Subj : Re: Outrage To : Mike Powell From : Jeff Thiele Date : Wed Jun 22 2022 17:39:10 On 22 Jun 2022, Mike Powell said the following... MP> > JT> GD> No I was stating it was the other way around, these blue areas MP> > JT> GD> metropolitan. They are dem controlled strongholds. Why are the MP> > JT> GD> democrat? Why do African Americans in large numbers vote Democ MP> > JT> GD> t MP> > JT> GD> have never received anything of significance, what they have b MP> > JT> GD> promised w/ a better way of life by the dems, MP> > JT> GD> less crime, better schools, more opportunities for employment MP> > JT> GD> what MP> > JT> GD> might be the cotton candy flavor of the moment but it never se MP> > JT> GD> to MP> > JT> GD> come to fruition, and yet they continue to vote democratic. MP> > JT> It's all because the black people, isn't it? Didn't have to wait lo MP> > JT> for the racism to come out, did we? MP> > I never mentioned the word "black people" but since you brought it up. MP> You did mention African Americans. That said, pointing out that they MP> often vote Democrat seems to be supported by numbers. Pointing out that MP> they often don't get what they are promised is also fact. Implying that black people are the reason Republicans can't win urban areas is, though. There are plenty of people of all colors in urban areas that vote Democrat. MP> I don't see anything racist here, but a Democrat who does not like that MP> you pointed it out sure would. It's all about the context. Jeff. --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32) * Origin: Cold War Computing BBS (1:387/26) .