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Race & Ethnicity

M Kitt

(208 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2013, 09:59 AM Apr 2013

Last edited Tue Apr 30, 2013, 08:07 PM - Edit history (6)

Certain elements of our society engage in and promote a rising level of contrived "Fear", then exploit that manufactured anxiety for their own purposes.

http://open.salon.com/blog/chauncey_devega/2012/03/19/trayvon_martin_and_life_lessons_for_young_black_boys#comment_2868050

The same elements that promote this intolerance rely on that contrived fear as a mechanism of control, based on otherwise insignificant differences between us.

http://open.salon.com/blog/isaiahlcarter/2012/02/16/small_government#comment_2825066

Information is the coin of the realm. Share that currency, stay informed.

http://open.salon.com/blog/jimmy_zuma/2012/01/05/the_republican_religious_war#comment_2765301

http://open.salon.com/blog/m_kitt/2012/01/07/gocomics_policies_of_censorship_reprisal#comment_2766717

Thanks.

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Trayvon Martin Shooting discussed, Reasons given by "Polite" Society [View all] M Kitt Apr 2013 OP

You might want to reconsider the use of TinyURL or other redirectors ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #1

I was going to post the same thing. dmr Apr 2013 #2

bounce... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #4

Oh, the "bounce" is an inside joke... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #6

Appreciate the comment, regardless. M Kitt Jul 2013 #7