Most critical social justice holy days and holy months are of that nature. You act like your penance for the day or the month is making a difference to dismantle the systems of oppression, and then you go back to your miserable little subconciously oppressive life for the rest of the year. And then you do penance again the next year. All the while you pat yourself on the back like you are really accomplishing something. And then you laugh at the vanity of the conservatives who do not do this exercise to the level of rigor that you have attained to.
Oh, you wanted examples of the blatant racism of the racist you are happy to support? There are so many...... I always start with this one, because it shows how obvious his racism was even before all his campaign rhetoric racism. "I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down," the Republican presidential candidate said at a Nov. 21 rally in Birmingham, Ala. "And I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering." "It was on television. I saw it," Trump said. "It was well covered at the time, George. Now, I know they don't like to talk about it, but it was well covered at the time. There were people over in New Jersey that were watching it, a heavy Arab population, that were cheering as the buildings came down. Not good." We conducted an exhaustive search of newspaper and television transcripts on LexisNexis, looking for reports from September 2001 through December 2001 that made any mention of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating the 9/11 attacks. ....we found no evidence to back up Trump’s description of events on American soil. Such a silly racist lie. Now what do you call this obviously false statement intended to denigrate an entire religion, if not racist? (we could go on and on and on, of course. But you know that. You apparently support the racist anyways. Congrats, or something.) From the archives: What Trump said about some cheering 9/11
I think that's the point: UF is forbidden to use state funding for these programs. Once the money is in UF's hands, the money is state money, isn't it? They would have to allow a private organization to raise funds for the program, and allow that organization to operate on campus to administer the program.
Thanks for taking the time to answer. I agree that the statement wasn't true - he's a politician; so, I call it campaigning and can see your point. Obviously, there were places (in the Middle East) where there were many people cheering about 9/11 - just not in Jersey. I don't see it as racist as being Muslim is a choice - many races are Muslim.
He wasn't a politician in 2001. Just a racist liar. Telling a lie to denigrate an entire religion could certainly be considered racism - if those people don't look like the majority and are being labeled an Other. You jump through hoops to justify this flagrantly and blatantly racist lie. Hopefully you'll at least transition from conveying false victim hood over being labeled racist to.....justifying your support for a racist.
In November of 2015 he sure was a politician. From the archives: What Trump said about some cheering 9/11 You're off by 14 years; but, yeah, I'm the one jumping through hoops.
I stand corrected - apparently he first told this racist lie at a campaign rally in late 2015. That said - it is acceptable for him to tell racist lies because he was.....campaigning for public office? Because that made him a "politician?" You complained that you were a victim of the mean people saying mean things (calling you a racist, which they weren't), but you are the one voluntarily supporting someone who clearly makes deliberate and repeated racist statements. What does that say about you, that you support an obvious racist? You can be the one to decide. But calling your racist a "politician" doesn't change these obvious facts any more than a poster on message having his timeline off does. Maybe it's time for you to stop playing victim and look inward. Why are you so comfortable voting for and defending an obvious racist?
And we've only been talking about ONE of the many dozens of public racist comments he's made. His whole campaign was centered around the racist lie that Mexicans are coming to get us. Lies that they are rapists and excessively criminal, relative to US citizens. It's classic Otherism - give the masses a group to hate. Even if it's racist and requires lies. "They're not like you and me." Why should a politician favoring immigration reform and border security need to tell racist lies that falsely disparage an entire race or nationality? And why are you comfortable with that? Does that not say something about the values and character of a person willing to vote for someone who tells racist lies?
In the worst case scenario, we could probably still muster 5-7 if Bear Bryant was our HBC. Aww, that's right, Bryant broke the barrier despite state politics and fanbase that were leaning heavily against him. Nutshell.. The players don't give a damn about DeSantis.
“DEI has become a boogeyman to some and few have attacked it more than DeSantis. It's essentially a way to attack Black Americans and the NAACP, as well as others, aren't the only ones who despise what DeSantis has done. Emmitt Smith, who also played at the University of Florida, blasted his old school. “I’m utterly disgusted by UF’s decision and the precedent that it sets,” Smith wrote. “We cannot continue to believe and trust that a team of leaders all made up of the same background will make the right decision when it comes to equality and diversity. History has already proven that is not the case. We need diverse thinking and backgrounds to enhance our University and the DEI department is necessary to accomplish those goals. Smith added: “To the MANY minority athletes at UF, please be aware and vocal about the decision by the University who is now closing the doors on other minorities without any oversight,” Smith wrote. “And to those who think it’s not your problem and stay on the side lines and say nothing, you are complicit in supporting systemic issues.” The NAACP is right. The state of Florida is hostile to Black athletes
