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I'm honestly not sure if.you even meant it... fionwe1987 Send a noteboard - 01/07/2020 07:38:26 PM

But I don't think you can mold yourself to be something for anyone's approval. The best approval is the kind that doesn't matter, not the kind that you feel dependent on, no?

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Indians are being held up as a model minority. That's not helping the Black Lives Matter movement Anonymous2000 - 29/06/2020 06:59:25 PM 1101 Views
As part of the "model" minority fionwe1987 - 29/06/2020 08:18:17 PM 608 Views
How have you failed? Jeordam - 29/06/2020 10:31:17 PM 593 Views
Are we trying to assign blame and guilt, or are we trying to observe and then create a change in Roland00 - 29/06/2020 11:13:24 PM 680 Views
I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 03:29:29 AM 593 Views
Re: I still don't do enough. Silence and inaction are failure enough Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:51:12 PM 545 Views
I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 04:19:42 AM 683 Views
Re: I have to be honest, the privilege argument is dubious. Roland00 - 30/06/2020 05:39:30 AM 716 Views
Here you go, you can also look up the raw census data Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 01:40:24 PM 636 Views
Some thoughts... fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 06:19:28 AM 558 Views
Re: Some thoughts... Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:08:10 PM 581 Views
I'm actually *very* curious of this myself.... Jeordam - 30/06/2020 04:54:48 PM 551 Views
Maybe Canada. *NM* AgentApple - 30/06/2020 06:57:01 PM 270 Views
Canada seems to have the same racial income gap issues as the US Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 07:29:21 PM 739 Views
It's true that part of it is just America treats all its poor people so terribly. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:35:40 PM 544 Views
Yeah I wouldn't write off Europe fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:49:32 PM 629 Views
here is an interesting article on mass incarceration in the USA. damookster - 30/06/2020 02:30:09 PM 642 Views
Wow, good stuff, thanks for posting! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 30/06/2020 02:57:08 PM 273 Views
It's disturbing to see statistical proof the system is stacked against those with limited assets. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 08:10:41 PM 292 Views
Interesting read indeed. Legolas - 30/06/2020 08:29:53 PM 584 Views
Not just a rich person damookster - 30/06/2020 08:51:44 PM 549 Views
I have three anecdatas aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:23:10 PM 592 Views
Okay... this is just like old times, when I'd often have no idea what you were getting at. Legolas - 30/06/2020 09:49:03 PM 559 Views
Old timez aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 10:02:10 PM 577 Views
The Jury Trial fionwe1987 - 30/06/2020 11:51:54 PM 564 Views
It’s easy to understand why. damookster - 01/07/2020 12:09:44 AM 533 Views
There's more fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:55:57 AM 557 Views
I agree damookster - 01/07/2020 02:04:50 AM 583 Views
Re: I agree vandevere - 01/07/2020 02:09:14 AM 619 Views
Guilt doesn't have much to do with it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:51:05 AM 559 Views
Yes, I’m sure that has a lot to do with it. damookster - 01/07/2020 03:52:15 AM 543 Views
Oh god yes, I've heard of several instances of that fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 03:49:42 AM 572 Views
So you see that compassionate conservatives can exist? We aren’t mythical creatures? *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 03:55:45 AM 267 Views
I sincerely hope you aren't serious about this... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 04:01:57 AM 604 Views
It was a little tongue in cheek damookster - 01/07/2020 04:20:08 AM 583 Views
Re: It was a little tongue in cheek fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 06:23:20 AM 549 Views
a couple of points damookster - 01/07/2020 07:42:32 PM 580 Views
What do you know about Biden's health that we don't know? *NM* Legolas - 01/07/2020 08:53:45 PM 291 Views
anyone who hears him speak unscripted can tell there is a big issue. *NM* damookster - 01/07/2020 09:47:20 PM 274 Views
Re: a couple of points fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:05:08 PM 563 Views
Mook - Fionwe is a radical. You are not. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:33:45 PM 578 Views
yes I suppose it was a foolish comment. damookster - 01/07/2020 05:44:05 PM 568 Views
I'm honestly not sure if.you even meant it... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:38:26 PM 557 Views
I kind of did when I wrote it, lame as it sounds now. damookster - 01/07/2020 07:51:21 PM 535 Views
We've found plenty of common ground fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:06:19 PM 608 Views
Part of real common ground, real synchronization Roland00 - 01/07/2020 11:43:49 PM 532 Views
It amuses me... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:03:43 PM 567 Views
You're welcome. Come again. XOXO The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:05:11 PM 541 Views
Aww fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 07:36:55 PM 545 Views
Sweetie, we can always zhuzz it up! First we need some more glitter. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 07:39:42 PM 515 Views
Waterloo seems the most appropriate for the moment... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 10:01:33 PM 582 Views
No, darling. We're playing Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) The Shrike - 02/07/2020 05:25:07 PM 550 Views
On drug based incarcerations... fionwe1987 - 01/07/2020 12:01:40 AM 528 Views
"most on nonviolent drug charges" aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:25:09 PM 560 Views
read the article I posted. That's one of 5 myths about USA prisons. *NM* damookster - 30/06/2020 09:44:19 PM 266 Views
I was reading the article just before you posted it. Probably the same google search aerocontrols - 30/06/2020 09:55:39 PM 495 Views
Regarding the Census, neither Left nor Right state that the US will remain majority White. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 04:03:57 PM 616 Views
This White/Non-White Binary choice is simplistic. And leaves no room for nuance. The Shrike - 01/07/2020 03:46:17 PM 571 Views
Absolutely right, I read an interesting article on this a while ago. Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 10:58:59 PM 594 Views
You have a binary choice... fionwe1987 - 02/07/2020 12:10:49 AM 526 Views
I agree with all of this, but lets think of it from a different point of view. Roland00 - 02/07/2020 12:24:38 AM 625 Views
Found the article (or at least something similar). Anonymous2000 - 01/07/2020 11:04:53 PM 550 Views
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