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Books aren't being banned. With the internet, any book kids want access to they can find. They can find hard-core porn if they want it.homeagain wrote: H-M-M-M, is that why R.V.W. is in dire jeopardy and the laws r becoming seriously sucky (when it come to
WOMEN'S RIGHTS and LBGT LIVES)... when books r being banned and teachers r being threaten with their lives for CERTAIN CURRICULUMS ???? sounds like "SAVIOR COMPLEX" to me...open minded is off trend.
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TESTED the vaccine?"Yet despite the fact that we know essentially clinically tested the vaccine on billions of people worldwide, around one in five Americans is still willing to put themselves at risk and put their families at risk, rather than get vaccinated.
People are dying because of disinformation.
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Of course, Malcolm has been wrong before. HA, do you really think you are that exploited?homeagain wrote: I believe that there will be ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the system of exploitation. I believe that there will be that kind of clash, but I don't think it will be based on the color of the skin...”
― Malcolm X
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Rick wrote: Could we consider people who've been jailed for over a year for just trespassing in the capital building with no evidence of colluding to overthrow the government as being oppressed?
How about a young adult denied admission to a college because he or she is Asian or white? (also using that standard for job hires)
Who exactly would Malcom X consider to be the oppressors and the oppressed in 2022 if he was still alive? I'd love to hear that question answered.
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The One Percent pay the vast majority of income taxes. Those earning less, the lower 54% paid no federal income taxes and many received Earned Income Tax Credits. That is repression. European nations have VAT taxes so that taxes are spread more equitably than the US does.homeagain wrote:
Rick wrote: Could we consider people who've been jailed for over a year for just trespassing in the capital building with no evidence of colluding to overthrow the government as being oppressed?
How about a young adult denied admission to a college because he or she is Asian or white? (also using that standard for job hires)
Who exactly would Malcom X consider to be the oppressors and the oppressed in 2022 if he was still alive? I'd love to hear that question answered.
The ONE PERCENT would certainly NOT be the oppressed......
one-percenter (plural one-percenters) A member of the top one percent of a population by wealth, ability, etc. ( same as the ninety-ninth percentile), especially in a society with high wealth inequality.
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