Eric Reid Press Conference

[Davidson Deac II]

9 minutes ago, Cat said:

I like this guy already and he already taught me something i didn't know. I was unaware that black people were excluded from social security for 20 years, I guess I'm not surprised it just never really thought about it. 

It's actually debatable if they really were purposely excluded.  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/06/03/a-second-look-at-social-securitys-racist-origins/?utm_term=.c02abdf5d43a

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DeWitt then sifts through the congressional record and finds — in contrast to other historians — that the Southern Democrats on the relevant committees didn't seem to have much of an opinion about excluding farmworkers and maids. "At no point," DeWitt writes, "did Southern Democrats create the exclusion or push it through Congress." The real push came from Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr., who argued that the program would be an administrative nightmare for the IRS if everyone was covered, at least at first.

Now, Katznelson still makes a detailed case that a large number of other New Deal programs in the 1930s were purposefully altered by Southern Democrats so that they both "brought much needed funding to their poverty-stricken region while protecting the character of [the South's] racial arrangements." But with Social Security, at least, there's a strong counterargument that this wasn't ever the explicit aim.

And Morgenthau was actually a civil rights supporter, so it would be hard to ascribe racist motives to him.

[jamos14]

1 minute ago, PntherPryd said:

Well, Chuck lasted longer than I thought.

but he said something totally out of line and got the boot for the 1000th time.

 

What did I miss?!!

[Cat]

1 minute ago, Davidson Deac II said:

It's actually debatable if they really were purposely excluded.  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/06/03/a-second-look-at-social-securitys-racist-origins/?utm_term=.c02abdf5d43a

 

Purposely or not if they didn't get the benefits during and after the great depressions that's something that can really set families/people back.

[Snake]

4 minutes ago, Peppers90 NC said:

im sorry your entertainment comes with a major inconvenience

It's ok, thanks for your concern. You're a standup person no matter what gender you relate to. 

[Peppers90 NC]

1 hour ago, bull123 said:

All he talked about was slavery and “his people”...good grief

 

ha and you watched every minute of it.

[bigdavis]

1 hour ago, Sub Zero said:

Yeah he had class while he stood with Ali and beat up women.. 

I'm behind you 100% in your advocacy of literacy.

But pray tell -- what is this stfu you mention so often in your posts?  It must pertain to your persistence about others' reading habits, or maybe about your favoring free speech.

Is it an acronym for "so true, fine unbeliever"? Or is it "still teaching full understanding"?  (surely not "stop trying female undergarments")

Enhance the quality of the discussion, even more than you have, and enlighten us.

[BigSyke]

9 minutes ago, Sub Zero said:

No Cam talking about being a black QB before the Superbowl (but not being able to fully speak on it intelligently) was a downer.. Than backing off it with the coon dance was horrible.. Atleast Reid knows what he talking about knows how to Express it intelligently and won't let you and others shut him down is admirable.. And more like Ali than Cam was...

 

What did Cam say? Did he say Panthers fan didn't want a black qb?

[PntherPryd]

1 minute ago, jamos14 said:

What did I miss?!!

others that have a faster connection can fill  you in, I just flagged him as spammer as soon as I read it.

personal attacks and despicable comments will get that result for everyone in this thread.  Say your piece and be nice for the next hour or so (that's when I clock out)

 

[Peppers90 NC]

1 minute ago, Snake said:

It's ok, thanks for your concern. You're a standup person no matter what gender you relate to. 

na kid, i kneel

[TheRed]

4 minutes ago, Snake said:

what happens when Reid blames came for a loss or not supporting his cause? Or calls Olson or Kalil a racist. That's when it will become bad. 

This is just unnecessary nonsense.

[PanthersBigD]

The last several years have been especially illuminating for me as a white man. I don't feel guilty for being a white male; it's something out of my control. However I can see the privileges I've had, and how, even if it comes from a sincere place, that telling women and minorities how I think they should handle their fights for equal rights/treatment will rarely be received in the way I intend it. It's tough to be relegated to a supporting role when you've been taught your entire life that you're supposed to lead from the front, but what I think they are looking for is for those of us who support them to truly support them. To have them tell us what their play is and let them know we've got their back. I support what Eric Reid is fighting for. 

[Sub Zero]

Ali and Jim Brown were so respected in their time they both had death threats and had parts of their career taking from them... Jim Brown was so respected for his opinion his oline only forgot to block for him 3 plays a series..lol

[Cat]

6 minutes ago, Floppin said:

I dont understand the distraction angle. Does a coworker expressing social justice opinions at work suddenly make you perform badly at your job? Like if Jim Bob at Wal-Mart hears something he doesn't like from Carol-the-cashier he suddenly starts stocking things on completely wrong shelves?

I don't think so, Gano is a Trump supporter and doesn't like the protest and everyone deals with him.

[jamos14]

1 minute ago, Snake said:

 what happens when Reid blames came for a loss or not supporting his cause? Or calls Olson or Kalil a racist. That's when it will become bad. 

Dude?  

You misspelled 2 of the 3 players names.

 

And why would he ever blame Cam publicly for a loss?

Or call Olsen or Kalil a racist?