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* IMO, the Trayvon Martin shooting reminds me a lot of the Edmund Perry shooting of 1985. That is, a sort of good-enough kid (depending upon who you ask) fails to understand the difference between having a bad attitude and being a bad ass and has the misfortune of paying for his misunderstanding with his life.
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Thank you for this cogent example. I spent the last couple days speaking to groups of young people - Latino, Black, Native American, Asian, and White about this situation. NOT one class was aware of who the NBPP was, or that it existed... or that the BPP had said, in effect, that they were 'posers'. I also pointed out that it can be hard for some people to denote that they were simply "playing" at being "gangstas" instead of actually BEING "gangstas," which could have severely deleterious effects upon their futures.
On a separate note, I've detected a kind of nasty response to Sigaba's contrarian positiions here. I don't always agree with him, but I think his responses come from his heart and his mind... and I rarely detect a lot of "snark" or nastiness. I'd ask all to cool it a bit. But that's just me.
This situation WILL play out. Cooler heads WILL prevail. Elements of the MSM will be made to look like morons, as usual. The POTUS will be shown to be what he is - an ineffective and ineffectual leader.
And... here in Phoenix, as the temperature climbs, the demonstrations decline - especially those in hoodies.
