The George Floyd murder may very well be an exceptional situation. That's not to say Black kids growing up without fathers isn't a contributing factor in the entire issue.
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What does black kids growing up without fathers have to do with other people being racist?

That is the weirdest spin to blame the victim I have ever heard.
 
so, I just saw this on the TV:

trump held a conference today in Dallas, TX. It was supposedly about policing and race. The Dallas chief of police is black. The county sheriff is black. The Dallas DA is black. None of those three people were invited to trump's fucking photo-op conference. The mayor of Dallas, who is black, didn't attend because of a "scheduling conflict" that somehow cropped up when he found out the three black chief law enforcement officers of the Dallas area weren't invited to a conference on race and policing

how can anybody still argue in support of this orange asshole?
 
The entire issue includes Black on Black crime, etc., etc. The video I post alludes to some of this. We can't simply look at cop crime and call it a day. Sorry. This is a universal, multi-decades-long, very complex issue.
 
ABM said:
The George Floyd murder may very well be an exceptional situation. That's not to say Black kids growing up without fathers isn't a contributing factor in the entire issue.
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I think he's trying to say being white has privileges?
 
julius said:
What does black kids growing up without fathers have to do with other people being racist?

That is the weirdest spin to blame the victim I have ever heard.
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I've been watching ABM post incessantly here and not once have I seen him propose anything that might impact the "missing father" issues. No mention of increased funding for inner city schools; no mention of any kind of jobs programs for black communities; no mention of vocational training for black Americans; no mention of amending jail sentences for non-violent crimes.

but suddenly, 'missing fathers' is an issue when the subject is racism?
 
wizenheimer said:
I've been watching ABM post incessantly here and not once have I seen him propose anything that might impact the "missing father" issues. No mention of increased funding for inner city schools; no mention of any kind of jobs programs for black communities; no mention of vocational training for black Americans; no mention of amending jail sentences for non-violent crimes.

but suddenly, 'missing fathers' is an issue when the subject is racism?
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You missed posts, then. Sorry
 
wizenheimer said:
I've been watching ABM post incessantly here and not once have I seen him propose anything that might impact the "missing father" issues. No mention of increased funding for inner city schools; no mention of any kind of jobs programs for black communities; no mention of vocational training for black Americans; no mention of amending jail sentences for non-violent crimes.

but suddenly, 'missing fathers' is an issue when the subject is racism?
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It's the latest talking point
 
wizenheimer said:
so, I just saw this on the TV:

trump held a conference today in Dallas, TX. It was supposedly about policing and race. The Dallas chief of police is black. The county sheriff is black. The Dallas DA is black. None of those three people were invited to trump's fucking photo-op conference. The mayor of Dallas, who is black, didn't attend because of a "scheduling conflict" that somehow cropped up when he found out the three black chief law enforcement officers of the Dallas area weren't invited to a conference on race and policing

how can anybody still argue in support of this orange asshole?
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And at that event Trump said tear gassing protesters was "a beautiful thing". He added that racial problems will be solved quickly and easily. True, many dedicated talented people devoted their entire lives to fighting racism but doubtless Trump, who called Nazis very fine people, knows more about ending racism than Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and most definitely knows more than Barack Obama!
 
crandc said:
And at that event Trump said tear gassing protesters was "a beautiful thing". He added that racial problems will be solved quickly and easily. True, many dedicated talented people devoted their entire lives to fighting racism but doubtless Trump, who called Nazis very fine people, knows more about ending racism than Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, and most definitely knows more than Barack Obama!
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He definitely knows one thing more than Douglas, Truth, King, X, Parks and Obama, and that is how to be a feckless piece of shit.
 
U.S. Army Unit Was Issued Bayonets to Prep for D.C. Protest Duty

Bloomberg) -- A historic Army unit located just outside Washington was issued bayonets in scabbards as well as live ammunition in case active-duty troops were deployed in the U.S. capital last week, according to a letter from Pentagon leaders.

“At no point were any weapons loaded or made ready, but in preparation for potential operations in an increased readiness posture, the Old Guard Commander directed the issue of bayonets in scabbards and limited amounts of ammunition to be maintained in pouches,” according to a June 10 letter by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

As many as 800 members of the Old Guard were on alert.

The letter to the House Armed Services Committee’s leaders, a copy of which was seen by Bloomberg News, is the latest twist in the controversy over the U.S. military’s potential role in controlling anti-racism protests that turned violent over the first weekend in June.

Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to send active-duty troops into states roiled by protests -- and his administration’s decision to clear a plaza in front of the White House of peaceful protesters so the president could stand in front of a church holding a Bible -- continue to reverberate.

Milley apologized on Thursday for taking part in a march across the plaza with Trump after protesters were forcibly removed, saying “My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” That followed a slew of comments by top former officers criticizing the president’s actions.

The Army’s “Old Guard,” officially the 3rd Infantry Regiment, is based at Fort Myer, just out of Washington. It’s the Army’s oldest active-duty unit and is best known to visitors of Arlington National Cemetery for providing 24-hour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The letter was sent in response to a request from Democratic Representative Adam Smith, chairman of the armed services panel. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters Sunday that the Old Guard “was on a short string,” or on alert to be deployed, as part of the Pentagon’s deployment plans.

(Updates to add army secretary’s comments in final paragraph.)


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u...onets-to-prep-for-dc-protest-duty/ar-BB15lY3Y
 
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