I commented on the topic of the thread and comments he made on the show.
If he doesn't have an remorse over his vote, then he hasn't learned anything.
Killer Mike let himself be used by the NRA. They basically said, ignore all the racial dog whistles we have issued in the past, this black guy here says we are ok, so we MUST be ok. They are using him as a shield to say they can't be racist because this one prominent black man agrees with them. Like I said, there are other ways he can promote gun ownership without going through the NRA, who spent the past 10 years using black folks to scare white folks into buying guns. I've had the gun discussion with gun enthusiasts at work and other places. They have good points regarding assault rifles, some of the same points Mike made on Real Time. Many are scary looking and scary sounding, and people respond to that. However, the NRA is not out advocating for black folks. When John Crawford was shot in an open carry state, they didn't come to his defense. They are full of shit and so is Killer Mike if he supports them.
Like I said earlier, we have some black folks who want to prove they aren't "sheep" like all the other black folks. They've
evolved. They make more money or are in a different class. They have risen and now have a higher perspective than the average black person. Anyone who doesn't agree with them is still on the "plantation". They are educated. They make different choices from the herd. The problem is, in this country, the dem herd is the only thing we have
at the moment. It has been prove that with all white folks voting, the GOP wins every time. Whether it is all white men or all white women. Third party candidates who can't get above a certain percentage in the polls or win a primary are a no go. Only the combination of black folks, other non whites and white liberals allow dems to win. White liberals and folk like Mike and some of these asswipes on this board let us down last year.
Dems are the ones who want to provide health care and get rid of private prisons, not the GOP. Most black folks don't have the luxury of wealth or fame to protect them, and even when they do that is no guarantee they won't get caught up like everyone else. When it came down to Hillary or Trump, no matter how much he wanted Bernie to win, he didn't have a chance so the responsible thing to do is act like an ADULT and vote for the
best choice that has a
chance to
win. Ballscout posted a vid in another thread about Maxine Waters going off in congress. With a dem in charge, she wouldn't have had a need to because the protection still would have been there.
I have a whole thread
here of the changes made that we otherwise wouldn't have had to worry about.
Now that Trump has been elected, yeah you make the best of it. I'm glad we know how deep the Russians have been involved. I'm glad we have learned about all the money laundering and outside influence that has been going on under the radar. According to
this, a Qatari group was trying to infiltrate a group Ice Cube is involved in. Had Hillary been elected all the Trump stuff would have been getting investigated in the background and we would have had the GOP tying her up in hearings every chance the got, but that still doesn't make Trump the better choice. This is not a game. This is not fantasy football. Real people are being hurt behind his policies.
If all these third party voters have learned anything it will be proven soon. If they have, come midterms, we don't make the same prideful mistakes that were made in the general. We get out and vote because we know dems are better on the economy and issues for black folks. We know with a GOP congress they will continue to cover up, and even if Mueller finds Trump guilty of treason, they don't HAVE to release his finding. So smart people will work to get dems elected, regardless of whether or not they excite them and make their naughty parts tingle. To not do so means that you think things are fine with Trump just as they are now.
